Croatia, Slovenia & Montenegro
May 10, 2003 - May 23, 2005
(page 6) Plitvice Lakes National Park - a string of 16 gorgeous lakes that spill into each other creating cascades and waterfalls. As explained by our guidebook A Rough Guide to Croatia: "This unique landscape came into being as a result of the action of travertine, calcium-rich material picked up by the river and then deposited downstream - a process which, when repeated over the course of several millenia, produced a terraced sequence of barriers behind which lakes formed."
 
A map of Plitvice (left). A gorgeous view of a few of the lakes and waterfalls. |
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We took a boat to the lower lakes.
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The water was so clear EVERYWHERE, from the Adriatic Sea to these lakes. We think these are trout because that's what was served for dinner that night. |
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The color of the water was so beautiful.
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At the start of our 6 km walk, there was a stand selling homemade strudels - cherry, nut, blueberry, poppy seed, apple, and cheese.
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After the hike, we had a delicious cheese strudel...
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...before heading back to the hotel for a lunch of french fries for me (I was sooo craving them), and fried mozarella for Jason. SOOO GOOD!! |
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