my last trip... Split!

A view of the island from our boat!

Jenna and I at the port.

Hello All! We got back from our amazing Croatia trip at about 2am this morning... seriously SUCH an incredible weekend. Unlike any of my previous trips, this one involved no site-seeing, and PLENTY of sun-bathing. Many of you know how important this is to me, and let's just say, I was in my element. A group of about 20 of us (from my program as well as friends from a different program) signed up for Bus2Alps.

This student travel agency sets you up with hostels, day trips, etc. We left Prague on Thursday at about 8pm and our bus arrived in Croatia at about 9am. Yes, quite a long bus ride.. Believe me, it was not fun, but obviously worth the wait. When we checked into our hostel, which was actually pretty awesome, we immediately changed into bathing suits and shorts, hit up the ATM for some local Croatia Kunas, and hit the beach. It felt SOOO good to be relaxing and napping next to one of the most gorgeous ocean's I've seen. We of course had some tropical beachy drinks, and listened to music. 5 hours later, and a skin tone or two darker (or maybe more red), we headed to dinner at this little place right on the beach. Croatia is known for their pizza since they are so close to Italy, so naturally, we tried it. After a great meal, we headed back to the hostel to shower and get ready for our first night out in Split. Bus2Alps set us up with this really cool pub crawl which took us to local spots. We went to some spots on the beach, and some in the medieval parts of Split. After a fun night, we headed back to get some sleep after the brutal 13 hour bus ride in.

Me in my element.

Saturday was by far the best of the trip (granted, it was only about 2 days) because we went on an "island hopping tour." About 40 people signed up for this excursion which made it that much more fun and lively. We got onto our boat and everyone rushed to get a good spot on the deck... to catch some sun of course. We were on the boat for 4 hours, during which time we were socializing, taking in the sun, and enjoying the beautiful scenery. There was even a dolphin right next to our boat at one point! Once we reached the island, we were given a delicious lunch inside the boat of fish and wine. After eating, we got off the boat, and had about an hour or so to explore this island. A few people went to go get souvenirs, but the others (including myself) found a gorgeous private beach with white sand and chase lounges. IDEAL.

Jenna and I on the boat!

After a quick cat nap, we were woken by our friends that said it was time to head back... thank gosh otherwise we would have been stranded.. I mean, I would have been happy to have been stuck there, let's be honest. After another 4 hours and a beautiful sunset, we made it back to Split. My roommates and I were pretty exhausted and a bit sea-sick, so we all
decided to stay in. The next morning, we woke up early to shop around: they had a marketplace with oils, honeys, fruit, veggies, and souvenirs so we were all very happy about that. Finally, we got to the bus at about 1045am and headed back to Prague by 11. After a movie marathon and a numb butt, we made it safely back to Prague early this morning. I cannot believe this marks the end of my many travels, but I had such an incredible weekend. It is crazy that in less than 2 weeks I will be back in America. Until then, BYE!