Since summer has allready started  and i won't be doing much travelling this year, because my girlfriend and i are expecting our very first child around november, I've found myself going through pictures i've taken on our last summer vacation in the beautiful country Croatia.

In my sparetime i'm an avid photographer and i love to take my camera anywhere i go. Last year i visited Croatia. I stayed in a small fishing villige called "Lovran", i'll write more about that later.

What really stood out from every wonderful sight i've seen was the Plitvice Lakes National Park. It is one of the oldest national parks in Southeast Europe and also the largest national park in Croatia. In 1979 it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage register and looking at the pictures, you can clearly see why.

In my opinion, if the garden of Eden was a place on earth, this would be it.
![Kroatie-1.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPAGtHDuFF7LPpnPKp4PFvU6iDPA8dVS9u5xokPmCNBqg/Kroatie-1.jpg)

The lakes are renowned for their distinctive colors, ranging from azure to green, grey or blue. The colors change constantly depending on the quantity of minerals or organisms in the water and the angle of sunlight.

360 view from one of the lakes:
https://flic.kr/p/VKqXuN

You can spend an entire day in the beauty of nature here. There are plenty of hiking trails as well as boardwalks that go over the lakes and waterways.
![Kroatie-5.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmd3yFBYQiRBjS6XLqzUhYhQ4o48217dgqxt7e42f9GBa3/Kroatie-5.jpg)

Walking across these will take your breath away as you glance down and see all the way to the bottom through the clear azure water.

Keep in mind that swimming isn’t allowed at these lakes due to its UNESCO World Heritage listing. But that doesn’t mean that you won’t have an amazing day here.

Another 360 photo:
https://flic.kr/p/V7a6CP

An alternative way to see the beauty of this park is by renting a rowboat. Which is something i can definetely reccomend to anyone.![DSC_0080.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZTt3sCcFxorFXY8SSkWUNejrYTNLmzBvb559x57yPRjQ/DSC_0080.JPG)

You can see everything through these clear waters.
![DSC_0058.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZkFRGCbf4GKX9gmwwNMWkkwL84cNvVa3qqTkwEPtytqM/DSC_0058.JPG)

If ever i get the chance to visit this place again, i'll defintely would love to come back here. 

Here are some more pictures:
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![DSC_0074.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSAvUphYcbMpbv14zYdZoqoCXro1fVuLiNJXJ8yFBZVrb/DSC_0074.JPG)

![DSC_0060.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbMm1PXHVsnJ3Z6dJrC3Kt7RdNWagKkAGegs9Mw43CYHK/DSC_0060.JPG)

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And last but not least, the Great waterfall in a 360 view :
https://flic.kr/p/Wh9Bts