The Zadar Adventures Continue….

|
|
Updated On:

There weren’t going to be ANY more early mornings for Miloš and I until our last day, which meant sleeping in – my favorite!  (Seriously, how can people be “morning people?”  My brain just doesn’t comprehend…)

We headed into Old Town and decided to check out one of the touristy famous beaches – Kolovare.  But first – lunch!  We hit up our fave pizza spot (Giardin, of course) and then we were on our way through Old Town.  I stopped to get a few pics at the far end of town near the old city gate…

Park area upon the city walls...
Park area upon the city walls…
Nice view of the old marina by the ancient gate...
Nice view of the old marina by the ancient gate…
would be a lovely backdrop except for the grafitti
would be a lovely backdrop except for the grafitti

The Kolovare Beach area is quite large and stretches along for awhile.  There are some bars and snack stands throughout.  The beach itself was quite crowded, but we found a spot towards the far end of the beach – near the southern end.  The water here off the shore got deep fast, and it seemed to be a much cooler temperature.  It was certainly cooler than the water at Saharun the day before!

Always comparing our tans... and me always losing - haha!
Always comparing our tans… and me always losing – haha!

We stayed at the beach for a few hours, then headed back into town.  Once in the middle of town, we stopped for some palacinke – Nutella, of course.  Now, I have to say that my palacinka got stuck to the plate and the only way to get it off of the plate to eat it was to end up ripping it and making quite a mess of myself and my plate.  Miloš would have you believe it was due to my inexperience with the palacinke, but don’t let him fool you… my messiness is all a part of my adorable charm!  hahaha!  😉

Nutella palacinka before....
Nutella palacinka before….
Nutella palacinka after...
Nutella palacinka after…

That particular evening we stayed in and took it easy….

The next day, we headed back to Old Town for lunch, this time trying out a restaurant in the section of town near all the old wells.  Here are some shots from our table….

Old Town Zadar
Old Town Zadar – view from our table
Outside dining area
Outside dining area

I have to say that some of the translations and names of the different menu selections can be quite interesting.  I got quite a laugh over the warty venus shells.  I’ll definitely pass on those…

Some interesting offerings...
Some interesting offerings…
Waiting for our lunch...
Waiting for our lunch…
Our usual...
Our usual…
Another view of the area around the restaurant...
Another view of the area around the restaurant…

After lunch we headed south again towards Kolovare, all the while exploring the area….

Went through this tunnel only to find out it lead nowhere...
Went through this tunnel only to find out it lead nowhere…

This time, we went to a section of shore line just below the crowded beach area.  I didn’t want to feel swarmed in by all those people.  We had a very lovely beach afternoon.  Sun, sea, surf, togetherness… quite nice indeed.  🙂

On our way back to our hotel, we naturally took the Barka boat.  On that long pier that it’s located on, there’s a raised wall that runs along the entire one side.  It’s quite wide, and Miloš lifted me up on to it, which meant picture time and silliness!

View from the pier
View from the pier
View from the pier
View from the pier
I snapped the ultimate stealth pic when he wasn't expecting it.  mmmm hmmmm...
I snapped the ultimate stealth pic when he wasn’t expecting it. mmmm hmmmm… One of my faves of the whole trip…
We've already established that I'm a dork - and not ashamed of it!