Our last day and we had to leave the apartment by 11.00. We had a nice breakfast of muesli, banana, yogurt, orange juice and coffee. We packed up all our things - funny they always take up more space. We left the apartment at 10.30 and put the key in the mailbox outside. It was a very convenient place to stay, apart from the two flights of stairs. We were opposite a park and a few steps away from the Palace and old city.
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| Inside the Temple of Jupiter - some nice carvings |
First we went to leave our case in one of the luggage deposit places by the port. I wanted to visit the
Archaeological Museum and we took a taxi, but it turned out to be closed (in spite of the website saying open). So we had to return to the old city. Expensive. Beware of taxis ripping you off in Croatia.
We walked to the
Temple of Jupiter and paid to go inside. It was a very small place with some carvings inside. Then we strolled around the busy streets and came back to the
No Stress bar where we had a beer and then lunch - I had a chicken club sandwich. The waiters at this bar are a bit grumpy in spite of the name. We sat there for quite a while watching everyone walk past - every age group and many nationalities.
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| The Aurelia took us back to Ancona overnight |
We walked round the Palace cellars as it came on to rain. I bought some fruity soap for Laura. We decided to go along to the boat terminal and we collected our luggage and tickets for the return ferry journey. We leave at 20.15 on the
Aurelia, a SNAV ferry. It was already in port.
We sat outside under cover and had a glass of lemonade. We heard the Croatia game from the crowd reactions - they scored against Turkey. At 18.00 we queued up to board the Aurelia, with just one passport check this time. It had an all-Italian crew. At reception on the boat they were very unfriendly, and we didn't get any help to find our cabin, up lots of stairs. We couldn't get the door to open as it was damaged and the steward was sullen. The cabin was nice but small, and we had a big window with a view.
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| Sunset on leaving Split |
We were welcomed for dinner in the restaurant, and I ordered risotto with porcini mushrooms; Richard had pasta with swordfish. We had some nice Roero Arneis white wine too. I also had a slice of berry fruit tart for dessert. We were able to pay by credit card before leaving port. I was also asked to write in the guest book about the food.
In our cabin we found there was no TV signal and there was no soap in the bathroom. I had a shower and we had an early night but I had a very disturbing dream. I set my phone alarm for 6am.
