Last Croatian Holiday Post

Today was cake day. Our last day in Croatia was pretty uneventful. We spent it at a beach sun-bathing all day and enjoyed a swim in the Adriatic for the last time.

Day 7- Split

It is very loud here.

There are many more cars and we can hear every single one as they drive past our window. The buses make a rumbling sound as they go past- all this noise is quite a shock to the system after a quiet few days.

The Diocletian Palace ruins

Day 6- Korcula II/ Arrival into Split

(Super long post with SO MANY pictures)

Today was probably the most troublesome day during the entire holiday.

Southern Croatia had a thunderstorm. At the beginning, I was quite glad of the rain. It bought a cool breeze to the town and for once I wasn't constantly sweating. However in the afternoon the storm grew. The episodes of rain was more frequent and it was pouring down. The cool breeze turned into a chill and I had to borrow Philip's jumper! I did not think that I would at any point wear a jumper and not feel boiling hot during this holiday.

Day 5- Korcula

Posing next a canon is normal right?

Day 4- Miljet

The owner of the hostel gave us a free lift to the ferry terminal this morning. We were leaving Dubrovnik today to go to Miljet Island via ferry. Fortunately for us, she was getting up early to drive to the airport and offered us a ride. We were very appreciative of this as it meant we got to the terminal in good time (7.30 for 9.15 boat) and it saved us a taxi fare. 

The view from our balcony- stunning!

Day 3- Lokrum

(Pictures coming very soon!)

The last day in Dubrovnik was a relaxing one, although it was technically mostly spent at Lokrum, an island near Dubrovnik.

It took only 10 minutes by boat and once we got off, we decided to just wonder without looking at any maps. That might not have been such a good idea. We were climbing up a walking trail for quite a while, but it was so hot that it wasn't as enjoyable as it could have been. We decided to try and go downwards and find a beach to finally feel the Adriatic Sea. We did find a nice area to swim in the end, and when we left that spot to walk back to the harbour, we realised that our 'exclusive' spot was actually much much closer to the harbour than we thought- all that walking in the heat for nothing!

Day 2- Dubrovnik

We had planned on getting up at 7am, so we can go out in the cool and beat the tours to the City Wall of the Old Town. However, we ended up getting up just before 8am. We got to the city wall at 9am, so it wasn't too bad and the weather wasn't too hot at that point.

We started walking around the City Wall at Ploce gate. This part of the wall had the steepest climb and was deemed to be less busy by the Lonely Planet, so a good starting place. The views of the old town was beautiful. The terracotta roof tiles that covered over each building was a classic sight of Dubrovnik. The coast line and mountainous views were also amazing. My boyfriend and I enjoyed watching the kayakers at sea struggling to steer and move forward.

Trying to look cool in the boiling heat

Day 1- Arriving at Dubrovnik



Figs! Fig trees were everywhere, found this juicy one on the road on the way to Old Town

Arriving at the quiet tiny Dubrovnik airport was quite a stark contrast to departing from crowd-filled Gatwick, even though we got to the airport at 5am. Also in contrast was the weather. We arrived in glorious sunshine and a whopping 32 degrees.

Tyler Hilton and Kate Voegele Concert

For some reason, some songs just sound and feel so much better live.

Last Saturday was the third time I've seen Tyler Hilton live in the UK. First time, he was supporting Boyce Avenue, then he was on a small tour in the UK, and this time round, he was touring with another favourite artist of mine- Kate Voegele. So obviously I had to go!

The pair did not disappoint. Tyler Hilton used a loop pedal this time and created some nice bass along with the guitar. There was also a keyboard player, whom by the way was amazing! Therefore the sound was so much richer than the previous times I've seen him. He only had his guitar and his voice before. I was mouthing pretty much every word, swaying to the music and pumping my arms in the air. I did not care how silly I looked, I was there to have a good time! Oh it was so much fun! Also, it doesn't hurt that he's pretty good looking too.

Kate Voegele was pretty good too. This was my first time seeing her and her voice was really good live, much stronger than I expected. Again, I was singing along to every single word and whooping really loudly. The girl standing next to me gave me weird looks because of it, I think she only went to the concert for Tyler Hilton. What's the point if you don't whoop at a concert?! Kate Voegele wore a sparkly dress too, which made me like her more. (I have a real obsession with all things sparkly...)

Anniversary BBQ Lunch

It was my step-grandparents' 40th Anniversary last Sunday. We had the fortunate sunny weather, so sunny that I managed to get a trucker's tan on my right arm, oops. My parents got them a giant teddy bear as an anniversary present. It was very silly but I think they liked it. I think everyone else also enjoyed the massive teddy bear sitting on the lawn chair.

Celebratory Dinner

My parents, boyfriend and I went to Jamie's Italian for a massive dinner tonight. It was partly to celebrate that I passed and partly because Mum got a little bit of bonus money from work for a dinner out. A win either way! We had so much food. Jamie's Italian wasn't an adventurous choice, but a safe one. The food was very satisfying.

My legs were aching all day today after a Kayla Itsines workout yesterday. It made getting into the car and just generally walking around quite a struggle. I hadn't trained in ages because of revision, and the session hit me hard. After leg day, just sitting down on the toilet hurts! It didn't stop me from wearing heels this evening though...

Outfit! 

Results are out!

I PASSED! 

I did much better on the OSCEs than I thought too, which was good. Unsatisfied with my SBA paper mark, but now I know how to work and I plan on working much harder next year to get the results I want. 

So, no more self pitying and sad posts for a while, because it finally feels like the summer holidays! My boyfriend and I are going to Coratia next week, then got a family holiday to Cyprus. Keep your eyes open for some pretty pictures of the sea! 

Happy days :) 

Freedom-ish?

So, my last exam was on Friday. 

I have never come out of a medical exam and not cried. BUT I have never failed and got decent grades even though I always torture myself about how it went every time until results come out.

As tradition goes, I started crying when my best friend and I hugged outside the exam hall. We were both in shock wondering what the hell just happened in those three hours. I did have to restrain the crying though, people started to stare and I REALLY didn't want to talk about it to people I didn't know that well.

So many people brought alcohol with them and started opening bottles as soon as they were out. They looked so happy and were shouting out 'freedom' and 'summer'. I guess I was slightly bitter about that. How can you be happy right now? I thought to myself, did you not sit the same paper I did? Or did you find that easy?! Really?!