We had a tour of Split that was the highlight of the trip: toured an early Christian graveyard and a Roman palace that is still in use. Honestly it was one of the cooler things I've ever seen. Emperor Diocletian - the only Roman emperor to retire and not get murderd- built this enormous thing on the water for his retirement years. After he died, the masses kind of moved in and never left.
So today it has people living within its walls; as well as stores and restaurants. Much of the Roman part was torn down to put up Middle Ages era housing, so you have contemporary with Middle Ages with Roman.
You got to see it to believe it.
Then in the evening we took a sail in a setting sun and a mother dolphin and two babies frolicked next to the boat. I was in the stern shooting the breeze with the crew (I troll as you know for ship sinking stories..) and the captain pointed this out. I was so unwilling to break the spell that I didn't yell out to F who was playing chess nearby. He is, understandably, kind of mad about this. Dolphins are a big deal.
It never ceases to amaze me how being on water makes you forget any land related troubles you have: so re entry is always hard... But am presently in the Tuscan countryside in the most beautiful house I have ever seen here (heather rented it for her birthday); so survive we shall. Pictures soon.
Xx
Leo on the boom
Medieval house built on Roman ruins with today's laundry.
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