After sailing out of Trogir with my son Tyler, Brenda decided she wanted a holiday too. So we decided on a cruise of the southern Adriadic. Even though I flew into the Split airport I never saw the town of Split when sailing. We were actually more into Game of Thrones and did 2 tours on that subject. The Roman sites just happened to be where we were so we gladly saw them.
Split is unique in that most Roman ruins are viewed from behind a rope or on an elevated walkway. In Split you walk through the remains of Diocletian’s palace. You can sit on a marble step sipping a latte and check out the basalt lions from Egypt. Next time I’m going to bring a toga to really feel like I’m visiting a Roman emperor. At the time I didn’t have a clue who Diocletian was, but it didn’t detract from the awe.
Our second Roman ruins stop was the Butrint National Archaeological Park in Albania. All I knew of Albania was that Dua Lipa has Albanian heritage. The Romans controlled the Balkans for centuries and thus cities and towns were established. It appears that Butrint was the Roman town of Buthrotum. This site could not be more different than Split. Butrint was in the middle of nowhere, so just our little bus tour had the run of the place.
