Dubrovnik..you've been fun

Wednesday:
I am feeling much better with my cough easing. After breakfast at the apartment, we walked down to Pile Gate in the old town. The sun is shining but still a little windy, but it's good to be in the sun.

We purchased some bus passes so we could explore the city a bit more, and so we didn't have to walk up all those stairs to get back to the apartment. We took a ride on the no.4 which took us out to a peninsular beyond our previous hotel for a looksie. We returned back to the bus hub, Pile Gate, and took the no.3, which passes our apartment - it was a very circuitous route, passing by the ferry port and bus station. We picked heaps of noisy school children along the way - it was like Lord of the Flies!

We stopped at the apartment briefly before taking the no.3 back to the old town. Note for future visitors; the buses don't run on time and stop randomly for bus driver discussions. We had a late lunch at Silk, an eclectic Asian fusion restaurant we've visited previously. We chatted to two chatty Taiwanese girls who also needed a hit of rice and Asian flavours.

We returned to the apartment on the aforementioned no.3 bus for an arvo snooze - the real joy of vacations. A quiet dinner of leftover chicken and red wine followed by some TV streaming.

Thursday:
After breakfast, we walked to the old town via Buza gate, which brought us into the town from the top of the eastern side of the town. We went souvenir shopping, picking up some fridge magnets, a bottle opener, and a tea towel - we know our souvenirs!

We decided we needed a drink and food, so we located an Irish pub, the Gaffe. It was pretty quiet, especially given the huge tourist numbers on the streets. We shared a fish and chips, which was very good, and a few drinks and just relaxed for a while.

We returned 'home' on the no.3 bus (we're really getting our moneys worth) to rest up and do a bag pack for tomorrow's departure.

In the late afternoon, we walked down to Buza gate and went to Bota Sare restaurant - this was the japanese restaurant we went with our tour gondola our last night. The food was, once again, excellent - we had sashimi, tempura prawns, and gyoza, washed down with some local wine. A good way to end our last night in Dubrovnik.

Friday:
Let's call it what it is. Today is a travel day. It's a day of filling in time before we fly out late in the afternoon. We checked out of the apartment but hung out on the terrace with views across the city and sea until about 11 am.

With our backpacks on, we took 2 buses to our old favourite, Public Pub, for lunch. We shared a cheese burger and fried chicken and a couple of drinks. They're pretty relaxed here, and we sat around having a drink after lunch.

We took an Uber to Dubrovnik airport, which is about 40 minutes from the city, where we quickly checked in and made our way to the Adriatic lounge
Free booze is always a good formula to waste time before our flight to Munich. This day-drinking will have to stop after the holidays 😄 🤣もっと詳しく