Last night after dinner Peter and I went down to the beach to take some night photos of the bridge I posted the previous day. I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to photography, but the photo below was taken around 8.30pm.
I was looking forward to catching the bus into Dubrovnik and checking the city out. I was not disappointed. The sense of awe and beauty when you set eyes on the Stradum (old town's main street) never fades. It's hard to imagine anyone, even the city's inhabitants, becoming jaded by its marble streets and baroque buildings, or failing to be inspried by a walk along the ancient city walls that once protected a civilised, sophisticated republic for five centuries and that now look out onto the endless shimmer of the peaceful Adriatic. Our first point of call is walking the city wall.
The above photo is of Dominican Monstery and Museum. We went in and had a look but unfortunately we were not allowed to take photos. Peter did manage to take a couple, so check out his blog. There were golden sleeves which appeared to have bones inside them. Who would want to collect that rubbish?
The photo above was taken from the City Wall and Fort. No visit to Dubrovnik would be complete without a leisurely walk around the spectacular city walls, the finest in the world and Dubrovnik's claim to fame. Built between the 13th and 16th centuries, they are still intact today. They enclose the entire city in a protective veil more than 2kms long and up to 25metres high. The views over the old city are just amazing.
The photo above was taken from the city wall looking down into the street below.
The above photo has been taken of this fortress a million times. I would like to think mine is pretty special.
The above photo was taken from the city wall walk.
The above photo was taken from the city wall walk. We didn't bother paying the 13 Euro for a guide or audio guide.
I had to have my photo taken in one of the cells on the city wall.
The above photo was taken during the city wall walk. You can take a thousand photos on this walk. This truly has be experienced in the flesh to get a amazing feeling for the place.
The above photo was taken of the harbour that is just south of the city wall.
After completing the walk of the city walls, Peter and I caught the cable car up the mountain to get a real good view of the city. The photo above was taken from a viewing platform. Once can not get any higher than looking down over Dubrovnik and into the Adriatic Sea.
The cable car reopened about 19 years ago and now whishks you from just north of the city walls up to Mount Srd in under 4 minutes to a height of over 405 metres. After all the walking around the old city we had a nice lunch and then caught the bus back to camp solitude for a swim and clean my bike.
The day is now drawing to a close and it's been a fantastic day in a beautiful part of the world. We'll be getting up early and hopefully making a shit load of noise to wake up those young French wankers who kept us up last night.
Tomorrow we start the ride to Montenegro and more mountains.
Until tomorrow, safe riding.
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