We are so happy that
we choosed to visit Croatia, in our opinion is one of the most
beautiful countries of all we visited until now. For transportation
we choosed the personal car, because it was less expensive. We got
out from Romania through Drobeta Turnu Severin, entered Serbia
direction Belgrad. A part of the road was national road, then we
entered on the highway. We got out from Serbia through Batrovici,
entered Croatia and continued on the highway to Zadar.
Before entering in
every country we advise you to stop at the custom's currency
exchange. In Serbia the national currency is the dinar and in Croatia
is kuna. The highway fees (Croatia and Serbia) were like 30 Euro.
The trip to Zadar,
where we had accomodation for 2 nights, took us 15 hours. We choosed
this city because it has beaches and it is one hour away from
Plitvice National Park.
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| View from the villa in Zadar |
Plitvice
National Park
To
visit the Park you should come early in the morning, because it is
very big and divided in 3 parts. The entry price is 10 euro/students
and 15 euro/adults. In the season the price doubles and you should
ckeck the Park's website before making your budget. We choosed Lower
Lakes because we arrived late. When we entered the Park we were
amaized and felt like in the movie 'Avatar'. Different and beautiful
species of plants, blue lakes with lots of fishes and tens of meters
high waterfalls. You can walk over the lakes on small wodden bridges
that are integrated very nice in the landscape. After crossing the
trail we were guided to a cave in which you go up on the mountain
where a little train waits to take you to the Exit. In Croatia, in
the mountains in special, it rains for 1 or 2 hours/day, so I advice
you to take warm clothing and umbrellas. In the evening it is cold.
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| Little waterfalls |
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| Medium waterfalls |
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| The cave |
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| Big waterfalls |
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| Lower lakes seen from the mountain |
Split
We drived along the
Dalmatian coast, whose beauty leaves you speachless and we stopped in
Split, where we visited Diocletian's Palace, the Cathedral with it's
famous tower with the bell from where you can see the city and we
walked on the narrow streets, crammed with shopes and terraces. We
dedicated 3 hours for visitting.
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| The Cathedral |
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| The tower |
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| Split seen from the tower |
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| The bazaar |
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| The seaside |
Brela –
Dalmatian coast's pearl
In this resort we stayed for 3 nights, it is located at the base of
the mountains and it has one of the most beautiful beaches in the
world, that received the blue flag. Water is cristallyne, beach with
little stones and pines that under it's shade is cooler. We walked on
the seaside to the nearest resort Baska Voda where we found the
harbour with boats that offered trips. We choosed the trip to Brac
island, with one stop at the Sweet Springs, with the speed boat,
price 10 euro/person. An unforgettable experience!
On the island we found pictoresque houses and a very relaxed
atmosphere. We walked on the streets and we admired locals backyards
full of olive trees.
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| Brela |
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| Brela |
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| Brela |
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| Sweet springs |
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| Brac Island |
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| Brac Island |
Dubrovnik
To reach Dubrovnik we had to pass threw Bosnia (10 km), we advise you
to check your car's green card if this country is on the list, if not
you have to buy another insurance from the custom (fines are big).
When we arrived in Dubrovnik we visited the old city that has an
impressive arhitecture. You can climb on the city's wall for the
price of 8 euro/person. We dedicated 3 hours for visitting.
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| Entrance in the Old Town |
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| Through here you can climb on the wall |
Kotor
We went to Montenegro, first stop: Kotor! A city that we liked a lot,
built during the Republic of Venice, surrounded by an impressive
wall. We spent six hours there, we walked on the streets that reflect
the venetian influence, we listened to a classical music concert (for
free), we sow also the fanfare and we went up to the city's ruins, we
didn't counted the steps, but I can tell you that it took us 2 hours
to get there. The view over the bay is absolutly amazing. The price
is 3 euro/person and it is not recommended for people that have fear
of heights.
Budva
Last stop was Budva, where we stayed for 2 nights. The beaches are
beautiful, very large with thin sand. Price for food is cheaper than
in Croatia. Night life is present, clubs are competing, all are
located parallel on the street, fun starts at 9 pm and ends at 1 am.
In return we made 17 hours to Romania, because the trail through
Montrenegro is very difficult and dangerous (serpentines everywhere).
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| Sveti Stefani |
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| Beach in Budva |
Budget/person
Gasoline + highway taxes - 100 Euro
Food (bought from the
supermarket in Romania) - 120 Euro
Accommodation place in
apartment / 7 nights - 100 Euro
Various (excursions, sightseeing,
souvenirs) - 60 Euro
TOTAL-380
EURO/PERSON
