Croatia has been killing me, or more precisly my budget, slowly with expensive accomodation, food, and most importantly internet access, which is the primary reason for my lack of posting frequency lately. Enough about that, down to business...
After arriving sick in Dubrovnik at 4:30am and relaxing on the concrete for an hour, I was fortunate enough to be greeted by an old man offering a room, unfortunately it was a bit more than I was planning on paying at roughly $22 a night, but being sapped I took it (I would later find out that $22 was the cheap end of accomodation). The man proceeded to drive me to his place in the most rickety car (apparently a communist era Yugo) I have ever had the pleasure of riding in: sitting in the back seat it felt and sounded like a metal rod was about to break through the seat at any moment. The place was nice, also housing the man's son and a daughter and grandsons visiting from Virginia for the summer.
Dubrovnik itself was an amazing, and surprisingly large, old, walled town that has been impressively restored/maintained. The town has been filled with expensive restaurants, bars, cafes, hotels, clothing stores and other shops that fill the narrow, winding streets and cater to the large tourist crowd. Unfortunately Dubrovnik was the most touristy place thus far along the way, largely filled with german and french tourists. Despite the large crowds it was nice to spend a day getting lost amongst all the back allys, stop for a coffee, and drink from the large, multi-headed fountain. At night, parts of the town were filled with jugglers, musicians, and peeps dressed in traditional outfits. Alas, two days was all I could manage before heading off to the small island of Mljet, just off the coast.
Photos: Dubrovnik
Video: Inside Dubrovnik
After arriving sick in Dubrovnik at 4:30am and relaxing on the concrete for an hour, I was fortunate enough to be greeted by an old man offering a room, unfortunately it was a bit more than I was planning on paying at roughly $22 a night, but being sapped I took it (I would later find out that $22 was the cheap end of accomodation). The man proceeded to drive me to his place in the most rickety car (apparently a communist era Yugo) I have ever had the pleasure of riding in: sitting in the back seat it felt and sounded like a metal rod was about to break through the seat at any moment. The place was nice, also housing the man's son and a daughter and grandsons visiting from Virginia for the summer.
Dubrovnik itself was an amazing, and surprisingly large, old, walled town that has been impressively restored/maintained. The town has been filled with expensive restaurants, bars, cafes, hotels, clothing stores and other shops that fill the narrow, winding streets and cater to the large tourist crowd. Unfortunately Dubrovnik was the most touristy place thus far along the way, largely filled with german and french tourists. Despite the large crowds it was nice to spend a day getting lost amongst all the back allys, stop for a coffee, and drink from the large, multi-headed fountain. At night, parts of the town were filled with jugglers, musicians, and peeps dressed in traditional outfits. Alas, two days was all I could manage before heading off to the small island of Mljet, just off the coast.
Photos: Dubrovnik
Video: Inside Dubrovnik
1 comment:
You need to know that Dubrovnik is one of the most exspensive towns in Croatia (specially during the summer).
If the budget is so important, maybe you should think about some other place (like Rovinj or Split).
If you likes partys you should check island Pag and the beach Zrce or island Hvar.
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