Split to Dubrovnik

Split to Dubrovnik
Sunday, July 26, 2009
8:32 PM

We got up and got our stuff sorted then started to meander towards the bus stations to head to Dubrovnik. We got what ended up being a fairly expensive lunch at a pizza place, but it was still good. In hindsight the atmosphere in Split was fairly electric and the whole town was humming the entire time. Even in the morning plenty of people were roaming the streets taking in the town.

Croatia is inconvenient in that many places refuse to take Euros, at the bus station we all had to change to Kunas to buy our tickets. The bus was packed, and at some points there were even double-digit people standing. But, the 4.5 hour ride hugged the coastline which made for a beautiful trip the entire way. Once we were in Dubrovnik we were immediately attacked by a ton of people who were asking if we wanted rooms.

Since there were 3 of us one lady suggested we make a friend so we had 4 people for an apartment. Naomi, a really cool Dutch girl was also looking for a place for the night and ended up joining up with us. Once we got to the old town we were greeted by Edi, and calling this guy a character would have been a massive understatement. He immediately drew up a map for us and welcomed into his home and seemed much like a cool uncle rather than a landlord. He also ended up being the top ranked in Dubrovnik for Hostel World. We settled in, got some food, and trolled around the city a bit. We ended up taking a beer at Bura Bar, whose entrance was a hole in the city wall so you actually sit outside the wall right on the edge of the coastline. Saying it was beautiful would be a gross understatement.