Introducing a new Author on the Blog.
Toqday’s travel post is written by Mrs.Sumana Dey Das a Nutritionist,Mother,World Traveller,Singer and an avid reader. She is also my cousin sister .Both my cousin and her husband love traveling and when I asked her to share her stories on the blog ,she said yes!
Bringing you a little bit of magic from Croatia .It’s located on the coast of Adriatic sea .Central and South Eastern Europe according to the world map.Did you know the Game of Thrones was filmed primarily in this beautiful country?In this series of travel post by my cousin sister,you will visit a few of Croatia’s stunning locations and start planning your next vacation.
Plitvice Lakes and National Park.
Plitvice Lakes and national park is the oldest and the largest national park in Croatia.It was first opened to visitors and nature lovers in 1949. There are many lakes and all lakes are interconnected by a series of waterfalls and water courses above and below the ground.There are over 16 lakes and more than 90 waterfalls of various sizes in the national park
So,the lakes are grouped into upper and lower lakes. Interestingly, upper lakes are formed on Dolomites and the lower lakes are situated in limestone canyons. All lakes if joined together, will cover a distance of 8 km. The vast lake area is covered by very thick forests with many bird species. butterflies,reptiles dragonflies, and wild animals (bear, wolf, as told by our guide).
Plitvice lakes are very rich in calcium carbonate.
Beautiful lakes interconnected by waterfalls.In the lower lake areas there were limestone canyons
It can take upto eight hours to complete a tour of the lake areas ,if you decide to do fhe entire thing.We took a shorter version but even that was threw hours long.
Tufa Barriers
These Tufa barriers formed on the bottoms and margins of all lakes(started millions of years ago and still the process is going on) act as natural dams. These dams help to retain the water of creeks, rivers, and lakes. This very unique and amazing feature made the Plitvice Lakes area a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Over millions of years, under certain geological and biochemical conditions and interactions with living organisms like algae, mosses, and bacteria these lakes create many hard, porous, fragile limestone barriers known as Tufa barriers.
Swimming is not allowed here as there are many species of reptiles, insects, and animals living here. The ecosystem is protected to help them thrive in their natural home.
Saw many peacock blue and black dragonflies flying about .They are too fast and couldn’t be captured in photo or video,but only in my memories .