There was a good local bus service from Trogir to Split, apart from the hard wooden seats and the fact that frequent road-works made for a bumpy ride. The old town, situated in the harbour area, has evolved over many centuries from the Roman remains of the Emperor Diocletian's Palace, built in the 3rd century AD. Every now and then, Roman pillars sprout up in odd places, tombstones with Latin inscriptions line the narrow streets, a Church sits inside the ruins of a Roman temple.
Our two Guide books and the Infrmation Office assured us that the Ethnograpic Museum would be open. However, the glass doors were fast shut, though Pauline observed a coat and handbag on a chair near the reception desk. So I banged on the door. I banged on the door at intervals for about five minutes, and eventually, a lady curator came and let us in. The museum was delightful. Ethnic costumes, from all over Croatia, were tastefully displayed in glass show-cases. Wooden carvings and furniture, woven carpets and tapestries, silver and metal-work. Even better, a room devoted to lace. Pag Lace, Lepoglava Lace and netted lace. Large-scale illustrations of the lace lined the walls, showing the thread construction and I was able to photograph anything I liked, with no restrictions on flash. Soon we were joined by a guided tour of French people - although they left long before we had finished. Later, we learned that some museums only open for booked Group Tours. The Curator who let us in, must have though we were the vanguard of the French Tour - otherwise, I am quite sure we would not have got in! Angela -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 2999 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
