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Split Rock and aboriginal art galleries. Images of Quinkan spirits, totem animals and people adorn the rock shelter. This area is said to rank alongside the Kimberley and Arnhemland escarpment as Australia's most important aboriginal rock art regions.
My fascination with Banana Splits has gone back to my childhood. They are the only dessert that can be rationalized into containing all of the food groups, thus making it a well balanced meal.
When I found a simpler recipe for this cupcake from a baking magazine in the 70s era that I found at a used book fair, I knew it would be worth the ten cents to buy. :)
I took it home and made it from their directions, and it was just OK... Didn't scream "I'm a banana split! In a cupcake!!!" to me loudly enough. Then I started making ingredient changes every time I made them. All in all, this took about a year to perfect. I've tried different flavored cake mix bases, different amounts of extracts, and about 35 different icing recipes. Some were better than others, and I finally arrived here.
The final recipe can be found here, at: www.kipingitreal.com/?p=58
Split, the largest city of Dalmatia, was (just like neighbouring Trogir) as the Greek colony in the 4th century BC. Roman emperor Diocletian had a palace built as a retirement residence near Salona, the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia at that time.
After the Romans abandoned the site, the Palace remained empty for several centuries, but when Salona was sacked by Avars and Slavs in the 7th century, the walled Palace of Diocletian was settled by refugees from Salona.
Since the the palace has been occupied, with residents making their homes and businesses within the palace basement and directly in its walls. Today the remains of the palace form about half the old town and city center of Split.
In 1979 the historic center of Split was included into the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
Looking out of the window on an bleak morning. Pouring rain outside. In the backdrop the cathedral´s campanile. The right structure caught my eye - and so I decided to climb up to the little roof terrace of the building to have a better overview.
On the east bank of the RÃo de la Plata, 180km west of Montevideo, but only 50km from Buenos Aires by ferry, Colonia is an irresistibly picturesque town enshrined as a Unesco World Heritage site. Its Barrio Histórico, an irregular colonial-era nucleus of narrow cobbled streets, occupies a small peninsula jutting into the river. Pretty rows of sycamores offer protection from the summer heat, and the riverfront provides a venue for spectacular sunsets. Colonia’s charm and its proximity to Buenos Aires draw thousands of Argentine visitors; on weekends, especially in summer, prices rise and it can be difficult to find a room.
Colonia was founded in 1680 by Manuel Lobo, the Portuguese governor of Rio de Janeiro, and occupied a strategic position almost exactly opposite Buenos Aires across the RÃo de la Plata. The town grew in importance as a source of smuggled trade items, undercutting Spain’s jealously defended mercantile monopoly and provoking repeated sieges and battles between Spain and Portugal.
Although the two powers agreed over the cession of Colonia to Spain around 1750, it wasn’t until 1777 that Spain took final control of the city. From this time, the city’s commercial importance declined as foreign goods proceeded directly to Buenos Aires (website lonely planet).
Photo taken in Split, Croatia, showing Riva harbor boats and promenade.
Split is the second-largest city of Croatia and the largest city of the region of Dalmatia. It lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea and is spread over a central peninsula and its surroundings. An intraregional transport hub and popular tourist destination, the city is linked to the Adriatic islands and the Apennine peninsula.
In the distance (right of centre) can be seen the bell tower of the Cathedral of St Domnius. The Cathedral is a complex of a church, formed from an Imperial Roman mausoleum, with a bell tower; strictly the church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and the bell tower to Saint Domnius. Together they form the Cathedral of St. Domnius.
The Cathedral of Saint Domnius, consecrated at the turn of the 7th century AD, is regarded as the oldest Catholic cathedral in the world that remains in use in its original structure, without near-complete renovation at a later date. The structure itself, built in AD 305 as the Mausoleum of Diocletian, is the second oldest structure used by any Christian Cathedral.
The Riva, Split's seafront promenade, runs the length of the old town and is lined with cafes, bars, shops and Palm trees.