Dubrovnik

How many favorite places can we have?! This little gem at the south end of Croatia was so amazing. The old walled off city is truly a wonder. I’m so amazed that people still live in these walled cities. Records show that the city was founded in the 7th century by the Greeks. Excavations also revealed a Byzantine basilica from the 8th century. Between the 14th century and 1808, Dubrovnik ruled itself but paid annual tribute to the Sultan of the Ottomans.

During the 1991 war, the old city suffered a lot of damage. One map we saw basically had 90% of the city suffering damage. They did an amazing job of rebuilding the city and now it’s thriving with activity. We walked the perimeter of the wall. It was a hot hot day but we got to see so much. The views were so beautiful.

The crazy candy store!

The girls and I took the cable car up the mountain to get a bird’s eye view of the area. It didn’t disappoint.

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Author: HigmanTravels

We are a family of 5 traveling the world for one year. We are attempting this entire trip around the world via trains, ships/boats, and automobiles -- yes, that's right, no planes.

5 thoughts on “Dubrovnik”

  1. The towns, streets, and water all look so clean! Looks like they take pride in their living environments. May I ask…how come you set up camp in Croatia for so long…what’s the next destination

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    1. We needed to be outside of the Schengen zone due to visa issues. Croatia seemed quite developed and it’s a jumping point for all other Balkan countries. For example, we have been in Montenegro the past couple of days and now we just drove into Albania.

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    2. We heard Croatia was great and seemed like a place with good facilities. It was also good distance from other Balkan countries we could visit. I guess in the end it was a “safe” place for us to set up for a longer period.

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  3. Hi to all of you! Good thing you are not afraid of extremely high places without railings! What a beautiful view from very high up on the “tram”! I am totally impressed! This past Sat. Was our Scarecrow Festival! We lucked out on the weather, it was perfect! We had 68 vendors & huge crowd of people! Within 6 hrs we “cleared” $14,000 DOLLARS!! We are very happy it was so successful/but Grandpa & I are really getting too old for all of the work it involves! We were TOTALLY exhausted! All our love! Learn lots & have a WONDERFUL time! Grandma Sue

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