Cruise - Dubrovnik, Croatia

Jeremy and I both think Dubrovnik is one of the most beautiful places we have ever visited. It is basically an old city built within a fortress on the crystal blue and green Mediterranean waters. We spent a good part of the morning walking the fortress walls and wandering the narrow and tight streets within the castle grounds. The water was so beautiful I had to pull up my pant legs and wade right into it at the bottom of the castle walls. We ran into a taxi driver who offered us a private tour of the cliffs behind the city at a reasonable rate. It was the most stunning scenery ever. We also got a good look into Bosnia – not a place I’d love to visit but certainly an interesting place to get a sneak peak at. They film the show Game of Thrones here and so everyone on the cruise ship was hardcore about seeing everything related to it.

Look, Pam -- a cat on the balcony without a leash. Can you believe it?

The highlight of our trip was having our guide tell us about his experience living in Dubrovnik when it was under attack from the Bosnian Serbs in ‘91. He had to live for three months in his home without electricity, running water, or food. The city itself was bombed to near destruction and was basically built from scratch over the past 20 years. Most of the fortress was damaged but salvageable; all the surrounding housing was built new but created to keep the old look and feel of the beautiful city that once stood there. Hearing our guide talk about the courageous and valiant (and incredibly young) Croatian people armed with hand grenades as the Serbs came over the mountain, pushing the Croatians down into the water and into hiding was heartbreaking. 

Bosnia

Yup, I'd live here.