Livin’ the Dream

Korcula: while we had initially intended to go to Hvar last minute after consulting our Lonely planet we changed our plans and went to Korcula instead. Although one of the largest islands in Croatia the town of Kocula is small and quaint. A walled city it retains its italien charm as it belonged to Venice’s trading empire. Without a hotel reservation we decided that we would take a private room from one of the many locals who crowd you when you get of the boat. Steve ever proud of his bargaining abilities agreed to take charge of this task. Within 20 seconds he had been suckered in by a cute little old lady who didn’t speak a word of english, and he took her first asking price with out even attempting to bargain. I guess Steve has a weak spot but luckily for us we landed perhaps the best private room in Korcula apart from the fact that you couldn’t stand up in the shower. Check out the view from our  room!

We had a wonderful time wandering around the town (it only takes 10 mins to circle the city), lounging at the beach, and swimming off the city walls. It was a wonderful relaxing few days.

Dubrovnik: is an odd place. In the end I simply didn’t know what to make of it. Although completely destroyed during the war you would never know it by wandering around the city. It seems as though a veil of silence has settled over the year of violence as if in advance of the onlslaught of cruise ships the ulgy history of this place has been diligently swept under the table. In the end it was simply eire. I suppose we were just tried but the city did not live up to the hype, it was not as beautiful as Rhodes, the beaches weren’t as nice as on the islands, and the tourists were overwhelming. While we did find ways to entertain ourselves (mainly by watching the world cup) It simply felt like a countdown until we could catch our flight to Germany. I don’t know if that is more a reflection on us or on the place.

Tags: Croatia, Travel

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