I feel like I say this for every city, but Dubrovnik is actually my new favorite. It is so beautiful. We finally had a full day with no class, speakers, or meetings and it was wonderful.
part of the fortress wall
I spent the whole day in the old city of Dubrovnik. There was a fortress built surrounding the whole city to block off the access point to Vienna and it is one of the only fortress walls in Europe that remains complete. We spent about two hours walking along the fortress walls, trying to take in the incredible view from every possible angle. I have never seen water so purely blue contrasted with bright white rocks, green green grass, and the orange rooftops of the buildings. Then when you turn away from the water the city is surrounded by mountains. The pictures below definitely do not do the view justice.
We took our time mosey-ing along the walls and stopped about halfway for fresh squeezed juice and a 360 degree outlook. I can't even describe how great it was. It is so funny that everyday that my schedule is bleak and depressing it rains or is very grey and cloudy, but in Dubrovnik, soaking up the view and enjoying life, the weather was sunny and it seemed like everything about the city sparkled.
After the walk around the fortress walls we grabbed some lunch, wandered through the farmers market, and then went for a swim in the Adriatic Sea! The water was the absolute perfect temperature. A few friends and I went swimming in this little alcove where we found an open beach and after we had been swimming around for a while we looked up and realized that part of the fortress wall was looking over the alcove and a handful of tourists were videotaping our swimming excursion. I can't wait to be on a Japanese family's vacation video!
The water was amazing though and such the perfect end for a relaxing day. Cross the Adriatic off of the list of bodies of water left in the world to swim in.
part of the fortress wall
walking out into the Adriatic [awesome photo credit to Markie]
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