Dubrovnik, Croatia

Dubrovnik, another in a long string of gorgeous Croatian port cities. We bused from Split and couldn’t help but notice how many of these cute little towns dot their coastline. If they had good bike lanes, I think Croatia would be fantastic for a long bike packing trip. Dubrovnik is most known for its “city walls”. Okay, that’s not true, it’s actually most famous for this being where Game of Thrones was filmed 😂.

The city walls took approximately 400 years to build (between 13th and 17th century) and make up what is currently called Old Town. We paid an extravagant fee to walk on top of the walls, which completely encircles the city. There were a couple of worthwhile museums along the way and does indeed offer great sea views (guess it wouldn’t be a good fort if it didn’t:).

Much like Split, where the city grew up and out from Diocletian’s Palace, so it is the same with the city walls of Dubrovnik. Must say that I do love how Europeans use space, what was old will become new again. Visited the Red History Museum, which follows Croatia’s history with communism.

Croatia became a satellite state of the USSR after the Russian Revolution of 1917 and only became a liberal democracy in 1990. One of our tour guides said that it can still be a sensitive subject and the country is still quite divided as to whether they should go back to communism or continue to be a liberal democracy.

When will people learn? Unfortunately, never. I think this subject akin to people wanting to abolish racism, they should, but both fights will have to never endingly be waged since both subjects will always get exploited for political advantage.

Schengen is a calling and must make our way to Montenegro tomorrow. I have enjoyed both Slovenia and Croatia way more than I might have imagined. Croatians are kind and generous. We are yet to stay anywhere that doesn’t provide a “gift”. Often a beer or a sweet is given on the house, just a little something to make you feel special and welcome. Indeed I do, thanks Croatia.Okumaya devam et