Later that morning we took a bus to Dubrovnik, Croatia. All the borders in Eastern Europe are in tact so we always had to go through departing and arrival borders – we were usually some of the only foreigners on board without local ID cards so our passports always had to be taken away for inspection…a little freaky! We now have many stamps though, which I think is neat…a bit geeky I know.
Dubrovnik was really nice, we had great weather and really made the most of the time spending a lot of our days outdoors. We explored the lovely old town, had a drink in a bar on the side of a cliff, walked the city walls (splendid views!), ate gelato, took a 15min ferry to an island for the afternoon where we sunbathed and saw wild peacocks and a monastery. We stayed for 3 nights in a hostel which was again in someone’s house, a lot larger this time and the hosts were approx 60 year olds who had 6 grown-up children. They were really lovely and even though their English wasn’t perfect the Mum was so great at remembering every person’s name (there were approx 15 backpackers staying!) and was always cooking us things and sharing what they had.
I’d be really keen to go back and see other parts of Croatia in summer, perhaps a sailing holiday with Busabout…but I think I’m dreaming, can’t see us having enough time/money to do that as well!
Dubrovnik was really nice, we had great weather and really made the most of the time spending a lot of our days outdoors. We explored the lovely old town, had a drink in a bar on the side of a cliff, walked the city walls (splendid views!), ate gelato, took a 15min ferry to an island for the afternoon where we sunbathed and saw wild peacocks and a monastery. We stayed for 3 nights in a hostel which was again in someone’s house, a lot larger this time and the hosts were approx 60 year olds who had 6 grown-up children. They were really lovely and even though their English wasn’t perfect the Mum was so great at remembering every person’s name (there were approx 15 backpackers staying!) and was always cooking us things and sharing what they had.
I’d be really keen to go back and see other parts of Croatia in summer, perhaps a sailing holiday with Busabout…but I think I’m dreaming, can’t see us having enough time/money to do that as well!
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