split croatia

Split is an amazing city. Its an old roman city (of course) so the center of the city is built around roman ruins. The people seem eastern european to me, like very hard working and worn down, but there is also that laid back Mediterranean vibe so its an interesting dynamic. Split is real small with cobblestone that wind around. Its a city that is so small so you can't get lost in but constantly trying to figure out where you are because everything looks the same. Its so nice thought to not have to deal with buses, metros everything I wanted was in real short walking distance.

Market: the outdoor markets here are great. All theses older tough looking woman sit out side again trying to sell their fruit. I got a kilo of cherries from a woman who was just sitting eating a raw potato. There is also a fresh fish market, those woman are badass. They handle those fish without gloves and wipe their hands on their dresses.

The beaches here are not very good. The sand is littered and dirty and its so busy. The people play a weird ball game where they hit this little rubber ball with their hands to one another. The water of course is amazing. I have heard that the islands right off of split have great beaches but I never made it out there.
Night swimming after coming out of a club will be one of my favorite memories of croatia though.

Somehow my life in croatia has been scheduled around the world cup games. I am really getting into the games, and there are always people to talk to about sports so I feel like its good knowledge for me. I have decided that besides the states, the netherlands will be my team. I have meet some great dutch people traveling and they have all been the nicest people. And the netherlands has one of the best teams so they actually have a chance of winning.

Split has been a great place for me to chill out and relax before I begin my journey through italy with enza. It was unexpected but so great. I would love to come back and explore more of croatia, I feel like it could be one of my favorite places.