{"id":47,"date":"2013-06-14T18:58:16","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T18:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valeriechang.net\/blog\/?p=47"},"modified":"2013-06-14T19:34:45","modified_gmt":"2013-06-14T19:34:45","slug":"split-day-2-bol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/valeriechang.net\/blog\/?p=47","title":{"rendered":"Split Day 2: Bol (Valerie)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For our last day in Split we had a rare free day to do whatever we want (no, every day is NOT a free day when you&#8217;re on a Rick Steves tour, even if it is self-directed). \u00a0Our helpful sobe owner Frane suggested we check out Brac island for some fun island time.<\/p>\n<p>We bought our ferry tickets to Supetar (on Brac island) and hopped on one of those giant ubiquitous Jadrolinja ferries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/valeriechang.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SAM_0220.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53\" alt=\"SAM_0220\" src=\"http:\/\/valeriechang.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SAM_0220-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/valeriechang.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SAM_0220-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/valeriechang.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SAM_0220-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/valeriechang.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SAM_0220-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a pleasant 1 hour ride to Supetar. \u00a0However, once we got there it was not at all the beautiful island paradise I was expecting. \u00a0It was kind of dirty and noisy (at least by the ferry terminal). \u00a0Consequently, we decided to hop on a bus to Bol, which was a city I&#8217;d read about on the other side of the island. \u00a0It was another 1 hour bus ride to get there (ugh!). \u00a0But once we got to Bol, it was everything Supetar wasn&#8217;t, with a wide pedestrian boardwalk right next to the beautiful sea. \u00a0There were cafes a plenty lining the boardwalk. \u00a0And at the end, there was zlatni rat, which I&#8217;d read was a beautiful beach.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/valeriechang.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SAM_0153.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51\" class=\"size-large wp-image-51\" alt=\"Zlatni rat rules\" src=\"http:\/\/valeriechang.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SAM_0153-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"http:\/\/valeriechang.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SAM_0153-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/valeriechang.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SAM_0153-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/valeriechang.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SAM_0153-624x832.jpg 624w, http:\/\/valeriechang.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SAM_0153.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zlatni rat rules<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_50\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/valeriechang.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SAM_0155.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50\" class=\"size-large wp-image-50\" alt=\"Zlatni Rat pebbel beach\" src=\"http:\/\/valeriechang.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SAM_0155-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/valeriechang.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SAM_0155-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/valeriechang.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SAM_0155-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/valeriechang.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/SAM_0155-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zlatni Rat pebbel beach<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was pretty nice, but not worth going all the way to Croatia to visit. \u00a0It was a pebble beach, which was different for me. \u00a0Next time I&#8217;d probably go to Hvar town instead.<\/p>\n<p>After our relaxing day on Bol, we returned to our room in Split (1 hour bus ride + 1 hour ferry) to prepare for the busy days ahead exploring Plitvice Lakes National Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For our last day in Split we had a rare free day to do whatever we want (no, every day is NOT a free day when you&#8217;re on a Rick Steves tour, even if it is self-directed). \u00a0Our helpful sobe owner Frane suggested we check out Brac island for some fun island time. 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