July 31, 2013 @ Plitvice National Park, Croatia


Morning scene @ hostel

Ummm, need to share a bed tonight

Villa Katja

Turquoise-colored lakes

Plitvice Lakes and walkways

In 1979 the park was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List

UNESCO World Heritage #98

So many fishes

In March 1991 it became the scene of the Plitvice Lakes incident

The first armed confrontation of the Croatian War of Independence that resulted in fatalities

The sixteen lakes are separated into an upper and lower cluster

Descending from an altitude of 636 m to 503 m over a distance of 8 km

The lakes lie in a basin of karstic rock, mainly dolomite and limestone

The lakes are renowned for their distinctive colours

Ranging from azure to green, grey or blue

The colours change constantly depending on the quantity of minerals or organisms in the water

System of 16 interlinked lakes

Divided into the 12 Upper Lakes and the four Lower Lakes

Europe version of Jiuzhaigou

A lot of fishes

Big feast after half day of walking in the park