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Bev's 2012 Adventure

Around Dubrovnik May 7, 2012

Change of plans this morning when it was raining out. It just didn't seem like the day to spend on the water and beaches. After a good wander around the old city and seeing many sights and many churches I decided to use my deposit to take the boat to Cavtat, a small town further south on the coast. Turns out it was not the best decision as it was very, very, very rough. I arrived feeling somewhat green but did recover and wandered around the little town. Very pretty. Eventually I even had a delicious seafood lunch. The water was so clear around the harbour of this town - looked absolutley wonderful. Good news, the return trip was much better and some great views of the walled city as we pulled into the old port. Then it was up a number of steps to get to the cable car and a very fast ride up the hill for a panaromic view of the city, countryside, sea and islands. On a clear day I understand you can see as far as Italy. That wasn't happening today but it was a great view. This was one of the few places where you see much about the war in this coubntry. The other place is close to where I am staying and there are some startling photos from an artist's place that was bombed at the very beginning of the war. While up there I met 2 couples, one from Alberta and one from Summerland. Small world. Back in the walled city, I'm now resting and might go out later to hear a concert. The walled city certainly is a buzz with all of it's cafes, bars and ice cream places. Everyone is having ice cream cones around here. The TV toursim ads for Croatia are very interesting - they advertize it as the Mediterran as it used to be!!

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