Once in Montenegro, we wanted to find the fastest way to get to Croatia. After trying to speak something that ended up a combination of sign language and poorly pronounced Croatian (from our travel books), we took two buses across Montenegro, from Bar to Budvah finally to Dubrovnik. On the bus we drove through the old Balkan medieval city of Kotor and finally up the Dalmatian coast to Dubrovskees.
This city felt so old - the city center was a fortress built in the 1300's to ward off the Venetians and other enemies who desired to conquer Croatia's incredibly rich and dramatic coast. Inside of the old city (above)is one of the oldest synagogues in the world, as well as one of the oldest pharmacies (apotheke) in the world too! You can opt to walk the city walls, which is what we did, which gives you a bird's eye view of the city below and the Adriatic Sea outside of the walls.
We stayed in a hostel that was run by a family with 6 kids - the mother Milka would make fresh French toast every morning and a traditional Croatian dinner each night. The kids, most notably the oldest son Ivi, leads day excursions to say, Bosnia (for waterfalls and traditional cuisine), or the one that we went on: Wine and Oyster Tasting with a visit to a donkey farm and botanical garden....
In Dubrovnik, the orange rooftops rule
this tightly-guarded guarded jewel
This city felt so old - the city center was a fortress built in the 1300's to ward off the Venetians and other enemies who desired to conquer Croatia's incredibly rich and dramatic coast. Inside of the old city (above)is one of the oldest synagogues in the world, as well as one of the oldest pharmacies (apotheke) in the world too! You can opt to walk the city walls, which is what we did, which gives you a bird's eye view of the city below and the Adriatic Sea outside of the walls.
We stayed in a hostel that was run by a family with 6 kids - the mother Milka would make fresh French toast every morning and a traditional Croatian dinner each night. The kids, most notably the oldest son Ivi, leads day excursions to say, Bosnia (for waterfalls and traditional cuisine), or the one that we went on: Wine and Oyster Tasting with a visit to a donkey farm and botanical garden....
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