Old town

Dubrovnik's wall

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May 29th 2009
Wednesday was a good day to leave England as the showers had developed into a steady rain with gloomy skies. In Dubrovnik, however, we were greeted by a lightening storm and torrential rain that lasted into the wee hours of the morning. All things pass, however, and it is now a bright, sunny day as we stroll around the walls of the old town wearing shorts. We had planned to stay in the old town ... read more

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The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a feder... ... read more