Today we ate breakfast, then hung around the hotel until nearly noon.
We checked out and headed to the park to do the lower lakes, thinking it would not take very long and we could head on to another country. Of course it took much longer than planned. Yesterday we saw few people. Today there were thousands. There were many, many tour groups. And many photo opportunities. We didn't get finished until five. We asked if our hotel had a room, but they were booked. Another hotel had a room, but no wifi or elevator or TV. We decided to drive on.
About the parks -I had decided that I like Krka the best. I asked Lonnie his opinion, and he also liked Krka the best. I feel like Plitvice is for younger people and Krka is better for older people (although there were many older people there today). The main differences - Krka has lots of smaller waterfalls, but they are everywhere! Plitvice has larger waterfalls, but you spend a lot of time walking in between seeing them. Also, Krka has a regular boardwalk with regular boards. Plitvice has a boardwalk made of uneven logs, making it difficult to walk. Neither of them have railings, so if you have an inner ear problem that makes you dizzy, like I do, that can be a problem. Many times you are passing groups on the side of a mountain or over a waterfall. And when I say over a waterfall, that is exactly what I mean! In a couple of places, our feet got wet because the waterfall was actually going over the boardwalk. The boardwalk is actually at water level most of the time in both parks. It is more dangerous in that regard at Plitvice. Surprisingly, though, we didn't see anyone fall in at either park, so apparently it's not really a problem. And both parks are enormously beautiful!
We drove on to Otocac, where we found another great room. We walked around the area a bit before eating. The front line of the war was just to the east of the city, so there are still damaged buildings. We saw the church building that was hit. They have kept the bell that was damaged in the war as a memorial beside the building. They also have a large crucifix made of old artillery shells. It is hard to believe that such a beautiful country with such polite people had to have a war in the recent past. And, the first casualty of the war was a worker at Plitvice. This entire area was one of the main regions in the war. There is a large memorial in the city park.
After wandering around a bit, we ate in the hotel restaurant, and both of us had a great meal! Mine was salad, grilled chicken and grilled vegetables. Lonnie had Cordon Bleu. We told the waitress how delicious the meal was, and she said the chef is just 21. No matter how old the chef is, the meal was great!
Now it is almost midnight, so I am ready for sleep.
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