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