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Navy boys thrilled with Dalmatia holiday choice
01 April 2008
A group of US navy members have revealed that a recent trip to Split was everything they hoped for - and they felt "fortunate" to have experienced it.
During their five-day sojourn, the crew from control ship Mount Whitney availed of the "rich history lesson" on offer in Croatia's second largest city, taking in one of the best preserved Roman structures in the region, Diocletian's Palace.
"Croatia has been a country I've always wanted to visit because of its history and unique location in the Mediterranean," explained Justin Barker, a navy electronics technician.
He continued: "Split was everything I had hoped for: friendly people, Roman ruins and another place I feel fortunate to have visited."
The technician went on to point out that he and his colleagues enjoyed a basketball and soccer game with members of the Croatian navy, while sailors from both nations also treated each other to tours around their respective ships.
Captain Owen Honors, Mount Whitney's commanding officer, concluded: "This is my second visit to Split, and it was five times better than the first one."
Diocletian's Palace, built by the emperor Diocletian at the turn of the fourth century, remains one of the most famous architectural and cultural attractions on Croatia's Adriatic coast.
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