MondayMonday morning our group split, with half of us having to head home for work (myself included) and the others staying for another couple of days.
I will write a brief recap of what my friends did, so the information is here.
We headed to Zagreb airport together. They were heading to Split and we were heading to JFK by way of Paris.
We had an uneventful trip home, though as mentioned, Air France was decidedly more uptight in general.
Below is a brief recap written by my friend of their remaining 2 days.
We landed in Split early afternoon and went to our hotel The Radisson Blu, which provided us with great service and was across the street from the water. We spent our afternoon at the waterfront Reva promenade where there's a great market and lots of shops. We also checked out the Split Mall that has some good stores.
View from the plane:
Reva Promenade:
The next morning, we got up early for a full day private boat tour of the Islands nearby. We used Stefan from Mayer Charter Day Tours and it was amazing! It was a windy day, so he got a coastguard boat to ensure comfort and safety and yes it was a pretty smooth ride.
He picked us up from the dock across the street from our hotel and we went straight to Hvar magnificent island of Hvar. The island boasts a stunning dock, promenade, fresh fruits market and best of all a citadel at the highest point of the island.
It’s a 20 minute to hike up a steady inclined and the views get increasingly more breathtaking. We could have spent a full day in Hvar alone, but Stephan had an itinerary so off we went.
From there we went to some swimming spots with clear gorgeous water. We coasted by the popular Zlatni Rat known for its unique horn shape when viewed from an aerial perspective
We ended the day with a stop at “sleepy village" -which true to its name is a most tranquil, delightful residential island-for some drinks and then headed back to the same dock for drop off.
Wednesday morning, we had an early morning flight back to Zagreb and then a flight home through Paris.