Blogs from Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe - page 20

Geo: 42.6537, 18.0948 GÜN 09 GÜNLERDEN CUMA: Çok güzel bir uyku …. Aracın yan penceresi harikalar yaratıyor.. Bizim Şahbaz'ın ( Minibüs ) yanında sürgülü bir pencere var .. Uyurken açmakta yarar var .. İlla velakin, aynı pencere ,etraftaki uçan kaçan yaratıklar için gel gelleri sağlıyor.. Çok beceriksiz olmama rağmen, Istanbul'da pencereye bir tül perde germeyi becerdim ..şimdi çok rahat uyuyorum… Duşumu aldım …kahvaltımı ettim..aracı yıkadım ve dün gelirken yoğun trafik yüzünden kaçırdığım güzel Dubrovnik manzaralarını almak üzere yola çıktım… O ne trafik öyle ?… Bu girişimin tek faydası ,önünde park yeri bulduğum bir bankada para bozdurmak oldu.. 7,48 den bozdular. Dubrovnik girişindeki tepeye yollandım.. Resim çekme cepleri yapmışlar … B... read more

Our ferry arrived very early in Dubrovnik, seven o'clock in the AM. Having slept on the ground we didn't have the most amazing sleep ever, but it was better than the last ferry where we'd decided to sleep outside until we got too cold at 2am. We got off the ferry as most people do; quick as we could. As we walked to the terminal there were many people on the other side of the port fence trying to sell rooms, something we've learned is not uncommon, and not shady a long as you have an idea as to prices. We booked ahead having had so much trouble on the Côte d'Azur, and started the walk to the hostel which was actually in an area called Lapad. Having taken photos with directions we were on the ... read more

The only piece of drama (and there is always one to report!!) that happened during our 'sea day' was in the evening. After returning to our cabin at around 5pm, an envelope was waiting for us on our bed. It is traditional that on the evening of the last gala dinner, club members get invited to the Captain's cocktail. There was 1 envelope. There was 1 invite inside. It was addressed to Roisin Ann Hodgson!! ‘Its only a cocktail party!' I kept repeating to my self. This didn't stop Roisin waving the invitation in front of my nose throughout dinner. Approaching the L'Amestista lounge I could see a red rope strewn across the doorway flanked by 2 of the biggest ‘meat heads' MSC must have on their books. Roisin handed her invite to one of these ... read more

Ahhhh Dubrovnik ! C'est aussi beau que ce qu'on en dit ! Je comprends pourquoi il y a des milliers de touristes qui débarquent là chaque jour! On a vu des super gros bateaux de croisières... c'était impressionnant. On avait eu un avant-goût de la ville juste avant d'aller à Kotor. Nous avions passé une nuit là pour pouvoir aller chercher notre voiture de location... et ça nous avait juste assez "agacé" pour qu'on ait hâte d'y revenir! La 1re journée a été marquée par du lavage (!) et un souper de fruits de mer au restaurant :) On avait remarqué qu'à peu près tous les restaurants offraient des "assiettes de fruits de mer à partager" et c'est là qu'on a décidé de l'essayer. On avait 2 poissons blancs (aucune idée lesquels... mais ils étaient bons), ... read more

The Dalmatian coast of Croatia is fast gaining a reputation as the new playground for the rich and famous. But the thing is you have to get there first! In my case the journey entailed catching a midnight bus from Zagreb in freezing temperatures, only to pull an all nighter on the aforementioned bus before a weary group of passengers arrived in Dubrovnik the next morning. The odd midnight bus ride is an unavoidable part of life on the road, and just goes to show this travel caper is not all supermodels and speedboats! Let's rewind just a fraction, dear reader, to bring you up to speed on the journal. The Balkans adventure left off in Ljubljana, from where I caught a morning train to the Croatian capital of Zagreb. It was a scenic and enjoyable ... read more