We arrived into a much hyped Dubrovnik fresh from our great experience in Bosnia i Herzegovina to find that whilst a very pretty city, there was perhaps not has much to do here as originally thought. We spent the first day looking around the old town complete with another successful walking tour from the information office's handouts. We then found a possie for the European cup fixture of Croatia vs Austria. As you can imagine the town was buzzing with everyone dressed up in the Croatian red and white flag. When Croatia scored in the first 10 minutes it was looking like it was going to be a good night, so a flare was lit and much beer drunk. Final score 1-0. Still didn't put the Croatians off their beer...
The following day we took a trip out to Mljet Island, which is where Odysseus was held up for seven years by some sweet sirens. The major feature of Mljet National Park is the two inland salt water lakes (Greater and Lesser Lake). The greater lake has an island with a church and monastary. We spent the day again walking and swimming. This was the warmest place we have swam yet.
The final day was spent doing administrative duties for the insurance claim before a final Croatian swim, beer and meal. It was great to meet up for dinner with Megan from Melbourne, who we had been constantly bumping into from Zagreb onwards. We were heading in the same direction so caught the ferry to Bari, Italy together.
Next stop: Italia!
(P.S. Amelia had a running count of how many nuns she could see in Croatia, after seeing nearly a dozen during our first six hours in Zagreb. Final count: 50 nuns, 5 brothers, and 1 priest. Not bad. Do you think the tally will be broken in Italy?)
The following day we took a trip out to Mljet Island, which is where Odysseus was held up for seven years by some sweet sirens. The major feature of Mljet National Park is the two inland salt water lakes (Greater and Lesser Lake). The greater lake has an island with a church and monastary. We spent the day again walking and swimming. This was the warmest place we have swam yet.
The final day was spent doing administrative duties for the insurance claim before a final Croatian swim, beer and meal. It was great to meet up for dinner with Megan from Melbourne, who we had been constantly bumping into from Zagreb onwards. We were heading in the same direction so caught the ferry to Bari, Italy together.
Next stop: Italia!
(P.S. Amelia had a running count of how many nuns she could see in Croatia, after seeing nearly a dozen during our first six hours in Zagreb. Final count: 50 nuns, 5 brothers, and 1 priest. Not bad. Do you think the tally will be broken in Italy?)
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