Day 11 Dubrovnik

We got to Hvar city dock a little early and there was a long line. Fortunately, they were going to Split. Thirty minutes after that catamaran left, ours arrived. The 3 hour trip to Dubrovnik was very nice. We made 2 quick stops at 2 islands – Korcula and Mljet. Our apartment owners met us at the dock and drove us to an entrance to the old (walled) city. Cars are not allowed in the old city, but it was a short walk to the apt, which is located close to the Buza gate and almost next to city walls. It’s a major part of a tiny old stone house, which was recently completely renovated so it’s bright and very modern inside. We then set out to walk the old town. From our place we have to walk down a very steep street with at least 100 uneven stony steps to get to the main drag (Stradun), and probably the same number to come back up. We went to a Bosnian restaurant for lunch and had a fantastic meal, the best we’ve had in Croatia so far. Then, to burn the lunch calories, we decided to walk the city walls. We paid an exorbitant fee to enter the city wall. The walk around the entire city on the wall took 1.5 hour and included enough steps to qualify as two trips to the gym. But all this effort was rewarded with amazing views of the city inside and outside the walls. After a rest in our place, we did some shopping outside the walls and went back down to Stradun to see the evening activities. It was still crowded, but a bit less than during the day when people from 3 cruise ships descended on the city. There was lots of activity in the evening, the main one being a concert of the Dubrovnik Symphony and some tenor in front of the cathedral. And of course hundreds of restaurants with people eating and drinking and enjoying life.