(Editor: Nice way to sneak in a humblebrag about being to Havana twice.
Writer: The trips were fabulous. The government, not so much. But Havana is so lively that if you can go, you should.
Editor: And, about that alliteration in the second sentence, do you have to do it at least once every trip?
Writer: That? I think you dost protest too much.)
With the rain the previous day (Monday), and more rain in the forecast, Carol had me book at Tuk-tuk tour of Split for 2pm on Tuesday. Well, the day proved to be sunny, as the sky rained itself out on Monday.
But, we went ahead with the Tuk-tuk tour because, well, why not.
We met our driver at the beautiful small square just in front of Trg Repulike. (Have I mentioned Trg Repulike has no. . .)
(Editor: To quote Bob Newhart, STOP IT!
Writer: Well, I'm glad you linked to the funniest Bob Newhart skit ever, and there's a LOT of competition for that honor.)
Our first stop was right near our apartment, at the seaside park of Sustipan. It's a lovely park on the seaside by the entrance to one of the Split harbors. It is an important space for Splitters, as it was a cemetery, monastery, and a small church until the commies destroyed the graveyard.
The church still stands, but the centerpiece of the the park is the walking path along the edge of the spit of Split land that looks out both on the Adriatic Sea and City Harbor. For a relatively small park, it packs a large punch in terms of beautiful views.
The Adriatic. Four of those are
sailboats, and one is a motorboat.
(Editor: No kidding!)
A remaining part of a stone
wall of the monastery.
A view from the park.
Looking from the park back
towards the Split harbor.
This Norwegian cruise ship
was parked at the Split
harbor nearly the whole
time we were in the city.
We came to a crowded beach and, once traffic cleared, zipped on by so we could get a view of the spit of Split that's a beach. I believe it is called Kasjuni beach, and is the highest rated beach in the Split area.
Like a lot of beaches in Croatia,
Kasjuni Beach offers turquoise
clear water.
More of the beach.
Us in the Tuk-tuk.
Overlooking the Adriatic.
From the beach our driver/guide took us up to a very popular overlook of Split, which afforded great views of the city. There were many people up there. Some had hiked up (Maddy hiked up it two days later) and other had driven or Tuk-tuk'd up.
View from the overlook.
The Tower of St.
Domnius Cathedral.
Overlook selfies.
The driver headed us back to town, where he gave us a quick tour of Diocletian's Palace. The Palace was still packed with people, so we didn't see anything we hadn't seen, but his information was quite interesting.
You've seen this before, but
the full sun shining on the
Tower is worth showing.
There is no such thing as too many
photos of Roman columns and arches
On the Riva, heading
back to the apartment.
On our way back to the apartment, we stopped at a neighborhood bar. And by bar, I mean bar. Not bar and restaurant. They had no food, not even pretzels or peanuts. They only take cash.
And yet, the setting is quite enticing. It's covered, but with no sides, so we had a wonderful view of the harbor and Adriatic beyond. It was a nice cap for our dry day of wandering around Split.
For dinner, we headed close by the apartment to the trendy, hip Bokamorra pizza restaurant. It's run by the people in charge of the acclaimed Bokeria. The pizza are creative, tasty, and reasonably priced. We didn't get there early, but we got there early enough we didn't need reservations.
Carol and I were no doubt the oldest in the pizzeria by a dozen years or more. Maddy was pleased by the vibe, as the interior was quite contemporary. I think she was shocked her parents enjoyed it. We watched as they turned people away, and toasted our good day. Highly recommend Bokamorra for one dinner one night in Split. So far we were three for three on restaurants.
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