The next day the boys decided to walk and Mom and I drove the car to meet them - we were forty minutes late! My excuse for that is that my running shoes weren't quite dry from the day before (I'd stepped in the droppings of a dog and scraped it off in a puddle), so we were debating what to do. In the end I ended up wearing Mom's shoes and she wore her high-heeled boots (we switched later in the day and I know I won't get caught up in the fashion statement of ridiculously heeled boots too soon - give it ten years or more). Birch had gone on walking, so when we picked Dad up we had to hope Birch hadn't been hit by a car (the highway was narrow and really steep). We met up with him eventually, and arrived for our second day in Dubrovnik.
Right away we went walking around the wall - that is, after buying a ticket for the day, a pass for all the museums and such, including the wall. After that, of course we had to get some ice cream, and after THAT we set off around the wall.
The view was magnificent - every which way you turned there was another beautiful full view. The city was just . . .
Right away we went walking around the wall - that is, after buying a ticket for the day, a pass for all the museums and such, including the wall. After that, of course we had to get some ice cream, and after THAT we set off around the wall.
The view was magnificent - every which way you turned there was another beautiful full view. The city was just . . .
red tiled rooves, all the way along, and then they come to an abrupt end, replaced by the totally opposite colour of caribbean blue! Facing the water, the wind rips and tears at the tour boats, motoring along the wall. Seagulls fight against the not-so-breezy breeze, trying to get to their nest on that little perch in the distance... The rocky beaches are forbidden in case of being swept away by the waves and drowned, but there are still small specks of sun bathers!
Then up the hill (it wasn't actually under the category of 'hill' in my books, but it wasn't under 'mountain' either, so...?) there's a castle, and a huge white cross facing seawardly. Stairs zig-zag up the steep slope and a funicular can bring you up too, but Birch went on and on about how silly that was, and what a waste of power, because in his mind EVERYONE is capable in hiking.
We walked around, visiting a museum, and discovering that Dubrovnik WAS bombed by Serbia in the Serbian War - for no reason, actually, they just wanted to destroy a beautiful scene of Croatia. Thankfully they didn't get to the point where everyone living in Dubrovnik died, but they did cause some destruction within the walled city!
We walked around, visiting a museum, and discovering that Dubrovnik WAS bombed by Serbia in the Serbian War - for no reason, actually, they just wanted to destroy a beautiful scene of Croatia. Thankfully they didn't get to the point where everyone living in Dubrovnik died, but they did cause some destruction within the walled city!
After coming to the end of the wall, Birch and Dad decided to go up to the castle, where there was supposed to be a really good museum about the war. Mom and I had spotted some art galleries around and decided to go into them (half the day was spent and I wasn't ready to go up and down the hill/moutain). So naturally, we split, deciding to meet back at the fountain in an hour and a half.
We went into the two art galleries we had seen (one of which was quite a disappointment), and while making our way to the third stopped for a muffin and coffee (the coffee was for Mom). When we got there we found the cutest little shop in the whole of Dubrovnik, where two best friends had put both their hobbie's product into one shop - pottery and painting. We met the potter who was taking her shift, and she showed us all her works of art, and her passion for her job was clear. Mom bought a little angel to hang on the wall, and although I really liked one, I made the foolish mistake of not getting it!
After that we realized what time it was and rushed to the fountain, which wasn't far off. The boys were already there and we all agreed we were ready to go back to the apartment, but before we left Mom spotted a sign advertising the movie Titanic, and with further inquiries we decided to go that night. I have to say, it was really good, and up there in the top three favourite things of the day. The last half hour, all I was thinking is 'I hope I die naturally, I hope I die naturally, I hope I die naturally, I hope I die naturally, I hope I die naturally' over and over and over again! By 'naturally' I mean of old age, when I'm ready to go and leave this world behind, and go to the next.
Bye,
Allie
We went into the two art galleries we had seen (one of which was quite a disappointment), and while making our way to the third stopped for a muffin and coffee (the coffee was for Mom). When we got there we found the cutest little shop in the whole of Dubrovnik, where two best friends had put both their hobbie's product into one shop - pottery and painting. We met the potter who was taking her shift, and she showed us all her works of art, and her passion for her job was clear. Mom bought a little angel to hang on the wall, and although I really liked one, I made the foolish mistake of not getting it!
After that we realized what time it was and rushed to the fountain, which wasn't far off. The boys were already there and we all agreed we were ready to go back to the apartment, but before we left Mom spotted a sign advertising the movie Titanic, and with further inquiries we decided to go that night. I have to say, it was really good, and up there in the top three favourite things of the day. The last half hour, all I was thinking is 'I hope I die naturally, I hope I die naturally, I hope I die naturally, I hope I die naturally, I hope I die naturally' over and over and over again! By 'naturally' I mean of old age, when I'm ready to go and leave this world behind, and go to the next.
Bye,
Allie
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