A Force: Croatia

When I decided to study abroad I wasn't just excited about being able to live in Florence for five months, but also at the possibility to be able to explore new parts of Europe I had never been able to go to. Two weekends ago I had the incredible opportunity to visit Croatia, a country I had seen so many beautiful photos from other friends who had been here in the past and it definitely had started to make its way onto my list of places to visit. I went with a company called Smart Trip which specializes in organized trips for students studying abroad in Europe. They organize trips to different countries such as weekend trips to Germany for Oktoberfest, and also day trips to Cinque Terre and wine tasting tours to name a few examples.

The first stop for us was Split. Out of all the days, our first day here was the most relaxed as we didn't have anything organized once we arrived to Split so my friends and I decided to go into town and just wander about and explore. Now if you're anything like me and Game of Thrones, you would be in heaven as the Palace of Diocletian is one of the filming spots for the hit show.

We were also able to relax a bit at the sea this day before (we thought we would get dinner) we decided to try some of the mini donuts at the end of the afternoon and were too full to then have dinner.

The following day we went on a boat tour to some of the nearby islands off of Split and we're able to go swimming as well in the sea. It was such a gorgeous day and the water was impeccably clear.

On our last day as we headed back to Italy we made one final stop at Krka National Park where we were able to hike down to the waterfalls and enjoy some time in the water before leaving.