Thursday 3rd September -Cathedral & Tower We had sort of rushed through the palace and we left J&P to meet up later. Jan bought a charm for her bracelet and I bought a new pair of sun glasses. We went back in through the Iron Gate and I left Jan to look at all of the coral necklaces whilst I went and paid to go into the Mausoleum of Diocletian and the Tower. The Mausoleum was converted into a cathedral in 653AD by the first bishop of Split. They got ...

Thursday 3rd September - Peristyle Square We first headed through the Iron Gate into the city and were greeted by a crypt style alley way with all the stalls selling mostly souvenirs and mainly coral beds and necklaces. We followed our guide through and up the stairs into the Peristyle Square which was and still is the main open square within the Palace and is a central meeting place for all. The space is surrounded by a series of columns, six of which are m...

Thursday 3rd September - Split We awoke and the ship was just docking in the harbour at Split at the same time and we headed for breakfast. All ready for another day and we went down onto the wharf where we took a shore based excursion consisting of a 1 hour walk through the Diocletian Palace and a 1 hour bus trip around the outskirts of Split. We boarded the bus and it went about 500 metres from the wharf to the Southern Wall of the Old Town and then we all hop...