After the FIFA World Cup - come to Croatia (GA inside)

Croatia was definitely the better team in the first half.
The referee definitely missed the dive by Griezmann that gave the free kick that lead to the OG.
He also decided, upon review, to award a penalty in what was a judgment call. I've heard people say it was definitely a penalty, and others say it definitely was not. It was certainly debatable.

Anyway, congratulations to Croatia-- it looks like a nice place; this is the point of the post and one I can support!

yea it was one hell of a party :)

It was Caballero's fault. He didn't play any more matches after that crucial error, the problem with the Argentina's team is all the pressure, they don't play well mostly due to that.

Actually, I would recommend a Balkan tour, starting with Slovenia and going to Croatia and to B&H and Serbia, at least to Sarajevo and Belgrade, if you have time & opportunity. The whole region is amazing, great people, nature and food... it's too bad the history has not been kind to us here, and it goes on even today.... but focus on good things as this is really a nice part of Europe to visit...

I think that this is a great place for holidays, especially if you can't speak Croatian, so you get to ignore the local media and the political events, which are fairly depressing, so I feel much better when I ignore them, too... :)

I think you can even speak French when you visit us :) This was a big thing for the country, since the economic and social trends have been extremely negative for the last few years here - actually, since joining EU in 2013. This is the first good thing that actually happened in 5 years and that's why so many fans were throwing out crazy parties for the return of the national soccer team. I am afraid that in a few days, it'll be all gone, optimism will be forgotten and everything goes back to political quarrels, endless discussions about 50-year old history and ideology, young people moving to other EU countries and media providing cynical reporting about the whole thing. Dreams are nice but they don't tend to last for long, unfortunately.

Hello... I think you have a pretty good plan for your trip :) All the places you planned are quite interesting & have nice places to see. Dubrovnik is usually quite crowded even at the end of August and it's probably the best idea to park your car in the central garage (google for dubrovnik public garage - there is only one) which is appx 15-20 min by foot from the old town. The prices of parking anywhere near the old town (if available at all) are exorbitant, as well as taxis. You need about a day to see the most important things there - but, there is much more to Dubrovnik area than the old town. You can try sleeping in Ćilipi, Konavli, or some other rural surroundings, which are very nice, with much lower prices than in the town of Dubrovnik and offer very good food. You probably don't want to miss the area around the river Neretva. This is where the river flows into the sea, with a natural estuary, Around small towns of Opuzen and Metkovic, there are many river tours, restaurants with local food (river fish mostly), etc. Worth a short stay, or even you can locate here when going to a day visit to Dubrovnik. Split is very nice (I was born there :) and it's become one of the most important destinations in the Mediterranean. I would probably add Šibenik to your list, especially that you have the Krka national park there, which is more accessible than Plitvice, if you have a small baby. Zadar is also great. I would opt for a day or two in each destination. Between Šibenik and Zadar, do not miss Vransko jezero, which is another great place, overlooked by tourists. Rijeka and Pula are not my favourites, although you should drop to Pula, at least for half a day to see the old amphiteatar. The rural part of Istria is spectacular, where you can try to go to Motovun (famous for film festival, truffles restaurants etc), and you can combine this with Hum - it's advertised to be the smallest town in the world :) Try Istrian home food. You can consider Pazin as well. Rovinj is nice, but can be pricey and full of tourists at that time. On your trip to Zagreb, you might not want to miss the Rastoke on the river of Korana, near Slunj. Also similar to Plitvice, but more accessible with a baby. There are so many places, that it's different to give final recommendations. Try to look at Web pages https://www.putovnica.net/naj-naj/12-ideja-za-vikend-izlet-u-sjevernoj-i-sredisnjoj-hrvatskoj and https://www.jutarnji.hr/domidizajn/eksterijeri/idealne-destinacije-u-hrvatskoj-za-vikend-s-obitelji/6220581/ - you'll recognize the names of places and photos :) Hope this helps, I needed some time to mentally prepare and start writing, because this is a good conutry to visit and I always have problems recommending :)