Day 15 Dubrovnik-travel

We started the day by taking the cable car to the fort on top of the mountain overlooking the city. The views were spectacular. There was a war museum there with pictures and descriptions of the war from 1991 to 1995. Really brutal. We then ventured back into the old city thinking it would be not crowded since we saw no cruise ships from the mountain. However, that was not the case since buses had brought many groups. We walked up the 100+ steps for the last time and packed. Our hosts, a young couple Iris and Lamie, took us to the airport. The Dubrovnik airport is pretty small, but nice. They are expanding it, though and a new terminal is in progress. Supposedly, in 2016 there will be direct flights from the US to Dubrovnik. Our Lufthansa flight to Munich was OK. We really enjoyed Croatia -- its natural beauty, the spectacular coast with hundreds of islands, inlets, bays and picturesque little towns surrounded by hills and mountains. The most enjoyable places were those that were a bit more remote and not accessible to cruise ships and big bus tours, like the little towns on Hvar.