Plitvice Lakes National Park

On our way to the lakes we came across the area where the Serb/Croatian fighting took place during the 1990's.  When Croatia claimed independence this created a chain of events where both groups became persecuted.  You could still see houses that had been attacked and destroyed during this time.  Serb's are starting to return to this area to reclaim their land but the process is very slow.  We stopped at an outdoor museum for a look at the types of vehicles that were used during the war.

The lakes area a wonderful natural area that have developed over time because of the calcium deposits.  This summer has be very wet so amount of water all over Croatia is very high.  The hotel we stayed in was built during the communism time period so was very basic but the location in the national park was perfect.

The steps are created by the build up of calcium carbonate on the moss like vegetation.