I should also say the other rather unique thing is that we didn't see police visible anywhere. Not in the port, not in the old city, not at any tourist areas, not on the islands. Perhaps they were there in plain clothes, but we didn't see any obvious presence which is REALLY rare at a tourist destination. I saw one or two motorcycle cops the highways while driving at night. That's it.

In the US most tourist areas WANT to have armed police everywhere to make the tourists feel safe. In Croatia we still felt quite safe without all any visible security presence. I don't think I saw a gun the whole time there.