Blogs from Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe - page 43

Geo: 42.858, 17.67Guess who I met in my dorm room last night? Zane and Alex, the two good Aussie blokes from Korcula. We shared a bonding moment as we bitched about the obnoxious Aussies in Korcula. Had a fairly decent hostel breakfast and off to the island of Lopud. Didn't bring a camera today so sorry, no pictures! Ferry was run-down but you hardly notice when you sail the beautiful Adriatic sea. It's funny because there's this great relaxing dance song I like by Aquapura ... soothing beat with some nice guitar work. It's always in my head when I see the Adriatic. Way before coming to Croatia, whenever I listened to that song I imagined listening to it while sipping a cocktail and sailing a yacht on the Mediterranean. It's not the Mediterranean, but it's ... read more

I made it to the crazy land of Eastern Europe. It's EXACTLY the way its portrayed in Eurotrip. Except that's completely untrue and this place is just about as expensive (many things cost more) as Western Europe. It took me about 20 hours to get to Dubrovnik, Croatia and its beaaaautiful! I took a bus down the Dalmatian coast and it wasn't like anything I've seen before. There were smallish mountains covered in green green pine trees next to the torquise blue clear sea. I always associate that kind of water with white sand beaches and that kind of tree with dark blue lakes or the gray, hostile-looking Pacific ocean. Weird to see it together like that. Walking around Dubrovnik makes me happy. I don't know why. I'm pretty glad that I've finally left Western Europe. ... read more

Geo: 42.858, 17.5123Finally 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 ... read more

OK folks, I apologise in advance for typos etc. It is 10 pm, Jeff is down in the square somewhere listening to music from an outdoor cafe and I am here trying to get a few words down.....so I remember....while drinking red wine out of a coke bottle......ha ha ha and yes I am serious. OK.........Des........the whole of the main walk way here in the old town of Dubrovnik is a Ceroc dancers heaven. The big stone slabs (marble, limestone, not sure what) are so worn with the trillions of tourists that pass through here that the surface is so slippery it is incredible. I am now in my black ceroc dance skirt and flat, boring shoes (so I could walk from our pad to the town without killing my feet) and even in these shoes ... read more

Thanks for your comments Suzanne. I had read that a lot of the town has been painstakingly repaired and it took them for ever to find tiles the right colour to repair the roofs. I also visited an exhibition one night while in the old town that had lots of photos of the war and also it was a memorial to some of the soliders who fought to save the Old Town from the Serbs. I took over 500 photos so am having trouble deciding what to put on here. But here are a few more that to me are less touristy and more in keeping with the real nature of the town.... read more