Its now 9 PM and both kids are completely conked out here at the hotel room. LOOOONG 24 hours for them! This trip started last night (Friday) at 6PM, when we left Budapest for Zagreb. We got in to Zagreb after 10 and crashed at the Zagreb apartment--waking up at 4 AM for the 4 hour drive to Split, Croatia, with my Croatian Assistant Manager Jasmin (despite the stripper name, he's actually a guy and a really really cool one at that...). At 9AM from the Split Harbor we boarded the large passenger Ferry to Hvar, an awesome island with 3000 residents, and about 20,000 tourists and sun-seekers in the summer.
We arrived at 1030 AM to Hvar, disembarked, checked into the hotel, met our hosts, did a thorough review of the facilities and technical capabilities, and wrapped it all up around 330 PM. We spent the rest of the day checking out this awesome stone village that, similar to Dubrovnik and the hundreds of other picturesque locations up and down the coasts and islands of Croatia, is a millennium old. This included a HUGE hike up the side of the mountain to the old castle fortress overlooking the city and bay.
Afterwards I took the kids swimming in the hotel's indoor pool, which is really cool--crystal-clear seawater is pumped in and heated. Ali, fish that she is, did not want to come out. Two very happy kids have now crashed into bed, even before the pizza for dinner arrived.
This gives me a little time to throw these pics on the blog and finish writing up my Big Event Plan and site review. WHOOOHOO!
Enjoy!
Ali and Aidan on the Hvar Ferry...
Dad & Ali on the Ferry Deck...
The Adriatic winds and Ali's Hair...
Me & kids from the castle (after a 5000+ step hike!)
Ali after only 2000 of the 5000 steps...
Ali auditioning for "The Ring".
2 comments:
Oh, how I'm longing for another visit. Croatia is so beautiful! And holy cow when did Aidan grow 3 feet!! I'm very jealous, looks like an awesome trip, glad that the kids could enjoy it with you.
Jasmin the MAN!
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