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Dubrovnik (Day 7, Mar 23)

Today is our second day in Dubrovnik.  Since we didn't sign up for the Gate 1 silk factory and dinner meal (which was extra), we had all day to explore the town on our own.  We bought a 24-hour Dubrovnik City Pass late yesterday and if you ever get a chance to come here, I'd say it's worth it.  It's 35 euros per person but the wall walk alone is that much, plus you get access to museums and churches as well as free bus rides as long as the card is active.   

We wanted to do the wall walk first since it would be cooler and less crowded in the morning.  We took the #6 bus from the hotel and got dropped off right outside the Old Town.  The entire walk is about 1.2 miles.

Looking down at the fountain which is being restored now.  The main street through town (Stradun) is to the left.

Fe and I with the West Harbor (King's Landing in GoT) behind us.

Croatian Flag

Fe in a wall turret.



Cannon and view

Red rooves of the city with Lokram Island in the background.

We did stop for a coffee about halfway through.  One of the "wall guides" allowed us to leave the wall and come back--he said, "Anything is possible" when we asked if we could, ha ha.  I doubt we could have done that if it was the height of the tourist season. 

City view

View of the Old Port

View through the battlement

The walk took just over 2.5 hours--including photo time and coffee break--and after that we were on to our glass-bottom boat ride from the Old Port.  I will say that the ride was a little rough.  We weren't issued life jackets but I made sure I knew where they were.  The views were good, though.

View of the city and the wall we just walked from the Adriatic.

Another view

The boat didn't just give us views of the city, it went out to Lokram Island and back.  We didn't land on the island though.

Forest ranger's house

View of rocks through the glass bottom.


I am glad we went on this trip but I'll admit I was glad to be back on dry land, ha ha.  It was time for lunch.  Fe and I both shared a plate of black risotto, made with cuttlefish ink.  I think I've said earlier that I'm surprised at what I'm eating on this trip.

It tasted pretty good.

It may sound weird, but after walking on the top of the walls in the morning we walked along the walls inside town.  I got a big surprise here--Fe walked through an open door in the wall and called me over.  This is what we found:

Looking up from the outside

Fe along the wall

Cat sunning itself.  There were lots of cats in this town.

Like I said, this was a surprise.  It seemed to be a place locals came for picnics or to just watch the sea.  But the biggest surprise was Fe walking through an open door uninvited.  That's something I usually do!

In all our travels, we've never been in an Orthodox church before (in this case Serbian).  I'm glad we stopped in. 

Altar, Church of the Holy Annunciation

I am guessing this is Mary and the Archangel Gabriel

It was time to head back to the hotel, so we took the bus back using the city pass.  But I didn't check the time and it had expired (shame, shame)!  Luckily the driver just waved us on and we made it back.  The last thing we did was have some dinner and walked down to the beach for some quick photos.

Sunset, Copacabana beach

View of Franjo Tudjman Bridge

This was a busy day and tomorrow we'll be heading back north with an overnight stop in Vodice before heading away from the Dalmatian coast.



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