Dubrovnik - 9th October

The morning brings with it another trip to the bus station.  Although this time we are organised enough to wander back down to the centre of town for breakfast, and then buy some fruit for the trip to Dubrovnik.  This is actually a short trip made long by the fact that we go through the Bosnia Croatia border three times, due to Bosnia having been given a little bit of the coast in some peace negotiations.  The one good thing about the journey is it gives us a chance to see the Neretva River valley which we missed in the dark on Friday.  It is actually quite spectacular, as is all the coastal scenery as usual.

We perform our usual trick of getting accommodation at the bus terminal, and this time is pays off very well.  We get a beautiful apartment which is a two minute walk from the main gate of the old town of Dubrovnik.  As Dubrovnik is supposed to be expensive even for Croatia, our deal of £32 for two for one night looks very good.

The rest of the day is spent looking around the old town of Dubrovnik.  Like all the other old towns this is a mixture of narrow streets, old churches, palaces, restaurants and a lot of places selling junk.  Even more so than anywhere else we have been it is full of tourists, most of whom look to have come from the big cruise ship docked in the port.  It feels a bit crowded, and getting good photos s hard.  The one good thing is that there is better selection of ice creams as the ones we have are very good.

We then set off to walk around the walls of the old town.  Once we get over the shock of the 10 euro entry fee, we begin to enjoy it as they are pretty amazing walls.  The views, both out to see and back in over the town are pretty good from the sea side, but from the inland walls you get the sea and the town in one shot and these views are even better.  We finish the day with a trip to an Irish pub (my first of the trip) and a nice meal in a restaurant on the little harbour, fish of course.