View from the Ferry on the Return to Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik, Croatia

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April 27th 2013
Saturday 27th April, 2013. Dubrovnik, Croatia. We had a good breakfast and, after changing some dosh for the local Kuna's, caught the local bus to the Old Town. We visited the Tourist Office and obtained a map and then went straight to the jetty to catch a boat to Lokrum Island. Lokrum takes its name from the Latin word "acrumen" meaning "bitter fruit" which refers to the orange and lemon trees ... read more

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The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a feder... ... read more