Waking up to our first full day in Trogir, it's the simple things which bring the most joy. The sight of the mountains from our hotel room window. The idea that you can eat breakfast on the hotel terrace in September, when doing the same thing at home would probably involve thermals. Blue skies and beautiful sunshine, without unbearable heat. Life is good.
The Riva is Trogir's promenade, lining one side of the island all the way from the Kamerlengo Fortress at one side, to the busy Ciovo bridge at the other end. In-between there's a long line of restaurants, (some pictured above) and many of which we will experience for lunch and dinner before the week's out.
One major must-do tip if you're going to Trogir: wear some very comfy, cushioned footwear as on almost every street you are presented with the Croatian equivalent of the 'Paris-Roubaix'!!
Today's mission is to investigate day trips and excursions available from Trogir. We'd researched this in advance and one particular one jumped out: a full-day excursion to the famous town of Mostar in Bosnia. With it being September though, there was less variety of excursions available due to the drop in tourist numbers. However there is still a decent selection - Krka Waterfalls/Plitvice lakes for nature lovers, and numerous canoeing/kayaking opportunities for the more adventurous, and lots of different island-hopping options.
Luckily, Mostar was still on the agenda. It's a good job we checked it out today, as the trip leaves tomorrow! Happily booked for our Bosnian adventure, it's time to check out some more views of Trogir from Ciovo and the bridge.
I mentioned the main square last night, where we rounded off the evening. Here's what it looks like during the day.
Time for a little Eurovision reference now: Trogir is the town where the video for Klapa s Mora's "Mizerija" was filmed. Some scenes were filmed in the main square. Later on in the week I would even sit on the same wall where Klapa s Mora sat :) #starstruck
There are some little delights to be found down the little maze of streets in this town. This is one of them: a much-photographed gem.
We've had a lovely relaxing day exploring Trogir. The canal at the back of the island maybe doesn't get the same love as the Riva, but it has a nice park and lots of little boats on the canal.
It also boasts a very impressive footbridge which takes you over to the very busy main road which you cross to get to the Tommy supermarket. Where we buy soft drinks and bottled water. Rock on!
We have a very early rise - as in middle-of-the-night - for our trip to Mostar tomorrow. So it's early dinner and early night tonight, but still time to fit in some Croatian white wine...
Early to bed - Mostar tomorrow! Just one more thing - I can finally get a mobile phone network. What a relief!
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