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Thursday, June 14, 2007

Aspilatos and Diocletian’s Palace

Makarska Riviera, Croatia, coast by Rahel Medanic


We headed north today along the Adriatic coast past the Naredva River Valley and Bacina Lakes with a stop in Makarska on the Makarska Riviera. In passing through Croatia, you spend about 15 minutes passing through Bosnia-Hercegovina. We ended in swanky Split, the site of Emperor Diocletian’s palace as well as a popular locale for modeling agency scouts to find their fresh, young, tall, gorgeous talent. Diocletian's Palace, Split, Croatia by Rachel Medanic Split is the name of a town that has no meaning, but it is a derivation of the Greek “Aspilatos.” Emperor Diocletian was a Greek and his 1,702 year old palace walls are an odd and disturbing combination of ancient UNESCO historic site with a retail and modern area above that’s home to residents, shops selling tourist crap and local jewelry. Diocletian's Palace, Split Croatia The upper story has become a “modern art” gallery used by graphiti artists. More about Diocletian and his Dalmatian empire (Dalmatia was a Roman province) here.

Our accommodations at the President Hotel revealed a huge suite with a TV bigger than our front door at home, a sitting parlor, a water bed (ow, my back!) and a very funky Orgasmatron-like shower with a Jacuzzi and other water jet orifices inside all sprouting water out at various settings.

1 comment:

Amy K said...

So beautiful!