Split and Trogir
Why start the Split blog with an ATM? Well, as the guide explained, there is an epidemic of ATMs here in Split and Trogir. In Split alone, there are over 50 machines, with more springing up weekly! They can be found in virtually every street, on street corners, anywhere where there is space for someone to rent them out! How lucky we were to be in Split when no cruise ships were in. Apparently there are over 300 per year and the number is set to increase. We thought we had problems in Akaroa with 70. It seems to me that something must be done to curb numbers, but I guess the hundred plus cafes which line most of the streets and alleys in Split, would not exist without them. Tourism is booming here and Airbnbs are opening all over the city, even in the city walls ( little windows in historic walls!) Much of this ancient city dates back seventeen centuries. It has been torn down, rebuilt, remodelled and repaired and a living museum has been created within the magnificent walls of th...