We are in Croatia. We made it through the border crossing very easily. It only took about 30 minutes. I had heard it could take hours depending on the traffic. The ride went smoothly and Jack enjoyed more mountainous winding roads. Our first stop was in Cavtat which is on the way to Dubrovnik. We would have been too early for check in and thought this would be a nice stop. It was beautiful. We walked around the seaside promenade, had lunch and of course a gelato. Our Air B&B host met us at the apartment and walked us around the area which was very helpful. Unfortunately, we are a little further from Dubrovnik than I thought so we will be walking off some of the gelato. After a little down time, we walked to Dubrovnik and took a cable car to the top of the mountain. The view was amazing and we were there for sunset. I have to admit that I think the sunsets at Normandy Beach Yacht Club are better. 

We entered Dubrovnik's center and were blown away. It really is remarkable. Of course we didn't know what anything was but we are taking a tour tomorrow and I'm looking forward to learning about the area.

                                            Border crossing
                                                    Pay toilets in Croatia,you pay a euro to go through the turnstile. 
                                                    Cavtat
                                                    Cavtat
                                            Cavtat
                                            Cavtat, we wished we had our bathing suits
Lunch view, notice the 2 packets in front of Jack. You need to pay 50 cents in euros for each ketchup packet. As many of you know, Jack loves his ketchup. This could break the budget if it's a trend.
                                            Walk from the apartment to Dubrovnik
                                                    Walk view
                                            Walk slightly uphill at this point.
                                            Outside Dubrovnik



                                            Cable car
                                            View from above


                                            Sunset

                                    We took the cable car to avoid the stairs. It didn't work.
                                                    Dubrovnik
                                                    Dubrovnik
                                                        Dubrovnik
                                                        Dubrovnik


                                                    Dubrovnik


                                            Changing up the view for dinner

                                                    Dubrovnik

Comments

  1. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2024 at 2:20 PM

    Wow. Everywhere you go there are stairs. You'll be on great shape when you return. (Helen)

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  2. AnnieSeptember 8, 2024 at 7:14 AM

    So beautiful! How are Jack's feet and your knees with all the steps and walking??

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 10, 2024 at 4:42 PM

    Gorgeous (Laura)

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