The City Walls

We left from the old harbour of Dubrovnik and took a glass-bottom boat tour, but we really weren’t impressed. We saw a few small fish and one star fish, but that was about it.

The boat ride did give us a nice view of the old city from the water. They had such amazing walls around the city. I guess the invention of the aircraft really burst their bubble! The ocean was a bit rough so we were pretty glad to get off onto solid ground.

We had lunch in the old city, ducked into a souvenir shop for five minutes to avoid a rain shower and then hiked up to walk along the top of the walls of the city.

It was strange to see the city from that perspective. In some places you could see city life just below, but in others the wall climbed along the side of the mountain and you could see not only the buildings perched at the edge of the mountain, but the whole city laid out before you.

I listened to an audio guide as we went. It was interesting to learn some of the history. It was particularly moving to hear about the damage done in the recent wars with Serbia / Montenegro. Over 70% of the buildings within the old city has some sort of direct damage. It's so sad to think of the wars, battles, and earthquakes that the city has survived and then to think of the extreme damage this recent war caused.

The girls hiked along with us without complaint. They had each brought a Barbie so I’m sorry to say that they were more interested in their own little world than in the amazing sights before them. At least they had fun, as did we.

CM