Dubrovnik

Up early-ish to beet the sun and people to our planned walk of the old city wall. We are staying within the walls. It takes 1 1/2 to 2 hrs to walk them. They’ve survived attacks from Saracens, Venetians, Russians, and Austrians and they were either repelled by the city’s defenses, or the walls at least saved the city from suffering major damage.
Even during the Yugoslav army siege of 1991–1992, in which millions of dollars worth of damage was inflicted on the city, reports found that the ancient city walls did a better job of withstanding bombardment than any of the city’s modern structures! We had a lazy afternoon and later took the cable car up to our booking at the Panoramic Restaurant up the top which I’d made months ago to be at the front edge.
People carry on drinking well in to the night. You may wake at 2 or 3 and they’re still partying but it’s happy and inoffensive. You’re not to be noisy at siesta time funnily enough. Old town rules.Read more