Friday Favorites: a Croatian island, cherry blossoms, and more

Every Friday, Googlers round up some of the best posts they came across during the week to celebrate the amazing discoveries Local Guides like you are sharing on Connect. This week, a Croatian island, cherry blossoms, and more.

@Petra_M: This week, I really enjoyed @br14n’s post [RECAP] Batu Local Guides : Enjoy the atmosphere of De Bamboo.” The amazing group of Batu Local Guides had a super fun meet-up at the De Bamboo Restaurant in Batu, Indonesia. After getting to know each other, the Local Guides met with the chef who told them more about this interesting restaurant and how the management improved the service thanks to the helpful reviews visitors left on Google Maps. It goes without saying that the group also tried the delicious traditional menu and took many photos of it! To see what they had, check out the post.

@Aruni: The post that grabbed my attention this week is “A Travel Guide to Long Island (Dugi otok), Croatia” written by @Tomislav_CRO. @Tomislav_CRO introduces five must-visit places on Dugi otok—an island in Croatia—and they are all fantastic! The island has many beautiful spots to relax and get lost in nature and the views it offers are breathtaking. You can explore anything from beaches to caves to secluded villages, or enjoy different activities such as cycling, kayaking, diving, and hiking. Make sure you read this post if you’re planning a trip to Croatia.

@MoniV: Although I’m not a big fan of cherries, I really like the cherry blossoms. This week, I had the pleasure of seeing the most beautiful cherry trees in @YasumiKikuchi’s post #TeamJapan - Reason for pretty beautiful cherry blossoms, Viewing Japan.” In it, @YasumiKikuchi tells us the interesting story behind why there are so many cherry trees in Japan. He also mentions a 1200-year-ago poem that really impressed me because it describes the cherry blossoms as a metaphor for human life. I encourage you to read @YasumiKikuchi’s post and immerse yourself in the magic of the cherry blossoms through his lovely photos.

@BorrisS: I’m fascinated with India’s culture and impressive architecture, so when I came across @jayasimha78’s post Mysore Palace” I absolutely loved it! Through his incredible photography, @jayasimha78 presents to us the exterior and interior of the Mysore Palace—a true masterpiece, designed by talented architects. If you like majestic buildings, rich decorations, and halls full of ornamented pillars, I suggest having a look at his post—the beauty of the place will leave you speechless!

Tell us about some of the best posts you’ve read on Connect lately and be sure to keep an eye out next week to see if one of your posts is selected for Friday Favorites! You can check out last week’s Friday Favorites here.

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Hi @MoniV ,

thank you for sharing those posts, very nice ones, congratulations @br14n @Tomislav_CRO @YasumiKikuchi @jayasimha78 :blush:.

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@MoniV Nice selection. Thank you for sharing Friday Favorites: a Croatian island, cherry blossoms, and more with us. Congratulations to LGs whose post is picked for this week.

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@MoniV @Petra_M @LuigiZ @Ant_Bad_Yogi Thank you for enjoying my post.
This could be done because of the incredible support of my members at Batu Local Guides.
Hopefully this can be useful for others

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@MoniV @Aruni Wow, this is such a pleasant surprise! It’s an honor to be among the Friday Favorites.

I am also glad that people are interested in exploring preserved nature which can still be found on Croatian islands.

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@MoniV thank you so much for sharing with us. this is really nice post

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Hello @MoniV ,

Thank you for reading my post in detail! As a social psychology student, I want to introduce Japanese background stories to the world as soon as possible. Someday, the evaluation will change from a mysterious culture to a very unique culture. Thank you always😃

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Hello @LuigiZ @Ant_Bad_Yogi ,

Thank you for your praise. I will continue to post on this theme✍️

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@MoniV @BorrisS Thanks for selecting my post. Appreciate it!

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Superb selection @MoniV

Thanks for sharing.

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Waow!! Very nice :ok_hand::+1: Post, Thank you very much for your beautiful post sharing with us.

Best Regards.

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Hi @MoniV

One again I enjoyed reading your Friday Favorite selections. I particularly enjoyed “A Travel Guide to Long Island (Dugi otok), Croatia” written by @ArtistHR.

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Hi** @MoniV **

Thanks for sharing the mesmerising posts under Friday favourites, all posts are really breath taking.

Congrats to all my fellow local guides whose posts featured this week.

** @br14n @Tomislav_CRO @YasumiKikuchi @jayasimha78 **

Kudos for all of you!

Awesome posts.

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this is a top shot @OmarBD :heart:

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Hello @IshantHP_ig ,

Thank you always for tags and kudos! I’ve been replying late for a while, but I’m also checking your articles😉

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Hello** @YasumiKikuchi **

Thank you! for the reply,

You’re post is literally awesome and i enjoyed to read out, oh it’s my honour that you checking my articles :slight_smile:

You’re all posts are awesome about #DeepJapan, the place is in my list soon i’ll be there :slight_smile:

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Nice selection for Friday Favorites photos, thank you for sharing with us @MoniV

Also many thanks to @br14n , @Tomislav_CRO , @YasumiKikuchi and @jayasimha78 for sharing beautiful photos.

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Hello @AbdullahAM ,

Thank you so much for your praise😀

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beautiful selection and nice cover up facts. thanks for sharing.

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Hello @MoniV The week post is so amazing especially the park photo near sea and mysore place.

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