Ancient City Walls Dubrovnik

Old Dubrovnik, just inside Pile Gate, to the left. Dubrovnik , Croatia
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    Ancient ruins, Historic village, Scenic/historic walking area

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    Another Beautiful Old Town


    Today was a brutally early morning departure. We had a 6 am breakfast in the hotel with a 6:20 departure by bus for Dubrovnik. Louise had just started her breakfast when the taxis arrived to take us to the bus station.

    We traveled past what looked like Soviet bloc style apartment buildings, then past villages with rows of sticks and …

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    Footloose in DUBROVNIK

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    Again with low cost flights, more and more holidaymakers are returning to our recommended European maritime resort with such a turbulent history: Once part of the Venetian empire, it fought off the Ottomans, yet later let Napoleon's troops in. Croatia then became part of Yugoslavia after WW1, and struggled free in 1991. The city has its fair share …

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    Delectable Dubrovnik

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    ... sure that I went to the war memorial. For those who don't know, the Serbs bombed the shit out of Dubrovnik in 1991 and the ancient city walls still protected them - quite amazing. The war memorial wasn't anything special in terms of statues or a ...

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    Walking the ancient walls of Dubrovnik

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    Early morning was the ideal time for walking the 1.5 mile (3 KM) path along the top of Dubrovnik's ancient city walls, especially in the summer. However, it was also the prime time for all the boat and bus tours to descend on the city. We were tourists ...

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    The reluctant begining

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    ... tired of listening to and dodging the countless noisy tourists and opted to escape the throngs by exploring outside the ancient city walls. Dubrovnics beauty is also its downfall to a degree. Masses of baseball cap wearing noisy yanks and ...

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    Alliteration is annoying (oops!)

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    ... to dive from rocks into the open surf of the Adriatic was pure pleasure. We also climbed and traversed the ancient city walls (awesome views), and visited the Museum of War Photography which featured glossy prints from the Israeli/Lebanese conflict. ...

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    Pozdrav iz Dubrovnik

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    ... , becoming jaded by its marble streets and baroque buildings, or failing to be inspired by a walk along the ancient city walls that once protected a civilised sophisticated republic for five centuries, and that now look out onto the endless shimmer of ...