Daniela32

The best exchange rate is in the bank (any bank). There is Splitska banka at Riva (the main promenade).

If you are expecting the same... it won't be the same. If you prepare yourself for differences you might be pleasantly surprised.

Inform yourself here before booking, find out about differences and be prepared to them.

Nothing strenuous there! There are some uphills and wooden stairs, but nothing special.

The only nation who queue as well as us Brits are the Brazilians, (Former communist countries excluded; they'll queue to join a queue and still not know what they are queuing for)

Another prejudice. :D

http://modakomoda.tportal.hr/ulicnamoda/203616/splitsko-ljeto-85-by-feda-klaric.html

Street style summer fashion in Split in 1985. And you think everything was grey, are you? :D

In Split, you have several sorts of confusing places, for example you have Jupiter's Temple which is the St John's baptistery in the same time. You have Diocletian mausoleum which is our Cathedral at the same time ( Emperor Diocletian was known to be very evil to the Christians).

My home is at the entrance of the Ancient Salona, it's a beautiful place, I take a walk there every other day. These ruins are older than Split, and this is beautiful and famous archeological site. But nobody lives there, and ruins are.... ruins. In Split, the palace was never deserted. There are influences of the centuries that passed, of course, but this is why it is so miraculous... you can see vividly all the historical changes but the base of the structure remains the same.

Krka is beautiful, but I guess it's a good choice for a second visit or if you're in our region for several days. Yor not travelling over the ocean to miss antique and the World's most preserved Roman ruins because people never left them and still live inside. Every other option is only if you have spare time, and that includes Trogir, Klis Fortress, Antique Salona, our islands etc. That's my opinion.

If your ship calls Split during July 10th, 11th or 12th you may be a part of this atmosphere:

I'm 46 YO but this video gave me a guss bumps. :)

Something funny:

The European Commission

 

The European Commission has announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the EU, rather than German, which was the other contender. Her Majesty's Government conceded that English spelling had room for improvement and has therefore accepted a five-year phasing in of "Euro-English".

 

In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make sivil servants jump for joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of the "k", Which should klear up some konfusion and allow one key less on keyboards.

 

There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f", making words like "fotograf" 20% shorter.

 

In the third year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of the silent "e" is disgrasful.

 

By the fourth yer, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v".

 

During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters. After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and everivun vil find it ezi to understand ech ozer. ZE DREM VIL FINALI COM TRU!

 

Herr Schmidt

I would agree. And I would add that you should keep your sentences very simple and avoid colloquialisms.

Example:

Would you like to have another glass of wine?

I'm fine, thank you.

You'll probably get another one. It's better to say: No, thank you. :)

Our famous American son in low (zet) writes:

Split

I envy the citizens of Split. Not because the city is beautiful, not for the sea, the salt, the rocks, or the seagulls (now I’m just listing what they sing about), but because of their love for Split. For the citizens of Split, or Splićani, there is a sense that all you need is Split, and Split is all you need.

 

This is a feeling that is unfamiliar to me. I only like my hometown as much as I don’t really hate it. While growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, I always had the sense that I would leave. It seemed certain, inevitable. As if there was some force, pushing me to uproot myself like a tumbleweed and roll across the West’s arid landscape.

 

A nation of nomads

 

The need to leave, the yearning to go, is as American as wearing white socks with shoes. It’s inescapable and we do it everywhere. Since I was 19, I’ve lived in 3 states, 4 countries, and 11 apartments. Scratch any American and you will most likely find a similar story. Maybe not one with such international flavor, but moving houses, towns, and states is the norm in America. We are a country of immigrants turned into nomads. Try to find someone whose is actually from New York, LA, San Francisco, or Washington D.C. You can’t. Almost everyone is from somewhere else.

 

Best. Place. Ever!

 

I think the difference between Splićani and say a Tulsan is best expressed in Split’s favorite phrases: Split je najlipše misto na svitu and tko to može platit (‘Split is the prettiest place in the world’ and ‘who could pay for this,’ which really is a much longer way of saying something is priceless). The locals’ love for Split is unequivocal.

 

It’s nice but…

 

Where, as a Tulsan I am more likely to put all kinds of qualifiers in a description of my city. Tulsa is pretty, at times, and depending on where you happen to be standing, but its much prettier than Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City sucks! See? It’s not so much about how good Tulsa is, but about how it could be worse, like OKC. Not Split. Split is all superlatives.

 

Do I miss Tulsa? Oklahoma? America? Not really. I miss my family and some of the junk food that I can’t get here. And this is the difference between me and Splićani. It’s easy to leave what you know you won’t miss. Among those unfortunate Splićani whose circumstance pushes them to move from Split, there remains a longing to return (I know this because I’m married to a girl from Split and every time we go anywhere, we go to Split… Where should we go for… … SPLIT!…oh, OK.).

 

Sunny with envy

 

My whole adult life has been about moving. Ah, but to be a Splićanin and feel such fulfillment from your hometown. To know, in your very bones, that you have always been where you want to be… that is something I can hardly imagine and only envy.

 

C. McClain Brown

we had private guides in both Split and Dubrovnik-they quoted us in euros and paid for any incidentals and we later reimbursed in euros-they would also been happy to be paid in kuna or pound sterling so obviously don't have a problem exchanging foreign currency

Did you get receipt from your guides? It's not possible to issue a receipt in Euros. They're not paying taxes obviously.

I don't understand, really, what is the problem with exchanging money? 10 years ago, or 12, we had all different currenciens in every country in Europe. That never stopped us to go where ever we want, given the opportunity. In Italy we had Italian Lira, in Germany German Marks, in Austria Shillings... You justcome there and exchange it in a first bank you see, or at the exchange office or just use ATM-s which are everywhere when you arrive.:D

If you come to London, you'll need British ponuds (still, eventhough they're in EU).

My hubby just said there are some friendships between cities in Europe.

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Papcx have a wonderful cruise!

Norwegiancruiser, we have a street in Split Croatia that carries the name of your city (it's called Trondheimska). I do know the reason why we have it. :)

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If this happen to be to expensive, another solution is to go to Ovcice beach where you have a bar at the beach and a reastaurant just one stairs above the beach. Z

You can come here on foot, or you can take a taxi, asking to take you to Sumica /Shumitza/. Sumica is little pine tree forrest with a restaurant and is above Ovcice beach.

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Radisson Blu

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I've never heard of any tick infections in coastal part of Croatia. There is some risk in the woods near our capital Zagreb and some region in eastern part, Slavonia.

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It's not allowed here on CC to give recommendations for restaurants or tour guides by local citizens. But I can highly recommend our seafood as a choice of meal.

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Your best option is to go to one of our beaches in Split, Trstenik is in Split, in front of Radisson Blu hotel. This will give you enough time to explore Diocletian palace. Trstenik beach is 10 minutes drive, palace is within 5-10 minutes walking distance.

Island Brac is 50 minutes far, by ferryboat, and I would not suggest you to have unnecessary rush.

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Where in Croatia? I agree you don't need to have it in advance because you have ATM's everywhere and restaurants accept all possible credit cards, nice shops too. But in Split, you'll need some kunas for street vendors, entrance fees and possibly bus ticket. But you can exchange small amount when you, re there, you don't need to have it in advance.

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They're all known for it's crystal clear sea. Brela is too far for cruising guests, there is no highway and you may end up staying for hours on the road in case of minor car accident. Summer crowds on the streets are quite common.

Trstenik beach has a blue flag and is quite close , maybe 5 or 10 minutes drive.

Island Brac is beautiful too.

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I hope you can find mini van taxi in the port, but there is no taxi station at the beach. Maybe you can ask the driver to come back at appointed time. Or you can take a public bus no. 17.

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Bacvice beach is within 15 minutes walking distance, or you can take a taxi to take you to the Trstenik beach in front of the Radisson Blu hotel (5 minutes drive). I suggest you not to miss Diocletian palace, it's the only place in the world where people still live inside the roman ruins.

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We could meet in Split if I knew you were coming! Glad some of you enjoyed my hometown. :)