It just occurred to me that for the first half of this trip, we chose places with some pretty heavy recent histories: Russia, Estonia, and Croatia. I can easily remember when massive changes happened that have dramatically shaped each country in the last twenty years or so. In Russia and Estonia, it was pretty amazing to see and experience those changes through discussion with locals, checking out the various architectural styles, etc. Despite the fact that Dubrovnik was shelled hard during the Croat-Serb civil war, this is not where one goes for an exposure to recent Croatian history. For a view into a much older time period though, say 14th century, this is the place. To me growing up, any mention of Dubrovnik conjured up images of the infamous limestone protective wall that rises up from
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