Spring Break::

For break I decided to go with hillary steph sarah and dan to Croatia. After some trouble getting there, It ended being one of the best trips I have ever taken...

The first city we visited was Split. I believe it is the second largest city in the country, which seemed surprising because it wasnt all that populated. We we able to visit the palace of Diocletian, the board walk where we got some delicious pastries (best in europe maybe, theyre in the running), hiked all over the Marjan Hill which the city is built next to. That walk lasted a while but it truely was the best way to observe the city. there was actually a small zoo there so I was able to see a tiger, ostrich, and a peacock (all in croatia, who knew??!). That night we had a wonderful family dinner back at the hostel of french toast!

The next day we took the ferry to the island of Brac, where we spent the day hiking and enjoying various cappuccinos. We found one place that will forever be my favorite cafe, the drinks were great, it was out of the wind(which was really bad at times) and covered partially from the sun. I hope to return another day. Below you can see how beautiful the island really was, best hike i have taken!...

Dubrovnik was our next destination, which was just as fantastic! The old city walls provided excellent views of the city and the surrounding mountains. Dan and I climbed to the top of the nearest mountain and found an alter and cross which had been erected near an abandoned armory overlooking the city. On the walk down, we met up with some donkeys and mountain goats! The nightlife wasnt as exciting in dubrovnik as we had hoped but we managed to fill our time with delicious food and city explorati0n. Oh and I gambled for the first time! I ended up losing 6 kune in the slot machine (around 1.20 USD, so dont worry!)

We were all sad to leave but we also did need some rest before our next adventure... Paris