The Adventures of Ruby and Celeste: We Made It!

We are finally here!

There are lots of new things to look at and do, but first we had to buy Ruby a bed. Celeste is sleeping on a bed made from two armchairs pushed together front to front. She likes it - it's like being in a boat.

It is very windy and we can hear the ships honking at each other in the harbor sometimes. When people speak Croatian, they sound like they are speaking Russian with an Italian accent.

After Ruby's bed, we had to find out where all the food stores were, and walk to the center of town to see the old part of the city. The center of the city is an old Roman palace that the emperor Diocletian built. People still live in this part, and there are shops and everything. Many of the streets and squares in that part of the city used to be hallways in the palace, or rooms, or courtyards. The old walls are all around and between the newer houses, which are mostly medieval (when Venice ruled this area) or from Napoleon's time.

Ruby found out about the emperor Diocletian. Here's what she says:

"Diocletian was a Roman Emperor. He lived from 236 to 313, he was born in Greece and moved to Croatia when he was VII. He became a Roman emperor when he was 55, the date was 285. He was the first Roman emperor to retire. Most of them were either killed in batele or asassinated, but he retired and moved to a palace in Split with his most trust worthy Garrison. His palace is still here today!"