"Croatia 2015"
'Korkula & Kotor'
Ston
The Walls of Ston
Boarding the ferry to Korkula
Sitting on a wall
The keyside at Korkula
Korkula
Lunch by the Adriatic
Lunch
Red submarine!
Secluded beach by the main town
Market
Seen in the market
Waiting for the ferry back
Journey back
Look at the colour of the water!!
Hill side church
Journey to Kotor
Mussell farm
John and Tony
Old wall of Kotor
Arrival of The World at Kotor
The World
Our lovely guide Timmy
When I'm rich
The one I can afford
Local talent
Kotor
Laurel and Hardy
Center of Kotor
Cheers
Local beer - known as Nicks--t
Old town
Old town protected by the mountains
Last night
Last night
Champaigne on our last night
Last slide in sequence
Korkula
Whilst in Dubrovnic, we had several trips out, including to the island of Korkula and the city of Kotor on the island of Kemenari. Korkula is one of the most interesting of Croatia's 1000+ islands and has been a favourite holiday destination for centuries, even 2000 years ago when it was favoured by the Greeks. We had a walk round the town, visited a small museum and had a very relaxing lunch by the quayside before returning by boat to the mainland. Once again during the journey there and back we marvelled at the fantastic Dalmation coastline; there really aren't many places that can match the contrast between rocky hillsides, green valleys and that deep blue Adriatic sea, which sometimes appeared green, and the miriad of small islands just off the coast - fantastic!
On our return to Dubrovnic we stopped off at a place called Ston. Ston is known for its saltworks which were run by the Republic of Ragusa and the Ottoman Empire which occupied the area from around 1350 until 1800. At that time salt was a very valuable commodity as it was used to preserve foods (no fridges in those days!). To protect this, a fort and defensive walls were constructed measuring originally 7km long. Throughout the era of the Republic, the walls were maintained in order to protect the precious salt pans that contributed to Dubrovnik's wealth; these salt pans are still being worked today. The Walls of Ston were once known as the "European wall of China"
Kotor
Kotor a port on the coast of Montenegro is another popular tourist venue, due mainly to the walled old town, built by the Venetians for protection and which like many other locations we visited is a UNESCO 'World Heritage Site'. We also marvelled at some of the super yachts and whilst we were there the cruise liner 'The World' sailed in (this is the ship that wealthy people live in all year round and cruise round the world).
Finally, our last night in Dubrovnik before moving on. John booked a very nice restaurant not far from our hotel. We had a great meal, the highlight being Olwen trying to eat a giant scampi. She thought she was ordering scampi and chips but instead got a giant prawn complete with head, legs, tail and all its scales but NO CHIPS. This required considerable expertise to shell but as none of us had this special skill it was a case of ripping it apart the best she (with considerable help from Jane) could. We had a great laugh and John capped it off by taking a video of the head of the scampi gazing up at Olwen, saying Olwen, Olwen, look what you've done to me"
