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The Jewel of the Adriatic
... bus, picking up locals and tourists alike and bestowing upon them our new found knowledge. A midday nap revitalized us and we headed back to explore more of the walled city ending the day in a square where we listened to live music consisting of many of our old favorites. Of course, an occasional song compelled us to sing along.
More exploring, the ...
Lazy beach day at Lapad
... water near our house and could walk around the whole peninsular by the water.
Lovely little jetties with small boats moored in the crystal clear water, locals sat on benches chatting and it was so quiet and peaceful with no ...
Wrapping up our stay in Croatia with Dubrovnik
... goodies. When we arrived she made iced tea and brought out cookies, when we were having our breakfast on the patio she brought us a bowl of plums from her garden and when we were making lunch one day she picked us a couple of tomatoes to add to our sandwiches. On the morning we left Dubrovnik, she hugged us both and waved as we walked away from the yard. I said to Robin that it was almost like we had a grandma in Croatia for a couple of days.
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Borders and The Black Cauldron
... than they had been on the way in. After three hours we were at the Croatian border and got through without difficulty, before heading south for Dubrovnik. Then due to some border peculiarities we had to go through passport control again a short while later, as we drove back into Bosnia & Herzegovina for about 7 kilometres before returning to Croatia once more ten minutes later. This is thanks to a ...
The reluctant begining
... to a degree. Masses of baseball cap wearing noisy yanks and seemingly limitless Italians in their big posey sunglasses fill the city's stone streets and restaurants. The majority come for a day visit from their Mediterranean cruises, and because they generally have a lot of money to throw about the local populace have caught on and charge an absolute fortune for things.
Having minced up a steep hill that skirted the ...


