Day 2 in Split

The Roman Katedrala was converted to a church

On Friday we woke up to torrential rain. We were happy to have breakfast in our apartment with crunchy muesli, banana and coffee.  I finished my book, A Tomb in Turkey by Simon Brett. It was very entertaining. We watched Federer win at Stuttgart on Eurosport 2.

We decided to explore the Katedrala and crypt. We walked down through the Iron Gate, sharing an umbrella. The marble paving stones in the palace were slippery underfoot. We paid to go in the octagonal cathedral which was undergoing renovation. It was formerly Diocletian's tomb and was converted into a church later. There wasn't very much to see so we went into the crypt which was even less impressive.

Richard in the crypt

Then we went for a coffee at the No Stress bar but I had a sore throat so we went back to our room and had a long rest. For lunch we ventured out again into the wet streets and found a fish bar, Zlatna Rebica, where we shared squid and chips and had a beer. It was quick and tasty.


The weather brightened and we walked out of the west side of the Palace and down to the Riva or promenade. We visited St. Francis Church, rather plain, and had an ice cream under the palm trees. We enjoyed looking at all the boats.

Back at the apartment I rested again while Richard went to the local shop for more water and some yogurts.

Sunny afternoon on the Riva

We had dinner at Pizzeria Portas just inside the Golden Gate, with some nice red wine.We were lucky to get a good table on the garden terrace.