Still, it's freed up what was a private beach for the locals and us! So we had a lovely sunbathe and swim in the incredibly clear waters of the Adriatic. Dubrovnik's sea must be seen; it brings new meaning to crystal clear.
Don't think we've forgotten the drink challenge, oh no! In the old town that evening, Ben got his grubby mitts on some Pelinkovac, the official Croatian drink on the list. And bitter only goes some way to describe it!
Day 45 of our travels was spent in Dubrovnik's old town, again in quite sweltering heat. Spent a couple of hours up on the city walls learning about its history and how it too has largely had to be rebuilt after the war. UNESCO coming to the rescue with the cash and new roof tiles. The old walls were so well built, they still managed to protect the inhabitants from modern artillery.
And after being up there in the heat, it was ice cream o'clock:
As an extra note, ice cream o'clock comes from Slovenia where the natives are rarely to be seen without one. How do they stay so slim?!
We also dropped in on Europe's third oldest pharmacy. It's been in continuous operation since the 1300s, unfortunately we didn't need any drugs.
When we returned to our tent it had developed a bad case of dandruff, on later inspection this turned out to be forest fire ash. The clio was also covered, but some seriously strong breezes in the night (all of which were warm) meant everything was clean (by our standards) by the morning ready for Montenegro!
3 comments:
Too much speedo, not enough (female) boobies!
As Ben commented many times in Croatia, "There's no boobies on display here. This is rubbish!" And definitely too many men in speedos - have they no shame?!
In Croatia and such countries, people are not brainwashed with commercials, TV, beauty magazines, etc. So they don't care whether or not they look good. They just want to sunbath and to swim, and that does not require pants-like swimsuits.
It was the same in the USA and anywhere a few decades ago, before people were told that they have to look cool anywhere. And nobody felt ashamed, it was the norm. It's a pity that people became so childish and brainwashed. That's the new average western personality : childish and superficial.
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