Croatia Part II..Dubrovnik

So we hit a little bit of bad weather when the dock ported in Dubrovnik. We still had a great day but wasn't able to get some of the amazing views that I had hoped for. The rain was light, warm, and intermittent. By the time our tour was over and we were back on the boat the sun decided to come out.. figures. We still had a great day. We toured the Croatian countryside (visited a marina town called Cavtat).. had a great lunch at the oldest standing restaurant in the country. The war in 1991 obliterated all but 70 homes.. so many of the structures are new. This restaurant survived luckily. We enjoyed local bread, meats, cheeses, and wine. Dubrovnik has the countryside as well as the new city and the historical fortress. Matt and I would have liked to walk the fortress walls, but due to the fact the whole city is made of limestone it was too slippery to go up there. I hope you can still see the beauty despite the rain!

View from our balcony in the morning

View of the Dubrovnik fortress.. can you see it under the mist?

Town of Cavtat

View of the grounds where we had lunch.. it is an old mill with a working water mill with canals

Traditional way to make Croatian meals..kinda like stew in a dutch oven

Fish!

Fortress walls

All of that orange on that palm tree is COFFEE!!!

The water is just so pretty

Cathedral

Senate and Parliament

Orthodox Church 

Old school... no pews!

The marina

crazy stairs!

We wanted this guy to take our picture so you could see the water...but he zoomed in.. oh well!

Our second towel animal.. an elephant!

Sun came out as we were leaving.. of course!

Can you see the lighthouse?