"Gargoyles & Graffiti"chronicles architectural elements that I find interesting or unique in my travels. Gargoyles are my passion, but today graffiti (which I hate but am learning to love as it is everywhere) is as much a part of architecture as the gargoyles and decorative railings that thrill me.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Back to Croatia: Part of Eastern Europe


Map of Eastern Europe

I don't know about you, and maybe it has a lot to do with when I grew up(the old Cold War era,) but I really don't know that much about Eastern Europe. Many of the countries were part of the Soviet Bloc. In school, it was more about fear than it was about knowledge as far as Russia was concerned, so I don't remember learning about the history or geograpy of this area. 

 On my upcoming cruise, I will be stopping at two places in Croatia and one in Slovenia. I have been to Dubrovnik before and was struck by the beauty of the Adriatic Sea. More information on the location of these countries can be found here.
Old town Riga, Latvia

Aerial view Riga, Latvia
I only hope that Split is as beautiful as Riga, Latvia, which I did on a Baltic cruise in 2010. I think it will be. As much as I loved Dubrovnik, I'm not too keen on revisiting a place, so I picked a tour to the countryside this time when we port at Dubrovnik. I am sure it will be fun!
Dubrovnik, Croatia


 Hopefully I can continue to explore all these countries and make up for what I didn't learn in school!




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  1. Luh MaderaMay 12, 2013 at 5:16 PM

    Split is nothing like Riga, Latvia. Liked Riga much better, but I really liked Dubrovnik the second time around. Split is chock-full of graffiti and kind of urban and ugly. Not my cup of tea.

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