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Ancient and Modern, Side by Side

April 3, 2013 by Gina Marie

Split, Croatia, is a seaside metropolis where the Roman emperor Diocletian retired circa 305 AD. Nowadays, his former palace serves as a popular tourist destination . . . Pictured here is one of the many archways leading into Diocletian’s Palace. Sidewalks cafes, giftshops, and tourists abound in this plaza, surrounded on all sides by the same buildings that once housed Diocletian’s family, noblemen, teems of servants, and presumably a large military force. A few Croatian women stroll casually through a […]

Categories: Architecture, Croatia, Europe, History, Photography, Travel • Tags: Architecture, Croatia, Europe, History, Photography, Travel

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Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

May 18, 2012 by Gina Marie

In central Croatia, not far from the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one finds Plitvice Lakes National Park. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is prized for its 300 square km of radiant natural beauty. Formed over millenia by the confluence of above-ground and subterranean rivers, the interaction of water with limestone, moss, algae, and bacteria forms 16 surface lakes so crystal-clear that their basins are visible from the surface. Of the over 1 million people who visit Plitvice Lakes National […]

Categories: Croatia, Photography, Travel • Tags: Croatia, Photography, Travel

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Croatian Emotion

May 14, 2012 by Gina Marie

We’ve been back in the US for a few days now, but I’m certainly glad to have photographic evidence of our time abroad. Otherwise, I might be tempted to think that it was all just one beautiful dream. A narrow passageway in Zadar, Croatia. A doorway in Zadar. Two children playing amongst some Roman ruins in the city of (you guessed it) Zadar. Arguably Croatia’s best cheese, Pag Cheese (known to locals as Paski Sir) is only made on the […]

Categories: Croatia, Photography, Travel • Tags: Croatia, Photography, Travel

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Croatia, Continued . . .

May 6, 2012 by Gina Marie

Sunshine, seaside, church steeples, and . . . sheep?! Welcome to Croatia.

Categories: Croatia, Photography, Travel • Tags: Croatia, Photography, Travel

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Roaming the Streets of Rovinj, Croatia

May 4, 2012 by Gina Marie

Between May and September, tourists flock to the Istrian Peninsula to witness firsthand the charming seaside villa of Rovinj (population: 13,500). A little trivia for the history buffs out there: Rovinj’s population had an Italian majority until the Paris Peace Treaty of 1947, at which point the region became part of Yugoslavia. After the switch, many of the city’s former residents fled to Italy. Over 60 years later, the majority of the population identifies as Croatian. However, the ambience of […]

Categories: Croatia, Photography, Travel • Tags: Croatia, Photography, Travel

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