more stairs, more architectural sight-seeing, also found on pruned... a link to an academic paper about a new "sea organ" in zadar, croatia. too in-depth for me to want to read thoroughly, but a quick scan makes me to want to visit this new site that just opened back in spring of 2005. essentially, it is a series of steps that lead into the sea with pipes installed underneath... each pipe has a whistle attached, and as the waves rush under the steps the movement of the air creates a musical composition. here's another account (from a funny little blog) of the zadar sea organ.
here's some other zadar info, in case of a trip...
- hotel adriana select - decent looking, with a pretty pool. but approx. 180 euros per night, depending on when you go! i don't know why, but i thought croatia would be a less expensive than that! i think the price is inclusive of some meals, though, so that could make a difference. not fabulous aesthetically, though...
hotel president. about 130 euros a night for standard single, with a very generic business-hotel look.
since hotels in zadar proper seem rather unappealing to me, maybe the idea is to stay in the dalmatian coast region and make zadar into a side trip.... i have heard positive mentions of hvar, dubrovnik, and zagreb.
- in dubrovnik, the pucic palace looks amazing.
- in the island brac, in a town called bol, the hotel kastil looks simple and modern - can't beat the sea views, either. rates from 60 to 95 euros.
- the arcotel allegra, in zagreb, looks appealing... only 70 euros per night, for a boutique-style hotel.
here are a couple of fodor's conversations about croatia that may be useful...
and i guess there's some variation on the sea organ in san francisco, a "wave organ", but it doesn't sound like it actually plays true music. here's roadtrip america's review of it.
the zadar sea organ drives natives crazy.
especially in winter. it never stops ...
Posted by: split_the_rock | July 29, 2008 at 03:10 PM