Plitvice, Croatia, May 2012

I had heard first about Plitvice National Park in Croatia from a friend. who mentioned that her sister insisted on going there while in Bratislava for a visit.  I heard it mentioned again by some expat friends in Bratislava.  We decided to take a 3-day weekend to check it out for ourselves.  It is about 2 hours outside of Zagreb, which is 4 hours from Bratislava.

I cannot believe we had not heard more it before.  To put it simply, it is AMAZING!  I'm so glad we were there in the spring before the summer hoardes descend upon it.  For the most part, you walk through on boardwalks or trails, so it can be slow-going if there are large groups in front of you.  It rained the day before and after we were there but we were lucky enough to have a dry, albeit coudy, day.