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Zadar from Above

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After Zadar’s legendary sunset had finished on my all-too-short day there, I hustled up the steps of the bell tower of St. Anastasia Cathedral to catch the blue dusk descending on the the twinkling lights of the city. I managed to precariously perch a tripod on top of the tall parapet at the top to keep the camera steady and got decent results from my tiptoes.

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Zadar Cityscape 1

Zadar Cityscape 1

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Zadar’s Greeting to the Sun

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The shot from a while ago of the folks relaxing next to the sea organ in Zadar is complimented by this one of the Greeting to the Sun, an art project/giant outdoor disco floor created by architect Nikola Basic. This clever circle of solar panels captures the brilliant light of Zadar’s endlessly sunny days and stores the energy until night when it can release it in the form of an impressive, underfoot, ever-changing rainbow of lights. The panels also accumulate enough energy during the day to help power the lights along the boardwalk (no disco lights there though).

I had to wait a while for the crowds of curious onlookers to step off the circle before I could get this shot, but I could have stayed there for ages just being hypnotised…

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Greeting to the Sun

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Zagreb Cathedral at Dusk Panorama

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Today’s photo of the day comes from Croatia’s cosmopolitan capital, Zagreb. The spires of Zagreb Cathedral poke themselves into the dusky, blue evening sky.

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Zagreb Cathedral

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Relaxing by Zadar’s Sea Organ

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This isn’t just your average seaside relaxation spot. Here in Zadar, Croatia, these folks are chilling out and not just enjoying the sounds of the waves lapping against the chore, they are also appreciating the unique music of the sea organ.

You see those small holes in the boardwalk? They lead down to the water where waves push air up to create random, entrancing harmonies.

The sea organ is the creation of architect Nikola Basic along with the nearby Greeting to the Sun installation (a series of solar panels that release their energy in a hypnotic light show in the evening). Together, they make for a magical little stretch of coastline.

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Relaxing by Zadar's Sea Organ

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Zadar’s Cathedral of St. Anastasia

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Just around the corner from the St. Donatus Church, Zadar Cathedral, a.k.a. the St. Anastasia Cathedral, is another of the old town’s incredibly old and charming buildings. That massive blue sky in this image is making me pine for some of Croatia’s near-perfect weather…

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Zadar Cathedral Panorama

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Zadar’s Church of St. Donatus

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Moving away from the Croatia’s Plitvice Lakes, Zadar is one of the must-stop cities on the way down Croatia’s coast and one of the building’s to admire there is the over-1000-year-old, pre Romanesque Church of St. Donatus. Here it is in the evening, flanked by the tower of the nearby Cathedral of St. Anastasia.

Church of St. Donatus

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Peace Above the Plitvice Lakes

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Okay, I know, I know. There’s some waterfalls visible in this shot of a happy couple enjoying the sun and sights of the Plitvice Lakes. I forgot those little cascades were visible down there. I didn’t lie, I just kind of messed up the truth. I hope you can forgive me.

Let’s just forget it ever happened and imagine we are sitting on that perch up there and feeling as content and blissful as that couple must have been feeling at that moment.

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Plitvice Lakes Couple

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Wall of Waterfalls

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As promised, here’s the last of the waterfall shots from the Plitvice Lakes.

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Wall of Waterfalls

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Wispy Waterfalls

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I hope you’re not sick of Plitvice’s waterfalls yet. I have one more after this to post and then, no more for a while. I promise.

Wispy Waterfalls

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Kozjak Lake in Plitvice

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The azure waters of the Plitvice Lakes vary their colour depending on the time of day and the weather, but you don’t have to try too hard to see a brilliant blue like this one on Kozjak, the largest of the lakes.

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Kozjak Lake