Water wonderland: Plitvice National Park
Our last stop in Croatia was a visit to Plitvice National Park. Apparently, some buses stop there, but from what I read on the internet, taking a bus could be complicated and may involve flagging one down on the side of the road in order to go home. This sounded like more trouble than it was worth, so when we saw an opportunity to rent a super sweet Fiat again for under $40, we jumped at the chance. (Of course, this doesn’t count tolls or gas. One problem with budget cars is they are usually gas guzzlers). Turns out this time, the Fiat was not even made in this decade. And when it was made, it had to be the cheapiest, crappiest car one could buy. Sean: This doesn’t even have power steering! Amy: What does it mean to have power steering?
Plitvice is one of Croatia’s national parks located about 2 hours from Zagreb. It has 16 different lakes, all connected by tons of waterfalls. If we thought the water was turquoise in Slovenia, that is just because we hadn’t seen Plitivice yet. Apparently the lime content in the lakes colors the water various shades of blues and greens. Plitvice is the type of place better explained in pictures than in words, so without further ado:
If you go, consider going to the park late in the day after the tours leave. It only took us about 2 1/2 hours to go through the course that was supposed to take 3 to 4 hours. We also spent about another hour in the park walking up above. The park closes at 7:00, so going around 3:00 or 4:00 will give you plenty of time without most of the crowds.
I saw these pictures the other night as I was perusing your picture books. What a beautiful National Park! Simply Gorgeous!
I had to laugh at the no power steering thing. Most of us have never not had power steering, however I did have to drive a car once without it. I saw why we have it!
See you in a week!!!!
Nice area you visited and great pictures. Yeah power steering, most of my automobiles never had it.
What beautiful water! Looks gorgeous.
Back in your mothers’ day, we had to learn to drive on cars without power steering, roll the windows up & down manually and pay .50 for gas for a night out. At least someone else pumped the gas for us ~ and they washed the windshield, too (no power wash).
Can’t wait to see you in the pictures, Danielle! Have a safe trip.
Sean / Amy
The pictures of the park are wonderful. Maybe both of you could start new careers as traveling photographers for National Geographic!