Thursday April 8, 2010
The location of this apartment is the best, only a short walk downhill to the old town and the bus line is directly in front of the place. This picture is taken from the street and dosen't give it justice as to the height from the ground below. The apt has a washer so after being on the road for 10 days we knew that this was going to be really nice feature. After a great breakfast of bacon, eggs, and the works our housekeeping chores go into action. Bob finished doing his laundry as Teresa had already done all of the other laundry, mine included.

Teresa and Greg headed off to the old city of Dubrovnik and we would be soon to follow. The old city dates back to the 13th century when the walls were built to keep the Turksh armies away. When entering through the city I was so impressed by how well it has been preserved and how clean it is. During the war in 1992 several bombs had destroyed roofs in the city and many houses were burned. There is a walking tour on the great wall so with some reluctancy Bob agreed to do the tour. I had no idea that the heights would once again be so freightening, it seemed like forever from the wall to the water below. While walking and observing the vista we came across a Maritime Museum I decided not to go in and stayed and chatted with a woman selling goods in a little stand. She was born and raised in Dubrovnik and had much sadness in her voice when talking of the war. Her house had been burned down to the ground and the scares of the war still were imbeded in her. Lavander soap was one of the goods she was selling so feeling bad about her story I purchased a bar to the tune of 10 eu probably the most expensive bar of soap I will ever own.

We met up with Teresa and Greg and then took the bus down to the old city for dinner. The restaurant was called the Dubravka located outside the old city. The food was very good, beefsteak was recommended and turned out to be very tasty. I opted for lasagna and Bob had pizza. After missing our return bus we managed to get a taxi that would charge us 40 kn or $2 a piece to transport us up the hill. Another great day.