Zany Zadar

We had an interesting bus trip from Pag which is joined at the southern end back to the mainland by an incredible bridge.
We had no great expectations for Zadar but were pleasantly surprised at the quality of the old town. We crossed over to it by footbridge and entered through a gateway in the historic walls. We visited a number of interesting churches.
At the cathedral tower, we climbed the 160 steps to the top with its magnificent views over the city and even down over the bells. The cathedral was very interesting and was built partly from old Roman columns.

St Donat’s church was particularly interesting and was built over Roman ruins. You could actually see columns on their sides that had been used as foundations Being in a climbing mode, we went to the top of the dome.
The markets outside were located in the Roman ruins with objects for sale draped over fallen columns.

The waterfront was also very interesting. People were swimming and sunbaking on the quay. The world’s only sea organ is located here. The pressure of the waves operate the pipes that produce the sounds.

It also had a huge circular object of solar panels that you could walk across called “Greetings to the Sun”. Quite zany.
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Balloon seller outside the Cathedral

I'm not at the top yet!....Just hope to get there before O'Clock