Dubrovnik, Croatia

Dubrovnik, Croatia, August 8/9, 2007


After a few months without a car, it felt good to be behind the wheel as I drove Daniella's car down the stunning (although vegetation-devoid) coast of Croatia. Rising over the hills, the waters and hills surrounding Dubrovnik promised a visually beautiful experience. Scott, Daniella, and I settled into a campground on the outskirts of Dubrovnik before heading into the old town for the evening.


The limestone streets of Dubrovnik were polished to a smoothness that glistened in the streetlights... but only when you could see the ground through the hordes of tourists. Busy cafes, pubs, and eateries spilled out onto the alleys, stairways, and squares of the old town. We wandered through the back alleys and steep stairs to search out the town's less obvious highlights, and play around with some night photography. Hanging above the polished city, there was a constant glowing cross that appeared to be suspended in the night sky. The cross was actually perched on top of steep hill just outside the city that was invisible against the dark sky.


Beautiful, but too touristy for me, I decided to leave Dubrovnik the next day and go down to Montenegro... but not before a brief return to see the old city in the light. I randomly ducked through a small doorway which opened up into a tremendous view of the Adriatic with a cafe built on a slab of rocks clinging to the fortified exterior wall of the old town. Enjoying an early afternoon beer while watching people dive into the rolling waters of the sea, I figure that I have a pretty good life!

Unfortunately I had to awaken from my daydreaming and catch a bus from Dubrovnik to small town Kotor in Montenegro, situated at the end of a massive fjord and protected by a fortress perched above the city.

Part of the fortress built on the rocks, as viewed from just outside the city walls.

Alley stairs leading up and towards the seaside walls of the city.

Laundry being taken in sometime after midnight.

The hustle and bustle of the tourists milling around a church in one of the main squares.

Cafe overlooking the Adriatic on the outside of the city walls.




A waiter delivering food down the steep stairs to tables scattered in the polished alleyways.


The harbor outside the city walls.