Blogs from Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe - page 44

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Day 60: Friday July 21: Istanbul We went back into the city of Istanbul today. First stop.. The spice markets. Tons of shops, mostly selling spices, but everything else in between. Turkish Delights and Saffrin were the popular choices. There were pet shops and butchers and souveniers. After the spice markets, we went for a shave.. Yup, all the boys have gone without a shave for almost a week, just to have this opportunity. It was fantastic, the best shave I've ever had, a little nervous at first because its a big long straight razor. It felt great and got really close. They even come along and burn ear hair with a lighter. The aftershave burns a little, but feels so good. After the shave, we headed into the Grand Bazaar.. The Grand Bazaar has over ... read more

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　　今早給包租婆準備的早餐嚇著，原來除了咖啡外，她真的準備了麵包，而且是三大個新鮮的！平時不飲咖啡，但今早的是新鮮煮好，又熱又濃，不想浪費她的好意，結果還是喝了半壺。 決定多住一晚，包租婆不懂英文，倒易辦，在她面前將兩張100kn鈔票搖搖晃晃，哪有不明之理？我出最後一招，問她"Sprechen Sie Deutsch?"（妳會說德語嗎？）她一邊笑著一邊用唯一懂得的德語回答"nichts"（她大意是想說'no'吧）。 　　來回10小時車程，為的只是兩小時的古城參觀，是否值得見仁見智。在往Dubrovnik的巴士上認識了一位來自L.A. 的男人，總算談得來，但我的英文似乎比之前更爛，慘了。 我跟他談起NBA，因為我將要向他介紹：Split就是Toni Kukoč的家鄉。他似乎霎時間想不起Kukoč是誰，我早料到有此一著，便立即解釋說"He used to be a Chicago Bull…in Jordan times"，他似乎想起來了。他見我有留意NBA，便問我總決賽的最新戰況。多天之前收到的消息是Miami Heat領先Dallas Mavericks 3:2，我極之不願意看到。 他之前到過波蘭、捷克。他強力建議我日後到訪波蘭的Krakow，因為鄰近Auschwitz集中營遺址。 當他知道我剛到過布拉格後，便雀躍地問我有沒有喝過地的捷克啤酒？我立即說那是出奇的甜呢。他便問我：平常慣喝甚麼？我便直截了當一句"Heineken only"。他驚訝地再問：就只有Heineken？我便說是，哈哈。他又說在布拉格吃了兔肉，覺得極之好吃。 他打算在Dubrovnik住一兩晚後乘船北上至Rijeka（幾乎是最近撒格勒布的港口），然後在撒格勒布坐飛機回布達佩斯返回老家；我便說船程太長了，建議他乘船到Split，然後轉乘巴士返回撒格勒布，那是"more reasonable"。他亦同意。我還教他在Dubrovnik下車後接受那些守候多時的女士的「兜搭」，便可以找到民宿過夜了。 雖然他不會到意大利，但仍對我明晚經海路登陸意大利極感興趣... read more

We have decided that this glorious Croatian sunshine is all a myth! After being stranded in Bari we had some luck and met Kate from Australia and Monica from Edmonton. They both travelled to Dubrovnik with us where it was raining like Vancouver with brief breaks for blue sky. We only had the one day so we could not waste it. So after finding our Guesthouse the 4 of us braved the weather and took a bus to the old town. It is a beautiful walled city with lots of little alley ways and shops. But the major tourist attraction is the town walls that you can walk and see the stunning views of the ocean and the city. So we waited out the rain in the coffee shop....and we waited.... and waited a little more. ... read more