Well, we survived the boat trip and I was happy to get away from all things nautical for a while, so we went back down to Dubrovnik for a few days. I can safely say that I am still definitely not a boat person, but it was one of those life experiences I suppose. Bill had a great time and I did my best.
It was lovely to have a few days in Croatia where we weren't afloat. We got to wander around Dubrovnik and found a place to stay with Jele (Yelleh, not Jelly as Bill insisted on calling her) who was one of the many people crowding the bus station offering accommodation. We spent our first night in her family's spare room and the next two nights in an apartment that she rents out. We had a lovely view and were a short bus ride away from the old town which is the nice bit to walk around.
The weather always seemed to be in the low 30's and I've managed to actually develop quite a tan for the first time in my life. All in all, Croatia is a wonderful place to chill out and relax if you don't mind walking really slowly and stopping for icecream every few hours (it was terrible- really hard!)
After Croatia, we had decided to head to Italy for a while, but in the usual European fashion, it's much cheaper to fly between two adjoining countries, via one on the other side of the continent, than to just go directly. (There is a ferry from Croatia to Italy, but Bill promised me that I don't have to go on a boat again for quite a while. The ground has only just stopped moving for me.) Basically this means that I'm currently sitting in an internet cafe in Dublin. We got here last night and fly to Rome in a few days after checking out the Dublin Writers' Museum (me) and the Guiness Factory (Bill).
The weather is much more my cup of tea (cold and just a bit wet). I loved the heat in Croatia, but it was starting to send me a bit potty. I was also really missing my jeans. People drive on the same side of the road as at home here too, so crossing the street is much easier. I also got to have baked beans and toast for brekky at the hotel we're at, so I'm feeling recharged and ready to keep going with the new and exciting experiences.
As we've only been here for a few hours realistically, I don't have anything really exciting to report yet except that the bus driver this morning regaled us all by singing the ballad of Molly Malone as we tootled around the city.
I'm sure there will be more stories in a few days...
In the meantime, here's some pics of Croatia: Dubrovnik from the city walls walk , Split taken from the boat, and check out my tan!
4 comments:
Why on earth would you come home?? What a great trip. But seriously, that's not a tan. That's just a bit of shading that will disappear after a few days in Dublin. You and Bill look so ...holidayish.
Make sure you go around saying Diddley Dee Potatoes to all the locals. They love that kind of thing. And To BE Sure, To Be Sure.
See if you can get a pic of Bono and Bob Geldof.
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"Yelleh, not Jelly as Bill insisted on calling her) who was one of the many people crowding the bus station offering accommodation. We spent our first night in her family's spare room and the next two nights in an apartment that she rents out."
You stayed with Jelly - an unknown person who loiters in bus stations with the sole intention of poaching travellers to take them home??? Have you never heard of Ivan Milat?? Well intentioned host, perhaps, but have you got your passport, money and kidneys??
I am so telling Mum on you.
It is too a tan! I will admit that the photo doesn't do it justice, but there is serious holiday skin going on here (I give it about a day before I go back to my normal pasty white when I get home)
We survived the accommodation in Croatia pretty well unscathed (the only danger was that she'd catch us going to a restaurant that she hadn't recommended) and now we're in a swish hotel with electronic key cards and room service, so you and mum can relax. Mind you, we get to Rome tomorrow and have no where to stay there yet- who knows what may happen...
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arielle, it had air conditioning. And we went to Bono's bar last night too, called Octagon (only had 4 corners though....). Didn't see him there however...
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