Wednesday 12 September 2012

CROATIA. SPLIT

The Palace's South wall.

The basement chamber at the foundations of the palace.


One of the City Gates

'Roman Soldiers' await the tipping tourists.

Granite Columns and Stone Sphinx pillaged from Egypt.


Cathedral of St. Domnius
 
Ancient altar of St. Domnius now Holy Arnir.



Crypt of St. Lucy

John the Baptist, looks like he is giving us the 2 fingers.


Bell Tower Garden.

Statue of Grgur Ninski (Bishop Gregory).
The Northern wall of the Palace.



Split Market.

Not uniform vegetables.


Tomatoes of all sizes.

Fridge magnets.
 
The picturesque Split harbour.





Split's beautiful harbour.

Monday 10 September 2012

SLOVENIA. POSTOJNA CAVE.

Straight up is the correct way. Those fellows are going to the loo on the left.

Cave lovers.



Haven't we seen this before?

Some say pipe organ.

some say jellyfish, the Croats say spaghetti. 

Entrance/exit. Good bye.

Saturday 8 September 2012

SLOVENIA HOLIDAY. BLED

European crabapple?

Drinking trough for horses?

Bled Castle at dawn.

Empty shops in the morning.

Feeling lucky?

Morning has broken like the first morning.
 

Let sleeping swan lie.

The rain cometh.


Restaurant at Castle Bled.

View of town from Castle Bled.

Lower courtyard of Castle Bled.

Austria and the Alps yonder.
 
Fossilised Fish at Castle Bled Museum.

Deer was aplenty.


Ancient loo at highest level of Castle Bled.

Castle Bled chapel

Pulpit.

Castle exit/entrance.

 
Pletnas await.

Lake Bled's resident ducks.


Bled Island, only island in Slovenia.
 
Murals in the Church of Assumption.


Baroque styled Pulpit.
 
House of the Provost.

St. Mary.

99 steps leading up to the Church.

Rowing in synchrony

Postcard scenery.

 



Popular local flower.

Original Bled cream cake, loved and lost.
Bled Castle at noon.

Roadside flower.

Turkish dance troupe getting ready.