Saturday, July 16th:
Orlando's Column, St. Blaise Church, and St. Saviour Church:
Another awesome day in the paradise that is Dubrovnik, Croatia. Today was much more low-key as we got to really relax and enjoy the sun and hot weather on the Adriatic. We woke up pretty late after our very long night of clubbing and headed down to the Old City to get some food. We ate a place called Café Dubravka right outside the Pile Gate to the Old City and I had some Shrimp Salad, a beer called Favorit, and Mussels Dalmation Style. Max and Chris were struggling a bit from the night before and wanted to hang out by the water, so they headed back while I went into the Old City alone to explore the sights. I walked down the Placa-Stradun, the Main Street of the town, over to the St. Blaise Church at the center of town. This church was closed, but I did get to explore inside another one nearby called the St. Saviour Church, as well as the magnificent Rector’s Palace where the Senate of Independent Dubrovnik ruled for almost 400 years.
Rector's Palace:
After that I walked up to the Dominican Monastery Museum which is inside a working monastery and houses lots of religious artifacts from Dubrovnik of old. The little courtyard inside this monastery was filled with flowers and lemon trees and it was a really quiet and peaceful place for me to relax for a little while. I really enjoyed my time walking through the town, but headed back after getting a phone call from Max to hurry back to rent jet-skis! I nearly ran the fifteen minute walk back to the Rixos Libertas Hotel to meet my friends, and after waiting about forty-five minutes and swimming a little bit, our three jet-skis arrived. This might have been the most fun activity I have done so far on my trip. We spent almost an hour jet-skiing around the glass waters of the Adriatic near Dubrovnik, in and out of tiny Southern Dalmatian islands before heading back near our hotel. Right before we went in we followed a massive ship into port that kicked up huge waves for us to air off of! A couple of times each one of us was in the air for up to three seconds! We went back in pretty beat-up (those things really take a lot out of you and your biceps) and took a short nap before going back to the Old City.
The Courtyard Inside the Dominican Monastery:
Just before sunset we decided to take the Dubrovnik Cable Car up to the top of the Balkan Mountain that overlooks the Old City. It was a pretty cheap and quick ride and offered great photo opportunities and sights of the setting sun on the Croatian coastline. We were going to eat dinner up top, but found out that the restaurant was more of a snack bar, so we headed back into the Old City to find another restaurant. Max was craving Italian food so we settled on an Italian place right on the Placa-Stradun in the center of town. We had a feast and all shared each other’s dinners of Tuna Steak-in-Mediterranean, Bruschetta, Spaghetti Bolognaise, and Arrugala Risotto as well as a nice local Croatian white wine. We ate here slowly and enjoyed ourselves before heading back home. Chris had to wake up early to head back to London to work, and Max and I had a long day ahead of us to awake, walk the walls of Dubrovnik, and then head down to Montenegro for the day!
The Southern Dalmatian Coast at Sunset:
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