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    Waiting for a replacement hire car, at one of Tome's many favourite 'kafići's. : by maria_brett, Views[469]
         		 The road trip from Zadar to Dubrovnik begins... Wait! Hang on... are you telling me the hire car we booked a week ago and paid for in advance is not available??? The joys of being a tourist in Croatia. Travel Tip #63: don't rent hire cars from cafes.: by maria_brett, Views[532]
         		 Only 15 years ago this would have been a beautiful church to visit by the side of a meandering country road, and a proud monument for the local population. But not any more... It is chilling more than majestic.: by maria_brett, Views[504]
         		 The area surrounding the national park is littered with stark reminders of the conflict - this one a church that suffered a direct hit and is no longer in use. Most nearby houses that were similarly destroyed were previously occupied by Serbian Croats, who have since left the area.: by maria_brett, Views[589]
         		 This is a memorial for the first Croatian soldier killed in the recent war between Croatia and Serbia. It also marks the area where the conflict began - quite a reality check after spending the whole day surrounded by such natural beauty. A goosebump moment and one not to take for granted.: by maria_brett, Views[586]
     
    Even the cascades exhibited their Colgate smile. Note the twinkle. Personally, I think it was winking at me.: by maria_brett, Views[559]
         		 Maria-cam.: by maria_brett, Views[670]
         		 The crew taking yet another break (for Paul hehe)....it was hard to resist the temptation of sitting down and taking in the scenery. We were in no rush to get anywhere so why not!: by maria_brett, Views[592]
         		 Another view of the lake. FYI - Not one of these photo's have been digitally touched up!: by maria_brett, Views[492]
         		 The obligatory scenic couple shot.: by maria_brett, Views[643]
     
    The view from a cave overlooking one of the lakes.: by maria_brett, Views[584]
         		 Stunning... This is a view from inside a cave, halfway up the side of the valley that engulfs the lake system. : by maria_brett, Views[551]
         		 Yours Truly, and Yours Truly.: by maria_brett, Views[572]
         		 The crew was in great demand - finally we gave in to the numerous photo requests... but after readying ourselves first!: by maria_brett, Views[536]
         		 Beautiful one day, perfect the next - and no, it's not Queensland.: by maria_brett, Views[624]
     
    Under the booooardwalk..... out of the su-uuun.... Where else in the world can you get this close to a national protected area?: by maria_brett, Views[564]
         		 Pristine... At first we were disappointed that we couldn't swim in the national park, but can you imagine what this would look like if the 1000s of visitors per day donned their speedos and ran amuck in here? : by maria_brett, Views[564]
         		 The lakes cascade into one another via these majestic waterfalls - one of many!: by maria_brett, Views[653]
         		 The crew having a rest after walking about 10 metres (L to R: Paul, Tome, Maria, Klaudia, Danita): by maria_brett, Views[615]
         		 Some of the wildlife even move around the lakes about these flaoting things... Interesting species. (These fish are everywhere!): by maria_brett, Views[627]
     
    Some of the cute and plentiful wildlife that inhabits the many-lake system at Plitvice.: by maria_brett, Views[578]
         		 We loved the sunsets in Zadar too!: by maria_brett, Views[886]
         		 It's not uncommon to see bus drivers take hairpin corners around barrier-less bends at breakneck speed, all while chatting on a mobile phone and having a cigarette at the same time.: by maria_brett, Views[892]
         		 Stewed wild rabbit in more herbs and spices than the Colonel can spell - delicious! Adding to the wildness were the various gunshot pellets that we bit on every now and then - distincly lead in flavour and texture! Maria's aunty got the rabbit from a friend who'd shot it on his farm. Quite a common meal here, so any fears of lead poisoning were quickly forgotten.: by maria_brett, Views[966]
         		 Farewells in Zadar. This is Bobo, Maria's cousin. A very intelligent, cool and down-to-earth guy. Looking forward to catching up again.: by maria_brett, Views[895]
     
    Maria's aunty, Teta Svetka, who also lives in Zadar. We tried her cherry flavoured rakija - with real cherries - and she insisted on giving us a litre of it when we left. They only make a couple of litres each year, leaving it in jars in the sun for months on end, so we appreciated it very much. It's so delicious and sweet (and alcoholic)!: by maria_brett, Views[1154]
         		 Maria planning our next adventure. We made good use of downtime in the village, or
         		 Maria with her cousin Tomi, who loves the show 'Oz'. We spent a lot of time with Tomi, a really genuine guy who helped us out a lot when we needed to organise anything for our trip. He didn't speak english very confidently when we arrived, but was speaking quite easily with Brett by the time we left.: by maria_brett, Views[1053]
         		 Maria showing Luka the swiss army knife Brett's workmates gave him before he left (thanks everyone!). As you can see it can do almost anything, including keeping a hyperactive 3 year old amused for at least 2 minutes!: by maria_brett, Views[988]
         		 Maria's 3 year old cousin, Luka. Brett was jealous by how fluently Luka could speak Croatian! Why do kids always make things look so easy?: by maria_brett, Views[1003]
     
    Typical local bus servicing Zadar and the surrounding villages, including Policnik. We jumped on this twice-daily service and found Maria's aunty already on it.: by maria_brett, Views[1014]
         		 The first Croatian word that Brett learned was
         		 Ever wanted to wear a white uniform, blow a whistle and control the traffic? These traffic people were all students who worked the intersections for the summer, often doing a good job but sometiems causing traffic jams for 10kms (we drove the other way past one down south!). Working in threes, one might stand in the middle of the road while the other two lick their gelatos in the chade or text their friends on mobile phones...: by maria_brett, Views[1391]
         		 Tomi and Maria at the nightclub: by maria_brett, Views[1277]
         		 Us at the nightclub.: by maria_brett, Views[1101]
     
    Klaudia, Danita, Maria and Maria at a nightclub in Zadar. Go girls!: by maria_brett, Views[5473]
         		 Prljava Kazaliste - a bunch of rockers who have been around for decades, yet the crowd was made up of mainly teenagers who knew all the words and hugged in groups as they sang all the songs karaoke style. : by maria_brett, Views[1046]
         		 We went to Sin City Club, a nightclub in the middle of fields about 30 mins from Zadar to see a band called Prljava Kazaliste. Although we got there for the 9:30pm start, the band decided they didn't want to come on stage and play until..... about 2am. Perhaps so the bar could sell more drinks, or just because the band could do what they wanted! : by maria_brett, Views[2844]
         		 The Kornati islands. Expect clear waters and stone houses, not a tropical paradise but very Adriatic!: by maria_brett, Views[1068]
         		 On the way to the Kornati islands. If you see this Paparraza, run!: by maria_brett, Views[1098]
     
    Heading from Zadar to the Kornati islands. Two seconds later a huge wind came up and blew Maria's hat into the sea behind us. : by maria_brett, Views[1104]
         		 Evidence of the war still remains in Zadar in some places. You have to wonder what happened to the person who must've been standing or peering from this window to attrack the attention of enemy fire.: by maria_brett, Views[1057]
         		 Relaxing by the beach in Zadar with Tomi, Maria's cousin. What we're sitting on is actually a pipe organ built over the water that makes sounds of varying pitch when the waves undulate under it. Very unobtrusive sound and peaceful.: by maria_brett, Views[1205]
         		 This poster appears on buses, walls, in shopfronts and on huge commercial billboards you pass when driving into town (alongside pictures of the Pope, of course). His name is Ante Gotovina, a general who served in the Croatian army during the war 10-15 years ago. He has recently been charged to appear before the Hague because of war crimes allegedly committed by some troops under his command. It appeared that he has a lot of support among locals.: by maria_brett, Views[1069]
         		 View from Maria's aunty, Teta Rosa's place in Zadar - typical Yugoslav style. We spent a lot of time here, hanging out with Tomislav (Maria's cousin) and heading into town from here, only a 5 minute walk away. : by maria_brett, Views[1715]
     
    Wherever anyone digs in the old town of Zadar, it is almost certain that ancient ruins like these would be unearthed. There are so many ruins that modern buildings are simply built over the top, otherwise the town wouldn't develop further.: by maria_brett, Views[1033]
         		 Croatians rarely drink wine straight from the bottle. Instead, they mix it with sparkling mineral water to water it down. Whenever we drank wine at someone's house it was always homemade, never from a glass bottle. : by maria_brett, Views[1064]
         		 Walking through Policnik to visit some of Maria's relatives: by maria_brett, Views[1305]
         		 Maria's grandfather's brother bottling his wine in his cellar.: by maria_brett, Views[970]
         		 Walking past Maria's grandfather's brother's house in Policnik, we were invited - actually dragged inside for a drink of homemade wine. Maria loved the figs that were just ripening on the trees. : by maria_brett, Views[1761]
     
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