September Walk Around Split .:. HiveFest Nostalgia!

I saw some posts of fellow Hivians who attended this year's HiveFest with many "tourist posts" around the area where the event was held... Seeing that, I realized that I didn't do a lot of those at all as we had a busy schedule and hung out with Hivians every day... But, there was one day when I refused to go with others! 😱 Not that I didn't want, but...

It was the day when there was a Boat excursion... I had some bad experiences when I was on the sea (I really had a bad time), and looking at the weather forecast, I decided to stay on firm land and explore the area a bit... 🙂

So, when others were at the sea, I left the apartment (I think that those white blinders on the ground floor were from our accommodation), and went for a walk to the sea and back...

As you can see from the photos, the weather wasn't so good, and when I caught up with others that afternoon, I heard that they froze on the boat trip... Anyway, I checked Google Maps and found the closest path to the sea, which led through some interesting narrow streets and passages... This small playground/park was in front of my building...

As the road was going downhill, that was a good sign that I was going in the right direction...

Seeing a narrow water canal, was another confirmation... Follow the water to find "bigger" water... 😃

When I saw this house entrance, I couldn't decide what part of it I liked the most... The gate, the small passage behind the door, the stairs, the stones that the whole construction was made, or the cool terrace on the top!

Of course, when you are in Split, you will have to see at least a couple of these around the city... It is the logo of the local football (soccer) club Hajduk!

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A few more curves and we are at the beach!

It was mid-September, and unfortunately around those days, the weather changed for the worse... It was a few degrees colder than 3-4 days before, and not a good day for swimming, or sunbathing (there was no sun)... I think that along with Hive account@ninaeatshere, we took a walk the next day, and it was much better with many people on the beach!

But, if you would like to take landscape photos or a wide range of photos, that was the best moment to do it! Look at those clouds and calm water... Btw, compared to Spain, the sea was very calm, mainly because the area is surrounded by many islands... And if you pay attention, you can notice that you can't see the horizon on the sea, but rather mountains... You have a feeling that you are at the lake, and not the sea...

Another thing that I found interesting, compared with Spain, is that we don't have these changing cabins at the beach, and very rarely you can find showers... There are small showers for washing your feet, but not the big ones... But, there is a reason behind that... I suppose that here in Split, when you shower on the beach, you are doing it with city water, and in Spain, there is a shortage of rain (and water), so when you wash your feet on the beach, you are doing it with salt water from the sea!

As the beach was empty, this small ice cream stand was closed!! Darn! 😥

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As usual, I decided to take a circular walking route, and I bumped into this huge construction place by the sea, in the continuation of the beach... Have no idea what will be there, but it looks like they are preparing it for the next summer season and even more tourists...

While I was walking back to the city and my place, I saw a weird shop window, built into one house fence! It wasn't a shop, but an ordinary house... I suppose that it was the home of some famous sportsman, as there were a lot of medals and trophies...

Another curious thing caught my attention... From the distance, this looked like a "bit bigger" doghouse, but when I got closer, I realized that it was an entrance to the pet shop... 😃 How cool was that!

It was around lunchtime and I saw my next goal in the distance...

The launch is on the table! Instant chicken soup and lasagne... Not the healthiest thing to eat, but after a long walk, everything is tasty! 😃 Bon appetite...

In the beginning, I thought that creating this post would put the dot at the end of the HiveFest memories, but it gave me another nostalgia kick in the butt... When next HiveFest??? 😃

Thank you for your time,

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