Beautiful Old Town

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Geo: 42.858, 17.5123

Finally we were able to board the ferry. Our tickets were deck, which meant that we had to find a chair to sleep in or some carpet. We found some carpet. It was cool, so I used my towels as blankets. While we slept we breathed in the fresh air of cigarette and cigar smoke. Got a few hours sleep until everyone got up this morning at 6am and began talking loudly! At about 7 we could see Croatia and 40 minutes later we docked. I said goodbye to Megan and met the guy from the hostel who was picking me up. The hostel is in a great location with an excellent view of the peninsula. It is run by a Croatian family. I was so tired that I had a nap until about 2pm. I had a shower then went to find an exchange or a bank to get some of their currency- kuna. I then caught the bus to the old town. Walked through the Pile Gate and along the main street of the old town. This took me to the port. Where there were small island ferries and fishing boats. The old town is full of restaurants, souvenir shops, churches and the homes of many locals. Walked back to the entrance of the old town and paid the admission fee to walk the walls of the city. The thick stone walls are just over 2km long and were built in the 13th and 15th century. They are really impressive city walls. It took me a while to walk the whole way around, as I was taking in the 360 degree view of the city and sea. Parts of the old town were damaged and destroyed in the early 90's and have now been repaired. The walk along the wall was great and I really enjoyed it.

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Photos

01 Mainland
First view of Croatia as the ferry came into port.

02 Island
An island off Dubrovnik.

03 Boat
A boat and the Dubrovnik peninsula.

04 Bokar Tower
This tower is part of the old city walls.

05 Pile Gate
This is one of the entrances into the old town.

06 In the old town
The white marble covers the old town and can be slippery!

07 Side street
A side street away from all the pedestrian traffic.

08 Harbour
The harbour and its many fishing boats.

09 Harbour
More of the harbour and in the background is the city wall.

10 Harbour
The harbour and the new part of town on the hill.

11 Me
Me in front of St Johns Fort.

12 Outdoor restaurants
Outdoor restaurants which serve lots of tasty seafood.

13 Leading up
These stairs lead up to the lucky locals that live in the old town.

14 Onofrio Fountain
It was built in 1438 and used by tourists to fill up their water bottles.

15 Bell tower
View from the city wall of the Franciscan monastery's bell tower.

16 Pile Gate
Pile Gate as seen when leaving the old town.

17 Town wall
Ahead is the town wall as you can see people walking along the wall.

18 Minceta Tower
I took this photo as I started walking along the walls, I will come to this tower at the end of my walk.

19 Wall
The city wall.

20 Harbour
View of the harbour from the wall.

20 Tower and fort
To the left is Bokar Tower and to the right is the Lovrjenac Fort.