A nice Italian lady told us when we were in Nice, that the Dalmatia coast is beautiful, and Dubrovnik is the perfect cherry on top. I couldn't agree with it more! We arrived in Dubrovnik after a relaxing seven hour cruise. Dubrovnik was to be the last stop in our nearly 3-month holiday, and I think we saved the best for last!
With the mountain on one side and the sea on the other, Dubrovnik is famous for its beautifully preserved old town fortified by two kilometres of city walls.
The view of the old town harbour is amazing!
Inside the walls is a charming old town with lots of tourists.
There are many alleyways that run into the steep hillsides. BIRD!
Squid risotto and fried small fish for lunch! I thought it was pretty good, though Joe wasn't too keen on it.
We took a ferry to the Lokrum island, a tiny island with no cars just off the coast of Dubrovnik. From the ferry ride we could see swarms of fish in the crystal clear water.
Lokrum island is much more peaceful than the tourist filled Dubrovnik old town. The leafy island has shady parks, a botanic garden, a small lake, and plenty of swimming spots.
In the evening back in Dubrovnik, we climbed the famous city walls where everywhere you looked were spectacular views! I must have taken hundreds of photographs!
View from the walls of the old town harbour and Lokrum island in the background.
The big round thing is the Onofrio Fountain, which has water drawn from a spring 12km away.
Here you could see damages from the shelling of Dubrovnik during the Croatian War of Indepence in 1991.
On our last day in Dubrovnik we hired a kayak.
We paddled to Lokrum island and did a loop around the island.
We stopped on the island for a swim, where Joe stepped on a sea urchin. It was funny because the whole of our time in Croatia he kept telling me to watch out for sea urchins, and then he stepped on one, and had about twenty spines stuck in his water shoe. Two urchin spines made it through the shoe and are still embedded in the heel of his foot.
After sea kayaking, we had a most excellent seafood platter for dinner. The serving was massive - it came in a bucket about 70cm wide! There was squid, fish fillet, baby octopus & squid, prawns, sardines and mussels all cooked to perfection!
We had a great view of the harbour too!
And sadly, our holiday is drawing to a close. We have visited so many awesome places over the last few months. We must thank our wonderful friends who have shown us a good time and let us crash with them on our journey. From Dubrovnik we go back to London where we will attempt to start the "working" part of our working holiday.
We plan to keep updating this blog with other adventures of our time in the UK, travels and otherwise.
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