Dubrovnik - Croatia

We arrived in Dubrovnik about midday and took the public bus from the airport into town. We walked to our accommodation, not that far on the map, but really hilly once you start walking it! Were staying at Anica Guesthouse, a private apartment that is attached to a lovely ladies house and there is a big old golden retriever for us to play with!
After a nap we walked into town for a look around. Dubrovnik is an amazing city. Built on a rock / hill jutting out into the see and completely surrounded by a huge city wall. The whole city looks immaculate, due mainly to the Serbs destroying the city in the early 1990’s.

The city has been completely rebuilt, as it was, so it looks hundreds of years old but not in a falling apart kind of way. The main streets are made of white marble paving stones and fountains and monuments are scattered throughout the city. This really is a must see European city! We ate dinner by the port in the old town in an outdoor restaurant. Lots and lots of seafood, octopus salad, squid and fresh bread!
The next morning we did the same thing, wandered down into town, checked it out in daylight. It is a very lovely place, but very crowded with tourists at times! We walked right through the old town, along the city beach and up to a Modern Art Gallery which had an exhibition Christine was interested in.
It was beautiful, sunny and warm. We had hoped to go for a swim but Christine was a bit put off by all the people on the crowded little beach so we grabbed some lunch instead.
We spent the afternoon walking on the big city walls, which were busy also, bit well worth it. Quite a long walk which took about 2 hours, at no great pace. There is great views of the city, the sea and the wall as you walk around the old town, about 50m high in places. After plenty of walking we headed back to our accommodation for dinner and a rest. We had planned on heading back into town after dinner, but it had got late and we were both exhausted so we never made it! We woke the next morning to the sight of a massive thunder storm. Still being pretty tired we headed back to bed, thankful we had done so much the previous day. By midday the sky was clearing and we were able to get out of our room. We headed towards the Copacabana Beach which was bit of a walk. Luckily about halfway there we stopped for a drink, only to realize we had not bought the wallet. Since we had hoped to take the bus home this was a real pain, so we turned around and walked back. We never made it to the beach.
We headed into town for the evening, to a couple of really cool bars. Both were holes in the wall on the ocean side. Through a small door way you climb down onto the rocks where there is a few tables and chairs and a bar. From the rocks you could also jump into the water, swim for a bit, then climb back out and have a beer. We visited two of these bars, one seemed a bit more tourist, better signed, umbrellas and higher prices. We ate another seafood dinner in town and then headed home, somehow exhausted again!