Croatia - Dubrovnik, revisited

We've revisited Dubrovnik yesterday, and I've snatched a number of photos off various cameras to share here; more to come about our actual place of residence, Cavtat, and our various exploits done in its general area. Right now, quick photos of our trip to Dubrovnik!

Pictures are courtesy of Évi and Javier.

Quick warm-up, also testing Picasa: this is the harbor, which is also the "main street," of Cavtat. I've spent the better part of Thursday looking at it, and just could not get bored - think it's obvious why.

From Dubrovnik, 2009.08

En route to Dubrovnik; we took the boat ride, which turned out to be extremely scenic. The coastline looks fantastic: on one side, small white houses with red rooftops along the bottom of the hills, and the endless blue of the sky and the Mediterranian on the other.

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And this would be how the way back from Dubrovnik looks. Magnificent. (And we actually took it in at night, with all the lights on - Dubrovnik looked like a jewel. Unfortunately, none of us had the photo equipment to deal with the rocking boat; maybe another time.)

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View of Dubrovnik, from the walls of the Old Town. It actually looked even better at night - as hard as it is to believe.

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And this is how the Old Town looks from those walls. The tour on these walls take a lot of time, with all the climbing and getting stunned by how great things look from up there.

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The second you take a turn to the left or the right from the main street, you find yourself in one of these alleys. Some host pubs and restaurants, others just look great.

From Dubrovnik, 2009.08

As much as I hate posting pictures of me on the web, this one looked as a fine exception to the general rule.

From Dubrovnik, 2009.08

And since I'm on the roll, here's all of us - thanks, everyone, for that most pleasant day.

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Last but one: probably the best picture we've managed to take of the Adriatic. I still need to find the words that can, one day, do the honor of describing her.

From Dubrovnik, 2009.08

And well, I've saved the best for last. I totally stole this one, but it's such a fantastic one when you put it in context: this picture of Javier was taken a day before, in the very evening he proposed to Évi.

From Dubrovnik, 2009.08

That's all for tonight - stay tuned for more, we're still on vacation!