Dubrovnik, Croatia

 Greetings from Dubrovnik! 

I’m posting from the road, in my desire to avoid being overwhelmed by the photos at the end of the trip. So, this will be brief…mostly a link to the photos I’m taking for those who want to follow along in real time. ;)

We departed Amsterdam on Sept. 4th for the two hour flight to Dubrovnik. By chance it was the 5th anniversary of the day Han and I first met, so it was perfect timing. I planned this trip months ago, in my desire to visit more of  Europe now that I’m based here. We thought our first big trip together would be to Greece but as we researched, we were drawn to Croatia. So the plan was born and looking forward to it all summer has been a big part of the fun.

Discovered a fun app that makes this easy to do. Love it!

Amazing what a difference a two hour flight can make! We’re going carless this trip so took a 30 minute taxi from the airport to Dubrovnik’s Old Town. We arrived at our airbnb and it was all that we’d hoped. The view was absolutely breathtaking.

Dubrovnik is a city on the Adriatic Sea encircled by massive stone walls built in the 16th century. The whole town is a Unesco World Heritage Spot. It is that special.

The scale of these city walls are remarkable and hard to capture in photos. The harbor and water surrounding it make it unbelievably picturesque.

We can sure see why this was chosen as the back drop for so many scenes in the Game of Thrones!

One of the things we love most about it are all the quaint alleyways everywhere you go. Usually with a cat or two hanging out on them. You can’t get lost here…you know wherever you are, you’re still within the walls of the city.

It was helpful to see the city from so many angles: 

in it, beside it, and above it.

We felt like we were a part of living history. 

The “Homeland War” (only 30 years ago!) was brought to life for us in such a heartbreaking way. As was the resilience of the people here and how they’ve recovered in such a relatively short time.

We could go on and on gushing about this area. A highlight was taking the water taxi 20 minutes to Lokrum Island. No cars allowed and peacocks on the roam everywhere. It was very idyllic.

Another highlight was the glorious patio of our Airbnb.

What a gift to be able to stay here.

When you find something you love, you really want to share it-and we wish everyone we know could come here! Until then, here is my album of photos. I wrote descriptions with each picture, but they are a little tricky to find on this site. But, they are there! ;)

To see the full album of photos, click here:

Croatia 2022

After leaving Dubrovnik, Han and I are island hopping for the next couple weeks and I’m striving to post here as I go. It’s so much more fun that way. And thanks to those of you reading this and taking time to share in our adventure. Sending our love to you from here. 🇭🇷

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