One More Day in Dubrovnik

 

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We spent one more day wandering around in Dubrovnik, drinking in the sights before the next step of our trip.

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We walked along the coast looking for mermaids.

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Swimmers in front of a hotel hidden from view.

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Kristen putting her feet into the Adriatic Sea.

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Kristen plotting a path toward adventure.

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A thunderstorm rolling into Dubrovnik from the sea.

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Thunder and lightning in the night.

Into Montenegro

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After an early pickup by a local travel company, Kristen and I headed south toward Montenegro along the sea south of Dubrovnik.  A big cruise ship and some large sailboats were anchored in the leeward side of the island.

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Driving along the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro.

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At a scenic stop on the bay.  There is a little church named the Church of Our Lady of the Rock in the middle of the bay.

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An old industrial site from times long gone.

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Another view of the church and another nearby island with a building on it.

STA_1488-STJ_1497A panorama of the Bay of Kotor.

Dubrovnik Day Two

IMG_1303Day two in Dubrovnik broke with a beautiful sun-filled morning.  We walked down the narrow alleys and stairs from our lodging into old town.

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IMG_1307We headed up to the city walls of old town and did the entire circuit to see the sights.

IMG_1308One of the main drags through old town.

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IMG_1318A fort on a neighboring rock.

IMG_1323Kristen with Dubrovnik behind.

STA_1327-STG_1333Old cannon emplacements for defense of Dubrovnik.

IMG_1334The high city walls drop off into the sea.

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IMG_1348It is neat that so many people still live in the old town.

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IMG_1352A small outdoor bar on the outside of the walls.

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IMG_1357Ruins in between occupied buildings.

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IMG_1366The harbor behind the walls.

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IMG_1372Exploring a quieter section of the walls.

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IMG_1419An ancient pharmacy that has been in operation for many centuries.

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IMG_1426Lest we forget the war of 1991.

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STA_1437-STE_1441Down at the harbor.

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An ancient pier.

IMG_1445Big cruise ship anchored in deep water.

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IMG_1455Kristen walking through a quiet back street.

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Was this lunch or was this just a snack?

IMG_1469A cruise ship departing Dubrovnik as seen from near our lodging far above old town Dubrovnik.

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Down by the new harbor in newtown.  That impressive suspension bridge was completed in the last several years.