Epic European Cycle: 2015-10-09: Dubrovnik

Accommodation
Type Name Service Provider Location Cost Notes
PensionApartments AuraBooking.comDubrovnik$217.00Three nights
Silvija Strahimira Kranjcevica 3A Gruz
If you don't mind walking, it's in a great location in between Lapad Beach and the Old City and handy to the bus depot. Detailed directions to find the property were e-mailed ahead of time and very helpful. The staff were friendly and welcoming. The property has a beautiful sitting area in the courtyard.
There is a long list of very strict rules and dire consequences posted on the wall. These should be communicated on the Booking.com posting so people know what to expect. We found them very off-putting. Also, WiFi was very weak and unreliable.
Activity
Type Name Description Service Provider Cost Kms To Date Total Notes
Sight SeeArchaeological Museum Exhibitions$10.00031323132Price: 100kn/ea for nine museums - we visited four, so 25kn (or $5)/ea/ea.
Sight SeeEthnographic Museum$10.00031323132Price: 100kn/ea for nine museums - we visited four, so 25kn (or $5)/ea/ea.
Sight SeeMaritime Museum$10.00031323132Price: 100kn/ea for nine museums - we visited four, so 25kn (or $5)/ea/ea.
Sight SeeThe Rector's Palace$10.00031323132Price: 100kn/ea for nine museums - we visited four, so 25kn (or $5)/ea/ea.
Blog Entries
I've been thinking about Croatia a lot - after all, we've spent seven weeks here. I think if I were to come back, I would skip the coast. As beautiful as the coastal places are, what I've really really enjoyed about Croatia was when we were inland, away from the touristy stuff, connecting with the locals who weren't jaded by tourism. Of course, our conversations were pretty limited since they had less English than people in the touristy areas, and we have almost no Croatian, but I still really enjoyed it.


The day after Croatian Independence Day and Dubrovnik is... still an anthill. Brent and I mostly visited museums today, but we did explore the old town a little. It is very beautiful; just very tourist-ful.


Thank goodness for Brent. Tonight he discovered that Canadians no longer have the option of applying for a tourist visa upon entry into Turkey. You have to apply ahead of time. This is a change from when we looked into it before and it never occurred to me to double check now. Anyway, he used their official e-Visa web page to get the visas we need and we're now good to visit Turkey in a few days. WHEW!