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The Cathedral tower - it borders the forum in Diocletian's
Palace
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Spring flowers erupting on the Corso
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The Forum
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An old section of the Palace. It is a "rabbit warren"
of shops and residences.
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The harbour marina looking towards Diocletians Palace
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Looking down from Marian Hill
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Inside the Palace
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Bishop Gregory of Nin, sculpted by the famed Croatian sculptor,
Ivan Mestrovic. You have to rub his toe for good luck everytime
you pass by!
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The Forum - the cathedral is on the left.
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Looking down from Marian Hill
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The waterfront and the cathedral tower in Diocletian's Palace
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Half way down Marian Hill
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Inside the Palace again
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More little alleyways, shops and apartments
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Looking towards Split from the ferry
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An Adriatic ferry pulling in to Split port.
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The Cathedral entrance, looking towards the forum
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The lovely Corso lined with restaurants and coffee shops.
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Another view of the waterfront with one of the hundreds of
stray cats roaming around
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Such a beautiful setting with the mountains cascading down
to the sea.
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Our first glimpse of Split from the train.
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The daily market - around the palace walls and spilling into
the palace itself.
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A little square inside the Palace
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The Marian Steps
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Lovely boutiques in old alleyways
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A peaceful scene - looking towards Marian Hill
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You can't come to Split without being harassed by hundreds
of scooters
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Towards the mountains from Marian Hill
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St Gregory again - it is a massive statue.
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A wall shrine inside the palace
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A quirky little fountain - the water flows from a "tap"
in the wall into the tea cup on the street.
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Another little wall sculpture
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Zagreb
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The railway station in Zagreb.
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A street in downtown
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Such a lovely building - but so much graffiti along the lower
stonework
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I don't know what the parking laws are - but cars seemed
to park wherever they could fit - on the road, on the footpath...........
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Beautiful stonework
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The Railway Station from the main park
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The Palace of Arts - at the other end of the park from the
Railway Station
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The Palace of Arts
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Such elegant roof tiling details
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A very posh hotel near the Railway Station
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Dog walkers!
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This looks like communist era statuary.
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