Bears with Beer

The following were all found in a motorway service station near Korenica, just outside the Plitvice National Park. The stuffed animals I can understand as decorations, albeit of the slightly grim variety...

But I'm not so sure about the more unusual sights of Bears drinking beer and a band of foxes. What do you reckon? Cute or cruel?

Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes National Park is a stunning beautiful place, filled with lakes, waterfalls and all manner of wildlife. The shoals of fish crystal clear waters while giant dragonflies hover overhead. The pathways that you follow around the park take you right along side and sometimes over the water. It's hard to believe that this is where the Croatian War of Independence began.

A word of advice - If you plan on going, get their early. We spent a blissfull hour walking around the upper lakes with no one around but by the time midday rolled around, the place was packed.

As I have so many pictures of the place and rather than stick them all here which would make for a very long blog entry, I've put together a slideshow using flickr. Enjoy!

Travels with my camera: Installation art in the substructure of Diocletian's Palace, Split.

This was an interesting find - whilst exploring the substructure of Diocletian's Palace in Split (a fascinating place to explore in and of itself and I might well write a seperate post about it), we came across a couple of artists setting up the installation pictured above and below in a small side room.

A thick curtain blocking out the outside world and it really felt like you were in another world. Mirrors on opposing walls creating the impression of infinity and there was a gentle breeze in the room swaying the feathers, created by a small fan up in the roof. I remember there being a soundtrack as well, but the details elude me now.

I understand that stuff like this is a regular occurence around the substructre, but it's nice to see this sort of thing for yourself. Here's a few more photos I took of the piece:

Travels with my Camera: Greeting to the Sun, Zadar

Zadar's latest tourist attraction. Located right next to the Sea Organ and by same architect - Nikola Bašić, Pozdrav Suncu (it's Croatian Name) is a 22 metre circle of solar panels which at night lights up into swirling and everchanging colours. It's a beautiful thing to see in motion.

There's a selection of video's on YouTube and below is the best one I've found. For more information, visit the Tourist Board Zadar website.