I am going to liken the former Republic of Yugoslavia to the great state of Washington.
Kim and I started our tour in Split, Croatia- or Bellingham if you will. Split is a very interesting city. The old town dates back to 293AD when retired Roman Emperor Diocletian built a palace here. The oldest part of the city is built completely within the walls for this former palace creating a juxtapose of new and old.
After two days in Split, we took a ferry through the Croatian island, not unlike the Washington State ferry line from Anacortes to the San Juan Islands. Kim and I spent 2 nights in the town of Korcula (Friday Harbor for comparison). Korcula was pretty sleepy this time of year and it worked out well that the only day poor weather was while we were there. 
From Korcula we travelled to Dubrovnik- the Pearl of the Adriatic, as it is called. A city of such beauty could only be compared to another jewel- the Emerald City of Seattle. Like it’s Pacific Northwest comparison, Dubrovnik is set on a beautify coastline. Dubrovnik is seriously an incredible city. The old town dates back to the 7th century and, despite receiving an 8 month pounding from the armies of Serbia and Montenegro in the early 90’s, it is probably the most picturesque city I’ve ever seen. 
For our last day in Dubrovnik, Kim and I decided to rent a car and do a little exploring. Our first port of call was over the mountains east of Dubrovnik and across the boarder into Bosnia Herzegovina. We stopped for lunch in the town of Trebinje which is rumoured to be one of the three most beautiful cities in Bosnia. I will compare Trebinje to the magical central Washington town of Ellensburg (note: sarcasm). Like Ellensburg, Trebinje isn’t much to look at, but I did appreciate the fact that at 11 am on a Sunday morning the entire town seemed to be out in the town center drinking (I have to assume that similar to Ellensburg there isn’t much else to do either). My first impression of Bosnia- like central Washington, it appears to be little more than a barren wasteland.
After lunch we headed south to Montenegro. The coast of Montenegro was beautiful, like that of Washington, a mixture of beaches, rocky outcroppings, and river valley inlets. Kim and I found the town of Kotor to be particularly amazing, although we couldn’t quite figure out the purpose of fortifying the steep hillside above the town (not sure if you can see in the picture below, but there is a wall running all the way to the top of the hill).
Back in Dubrovnik, we had one more amazing sunset and night out in the old town…
Kim and I started our tour in Split, Croatia- or Bellingham if you will. Split is a very interesting city. The old town dates back to 293AD when retired Roman Emperor Diocletian built a palace here. The oldest part of the city is built completely within the walls for this former palace creating a juxtapose of new and old.
After two days in Split, we took a ferry through the Croatian island, not unlike the Washington State ferry line from Anacortes to the San Juan Islands. Kim and I spent 2 nights in the town of Korcula (Friday Harbor for comparison). Korcula was pretty sleepy this time of year and it worked out well that the only day poor weather was while we were there. From Korcula we travelled to Dubrovnik- the Pearl of the Adriatic, as it is called. A city of such beauty could only be compared to another jewel- the Emerald City of Seattle. Like it’s Pacific Northwest comparison, Dubrovnik is set on a beautify coastline. Dubrovnik is seriously an incredible city. The old town dates back to the 7th century and, despite receiving an 8 month pounding from the armies of Serbia and Montenegro in the early 90’s, it is probably the most picturesque city I’ve ever seen. For our last day in Dubrovnik, Kim and I decided to rent a car and do a little exploring. Our first port of call was over the mountains east of Dubrovnik and across the boarder into Bosnia Herzegovina. We stopped for lunch in the town of Trebinje which is rumoured to be one of the three most beautiful cities in Bosnia. I will compare Trebinje to the magical central Washington town of Ellensburg (note: sarcasm). Like Ellensburg, Trebinje isn’t much to look at, but I did appreciate the fact that at 11 am on a Sunday morning the entire town seemed to be out in the town center drinking (I have to assume that similar to Ellensburg there isn’t much else to do either). My first impression of Bosnia- like central Washington, it appears to be little more than a barren wasteland.
After lunch we headed south to Montenegro. The coast of Montenegro was beautiful, like that of Washington, a mixture of beaches, rocky outcroppings, and river valley inlets. Kim and I found the town of Kotor to be particularly amazing, although we couldn’t quite figure out the purpose of fortifying the steep hillside above the town (not sure if you can see in the picture below, but there is a wall running all the way to the top of the hill). Back in Dubrovnik, we had one more amazing sunset and night out in the old town…
jealous as usual. great pics and so cool that you got to have your sister around again! news on school(s)?? -T
ReplyDeleteanother romantic sunset with your sister, huh? cool.
ReplyDeletei'm continually amazed at the places you continue to see...so cool man. when are you coming to india?
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