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September 20, 2006
Slunj and Plitvice
Spending too much time on your computer? Then Slunj and Plitvice in Croatia might be a good alternative to get some freah air into those little overworked grey cells of yours.
Slunj is a little town in the middle of nowhere, situated between Karkovac and Plitvice Lakes. It is very special in that it has around fifty thousand little waterfalls (random numer used by me). Water is simply coming out of everywhere, is collected in little lakes, powers some little water mills before cascading into the Slunjica river.
The water mills are quite old, but still operational. I got myself a kilo of freshly ground polenta.
Next stop were the Plitvice Lakes which are rightfully a UNESCO heritage area. This was probably the most wet experience in my life. There's water everywhere.
This image was taken from far above. The lakes are dug deeply into the ground. Basically, you walk down - along with hundreds of other tourists - ant below there are pathways either dug into the mountainside or as a wooden walkwas above the water.
It is simply stunning. There is no other word for it. Water everywhere, also from above (it was raining), rocks, caves, waterfalls, and loads of fishies hoping for a nibble of bread or two.
These 4-5 hours left me quite humbled an utterly impressed. It's easy to start thinking of the unimportance of working on a computer and the greatness of spending quality outdoor time.
For anyone interested, i've put a series of piccies up on Flickr.
So thank you Tina and Sinisa for being such great hosts!
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Posted by Irakli at September 20, 2006 11:10 PM
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