Croatian adventures....

Sorry I've been neglecting my duty to all of you (all four people who read it!...*joking*), but internet was expensive in Zagreb and even worse when I got to the island of Brač. Ok, so we'll start with Zagreb, I guess....
My bro's friend Christina picked me up from the train station on her vespa, and brave girl that she is, gave me (and my pack!) a ride to the flat in which she was putting me up. She's an awesome girl, and let me stay in her mum's vacant flat downtown, which was super nice, and a great change from living/sleeping with 7-11 other people in the room! Seriously, I can't tell you how nice it is to be in a place on your own after living in dorms often with no kitchens! So yeh, the first night, I took it easy and made some tasty food and drank some cheap croatian wine. Oh, and I hung out in the main square for a bit, getting called funny names (I think) by some guy who was not quite all there....but don't worry mum, he was doing it to everyone, not just me! Oh, and there was some skateboard competition going on, so I watched a bit of that, with all the skaters in zagreb who I didn't ever see skate anywhere...hmm....maybe the cobblestone streets were a little off-putting.
The next day was started in the market outside the flat, buying some fruit and veggies for the day, and the rest was spent wandering the streets, seeing the 'sights' of zagreb, heading up to the upper town to see the cool tile roof on a church up there, hanging out drinking coffee, and stuff like that. Truthfully, Christina wasn't lying...there isn't a LOT to do in the city, but I had a great time nonetheless. One night, I hung out with Christina and her fiance Niksa. Both are fabulous people, and it was a nice, chill evening.
From Zagreb, on C's advice, I took an early-morning train to Split (ok, the early morning bit was my idea), on the coast. I was there for a few hours, until my ferry to the island of Brač left. Split is kind of neat. In the middle of town is Diocletian's palace, so you can wander through these amazing Roman ruins (and for free! unless you actually want to go IN any of the places, but the outside is cool enough).
From there, took a catamaran to Bol, on Brač. What a beautiful place, but pretty expensive. I spent my four days there hanging out on a light-coloured stone beach, reading my book, and swimming in the amazingly blue and ridiculously clear Adriatic sea. Didn't do much most nights, but one of them, I met this Croatian cop, and ended up having a few drinks with him, laughing at drunk tourists going crazy in the outdoor bar. It was interesting to hear some of the stories of a cop on a boat in the Adriatic....sounds like a good life, to me! Most days are spent inspecting boats and cruising around the sea.....not bad! Had an early-morning/late night dip in the sea with some of the people we met at the bar and headed home. That was about the most excitement on the island though....it was super relaxing.
So that brings me here, to the island of Hvar. Got here about an hour ago, and now I need to find somewhere to stay for a couple days, before heading out to Korčula, then Dubrovnik. In all, it looks like I'll be spending more time in Croatia than planned, but hey....I'm not complaining! Hvar looks like something out of a james bond movie....all glamourous people (ok, not all, but...) and beautiful yachts.