Croatia

SPLIT- I arrived in Split at 8am after taking the overnight ferry from Italy. I did not know the address of my hostel so I asked a taxi if he knew where it was, his response "no". I went to a cafe to get Internet and then found the address and went to the bus window to ask which bus would go there. They told me to go to information. I walk to the information centre to be told he can't tell me because they are affiliated with another hostel. I said well if the bus company won't tell me, and you won't tell me, how do you expect me to find out where to go? Frustrated he said FINE ill tell you then! So he says its 20mins on foot and after my injury and with my bags I preferred a bus so I said well is there a bus? He tells "yes but when you get off you won't know where to go!!" So I stopped listening and took a taxi. Once I arrived I dropped my bags and went to walk around. I ended up reading under a tree in a park because it was just too hot! That night back at the hostel I met a couple of girls from Canada and invited them to come to the KRKA national park the following day. We woke up and headed for the bus station. We got on a bus at 11 for 2 hours in which a man puked on the bus due to the heat and the brake happy bus driver! I was already nauseous so it took a lot of deep breathes to calm my stomach. We are then told we need to wait 2 hours for the next bus but it would only take half an hour to get to the park. As we are waiting, a pigeon flies into the window, and dies! If that's not bad enough, a lady with shit stains on her white skirt bends down and picks up the pigeon by the neck and flails it around! Unsure what the hell she was checking for. Both her and the pigeon disappeared! We finally get onto the bus and its sooo worth it!! We spend a couple of hours at the falls and then back onto the bus we go! After all of that we spent the next day lazing on the beach!

DUBROVNIK- I took a bus at 7 and arrived around 1 in the afternoon. I decided to venture down to the old town and take some photos. After some ice cream and walking I went back to the air conditioned hostel and figured out the rest of my accommodations and trains. The next 2 days I rested my still sore and swollen foot. I read a book and a half and loved every minute of my alone time, although this whole alone thing is getting old haha.

ZAGREB- I took an overnight bus from Dubrovnik to Zagreb and slept very little. I arrived and immediately booked a bus to the Plitvice Lake National Park. I dropped my bags off at the hostel and set back for the bus station. I spent the day hiking and taking in the views of the crystal clear lakes. The only downfalls being 43 degree heat and not being allowed to swim. It wasn't too bad when paired with cold water and an ice cream :) I got back to my hostel at 9:30pm, showered and went to bed.

I was up at 5 to catch a train to Venice. You ask, where am I now? Just at a cafe in Vallegh, Slovenia... I had 4 minute to get off one train and find the next, and well dammit I failed ok?! So now I'm about to get onto a bus to head to Venice and will be forced awake at 6am tomorrow so that I can get all the sights in that I wanted. Currently tho, so happy as I just put on a cardigan cause its a bit chilly! Oh what a wonderful feeling!!

After Venice I will be off to Switzerland and then Amsterdam. I will update when possible :)

If your reading, I want to wish Kyle Ferron and Steph Lutz an amazing wedding day tomorrow!!!