2 July
4:30pm – Boat left Dubrovnik
7:55pm - Arrive at Hvar, not kicked off
9pm - Arrive in Split, walk to hostel, chat with ppl, admire Belgian girl who is dressed up to go out and read by herself
9:45pm - Wander around, get ice cream x2
11:15pm – crash in bunkbed
3 July
7am – Reminded that I’m back in a hostel as people are waking and packing up
10:27am - Walking to Pandora Greenbox, remember city from last night
11am - Joined by hostel roommate, get fruity breakfast - wow!
12:22pm - Got to bell tower, French/Dutch
12:52pm - Started climbing
12:56pm - Looking over the city
1:10pm - Crypt, disappointment
1:19pm - Realized that there was no palace but the city was built on the remains of the palace
1:40pm - North of city to gardens + Gregory of Nin statue (medieval bishop who strongly opposed the Pope)
2:30pm - In palace basement, a reflection of the above ground
3:10pm – Have a bubble egg Waffle dessert - ultimate tourist symbol and of globalization
3:30pm - Back at hostel, Australian guy sleeping
4:30pm - Interview
6pm – Sit at bar at Boqueria
6:30pm - Food arrived, conversation with friendly French/Russian woman
7:15pm - Zoi, drink + dessert, admiring the view. Croatian thing that u have to ask for stuff BUT European so I’m left to sit there for as long as I want, even though it’s super busy
Spot another woman eating alone
8:40pm - realize I have to book it for game
8:55pm - get last spot right by tv, next to swedes, all swedes
9pm - game begins
9:15pm - already tense
9:45pm - half time and still no change, spot a group of Dutch girls in sea of Swedes
11:10pm - goal, win?
11:15pm - Games over and the few triumphant Dutch fans and I celebrate among the sad Swedes
11:48pm - Bar empty-looking, late, alone
12am - Back to hostel, sleep
4 July
4am/6am/7am - Kept being woken up by people leaving
8:30am - Started packing
9:15am - Croatian bakery, checkout left stuff
10am - Got to Marjan hill steps
10:10am - climbed, very hard, a bit more to church
10:45am - Walked to a bus station, not sure when coming
11:04am - It (finally) arrives
11:11am - Walk down to the beach, rocky, go for a swim
1:49pm - Catch the bus back to center
2:02pm - Sit down for lunch at fife, order the special, plate of meat, people-watching
4pm - After checking out and walking towards bus station, bus is there and leaves at 4pm
4:40pm - People who need to check in herded somewhere, I walk off to the side
5:30pm - Wow, so many people, plugs don’t work, lots of elderly Italians chatting, crazy
5:50pm - Rampage to get on, sit down in my seat up front, flight takes off
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