If you ever get to opportunity to walk through Diocletian’s Palace, you must take it and bring your camera along with you. As an American, its not often you see a castle that doesn’t have Mickey Mouse faces plastered all over it. Well, I have been through the Palace here three days in a row and it still gets more and more magical every time. On my trip yesterday, I happen to bring my camera along with me. That means YOU’RE IN LUCK! Of course, I will have to share my explorations with you. Before I do that though, I must explain a little bit about the history.
Just behind the main strip called The Riva, lays Diocletian’s Palace. Within in the palace walls, you will find a labyrinth that is 30,000sq meter. It is easy to get lost in the maze but entertaining nonetheless.The Palace was built in the sixth century for Emperor Diocletian. After his retirement in AD 614, refugees swarmed in and started building homes for themselves and families within the palace walls. Today, the walls are 7 feet thick and has become one of the MUST SEE attractions of Split. Trust me, you must see it!
The pictures don’t quite capture the grandiose of the whole palace. Also, the palace is huge and I didn’t walk around the whole area with my camera. I guess more pictures will have to come! In the meantime, these pictures were taken right at the entrance of the Palace.
As for my Croatian, I started to have little conversations with some locals. I have learned that the smallest effort to learn their language goes along way with them. They really get flattered by it and it brings a smile to their faces. I also learned that smiling doesn’t come natural to most Croatians. You can’t get offended by it... it is just their nature!
So as I leave all my friends and family for today, I must give you another word. Bog, moje ime je Scott (bohg moh yeh ih yeh): Hi, my name is Scott!
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