I wasn't quite sure what to expect from Dubrovnik. I was pleasantly surprised. That place is gorgeous! It is a very old city built with a wall around it. It used to be a contender with Venice as the center of commerce in the medieval ages. Venice won, but Dubrovnik remained a large port city.
When we entered the city walls, we found this sad, little playground. As we looked at the old, broken equipment, Lauren and I laughed at the attempted entertainment.
I mean, look at this merry-go-round - not exactly hours of fun there!
But when the boys saw it, all they saw were the swings and they ran over and joyfully started swinging. Reminded me to look at the positives!
This guy was sitting in the main plaza playing his instrument and tapping his metal-toed shoe onto a piece of wood. He was actually pretty good!
Andrew was excited to wear his Greek soccer jersey. Yes, I know it looks like a jersey from Ireland, but that is really a Greek team!
So we began our ascent to the top of the walls - and our walk around the city. In the war years of 1992-1995, a lot of the roofs of the homes were destroyed. 80% of the roofs were then replaced with the bright orange roofs we see. I think it makes a really charming view of the town from the top. Here are a variety of pictures from up above.
This is the Croatian flag.
These guys were playing in a piazza. They were really good - I bought their cd.
We ended the day eating Croatian and Turkish sandwiches. They were delicious! Fun day in Dubovnik!
When we entered the city walls, we found this sad, little playground. As we looked at the old, broken equipment, Lauren and I laughed at the attempted entertainment.
I mean, look at this merry-go-round - not exactly hours of fun there!
But when the boys saw it, all they saw were the swings and they ran over and joyfully started swinging. Reminded me to look at the positives!
This guy was sitting in the main plaza playing his instrument and tapping his metal-toed shoe onto a piece of wood. He was actually pretty good!
Andrew was excited to wear his Greek soccer jersey. Yes, I know it looks like a jersey from Ireland, but that is really a Greek team! 
So we began our ascent to the top of the walls - and our walk around the city. In the war years of 1992-1995, a lot of the roofs of the homes were destroyed. 80% of the roofs were then replaced with the bright orange roofs we see. I think it makes a really charming view of the town from the top. Here are a variety of pictures from up above.
This is the main street of the town. There are many cafes and shops all along the way.
This is the Croatian flag.
I love clothes lines. Nobody has dryers, so of course, they hang their clothes out to dry. I loved how people were so comfortable to display their drying clothes to the world. After using the same method many times on our trip, I must say it dries very nicely that way!
As in all towns we went to, the markets were open for business. We bought produce to make our own Greek salads when we returned back to the ship. The farmer kept handing us free cucumbers and onions.
These guys were playing in a piazza. They were really good - I bought their cd.
We ended the day eating Croatian and Turkish sandwiches. They were delicious! Fun day in Dubovnik!
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