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Eastern Europe Trip 2009

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Taken from atop the fortress, this photo shows the port and old town of Hvar, Croatia as well as some of the nearby islands where you go to the beach. I think it captures the beauty of this idyllic paradise.
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Taken from atop the fortress, this photo shows the port and old town of Hvar, Croatia as well as some of the nearby islands where you go to the beach. I think it captures the beauty of this idyllic paradise.

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  • Taken from atop the fortress, this photo shows the port and old town of Hvar, Croatia as well as some of the nearby islands where you go to the beach. I think it captures the beauty of this idyllic paradise.
  • Sunset on one side and and moon rise behind the Franciscan Monastary in Hvar, Croatia. The monastery was built between 1461 and 1471 as a retreat for sailors. As an aside, the chairs on the left are at a small beach at Kriza bay - swimming there was in clear, cool and very refreshing waters.
  • View from the castle fortress overlooking the old town port on Hvar Island, Croatia. You can see how the defense of the island was startegically placed here. This fortress was built in the 16th century on the site of an earlier, medieval, fortress.
  • Captive cell inside the fortress overlooking Hvar, Croatia. Note the stock and the heavy leg irons. I assure you this cell appears MUCH larger in the photo than it does in person.
  • Sunset over the water at the port of Hvar, Croatia with a sail boat crossing the small channel under power.
  • The moon and other lighting reflect of Kriza Bay in front of the Franciscan Monastary in Hvar, Croatia.
  • The loggia and clock tower on one side of the main square in Hvar, Croatia built in the 15th century on the site of the old Governor's Mansion. Above it you can see the illuminated fortress walls, which is actually quite high up on that hill. As an aside, the food and nightly live jazz on the loggia's deck are first rate, should you get there.
  • Another sunset view from the small craft dock area of Hvar, Croatia.
  • Another sunset view from the small craft dock area of Hvar, Croatia.
  • Another sunset view from the small craft dock area of Hvar, Croatia.
  • A pair of very decorative windows are typical of the beauty found in the old buildings on Hvar, Croatia. This was taken on a small street of a building of no particular consequence or significance.
  • Pictured is the catamaran that I arrived in this paradise on. An hour boat ride from the city of Split, this boat makes 2-3 trips per day with a couple fo hundred people aboard.
  • The entryway to the fortress in Hvar, Croatia. It is essentailly a short tunnel built into the fortress wall.
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