Split. Nothing like you would expect. Yet, it is all that you would imagine it to be. Confusing? Yes. The people are really friendly and helpful. It is old - the old city dates back to at least the 4th century. The influences of different cultures can be seen everywhere - Italian, Venetian, Greek, Turkish. It's difficult to grasp just what it is to be Croatian. There doesn't appear to be a distinctly Croatian cuisine - pizza places are everywhere, restaurant menu...

A short drive today as we head further down the coast to Split. We're looking forward to seeing Split as we have heard so much about it (and we have been trying to get there for the past three years). Arrived just after lunch. On the way in we received a phone call from Andrij, the hotel manager, to inform us that our room was ready for an early book-in, and that he would meet us at our designated parking space in the city. Our hotel is in the UNESCO heritage l...