Thursday 25 July 2013

Croatia 2013

Another year & another holiday ticked off.  Croatia was our destination this year and a fantastic resort run by Radisson Blu. The apartment we stayed in was beautiful, 2 en-suite bedrooms and an open plan kitchen /lounge.

Breakfast was served daily in the outside dining area for guests, then there were a variety of eateries to pick from at night.  At lunch we tended to snack on items from the grocery store on site.

Overall the temperature was hot - high 20's- low 30's daily - too hot to do anything major, so we chose to relax by the pool, read, and swim.  We also used the leisure club for table tennis and Alan went to the gym daily.

One day we did bus into Dubrovnik, to visit the old town.  It was incredibly picturesque, but I have to say, we found the heat too much and didn't explore to any great extent - instead we headed back to the resort & the cool waters there.

The View From Outside the Apartment.


 Swimming in the sea - off rocks.


A meal out.


Colin being ...Colin!

Where ever we go, we always find TT!

A Sunset To Close

All in all, it was a lovely holiday and I would certainly recommend it to anyone who likes it hot.  The sea swimming was brilliant & it was nice to spend family time away from computers and phones (briefly boys!)  For me however, much as I enjoyed it, the best bit was coming home to a cool grey day in Aberdeen! There's no pleasing some folk!!! What am I like?

And that's it for my take on Croatia.  Finally, a big thank you to everyone who continued to visit my blog and leave comments while we were away.  As always, your comments were appreciated, & I hope to get round all your blogs before the weekend's through. Jx

15 comments:

Debbie said...

Hi Janice, your photos are beautiful. Looks as though you had a fabulous time. xx

Claire said...

Fab photos hun, looks like you had a lovely time. Hugs, Claire x

Wendy L said...

Beautiful Pics, I do love looking at peoples holiday pics. xxx

Desire Fourie said...

Oh wow Janice this was a wonderful scenic destination and it seems like you had the perfect holiday weather.
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Carol Willis said...

Gorgeous pics, glad you enjoyed your holiday.
Hope you have a great weekend.
Hugs
Caz x

Janine said...

Lovely photos Janice. Looks like you had a lovely relaxing family holiday. Last year we visited Dubrovnik. We walked the walls and went kayaking. It's such a lovely place - I'd love to go back.
Hugs, Janine xx

Nance Leedy said...

We've been thinking of a trip to Croatia and your photos are inspiring! Lovely! Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Crafts-by-Alison.blogspot.com said...

Janice looks like you had a good time. Beautiful pictures. Love Alison xx

Carolina Girl (Cely) said...

Sounds wonderful...I can tolerate hot...the hotter the better. I have a friend I work with that is from there and she goes home every other year for 2 months. She's always said for me to join her for a few weeks....I think I need to take the plunge.

Debs said...

Looks fabulous Janice - wonderful photos - thanks for sharing.
Have a great evening.
Debs xx

Sue B said...

Wow it looks a fab place to stay Janice... thanks for sharing your photos.... glad you had a lovely time hun!
have a great weekend!
Hugs Sue xx

Wendy said...

Fabulous photos Janice...glad you had a great time.
Wendy xx

coops said...

stunning pics Janice.looks like a really beautiful place :D

xx coops xx

Teresa said...

Hi Janice, stunning pictures, it looks beautiful there and what a lovely family you have. Thanks for sharing. xxx

Mau xx said...

Looks like a good time was had by all :)) I could do with a bit of the same at present. So glad you enjoyed it, nothing like good quality family time.
Hugs Mau xx