7.26.2008

Dubrovnik, Croatia- Cruise post part 2

After two days in Venezia (Venice) we woke up to the beautiful shore of Croatia. We had to wait a while (hours) to take the tender (a boat that transfers you to shore) but once we were ashore the real fun began. Since our time was shot in this port we headed to the main attraction, a medieval wall that encircles the town. The only stop where the Euro was not the main currency, we had fun converting dollars to Euros to Kuna. We walked around Old Town, starting at the Pile Gate, and Onofrio Fountain, then to the wall. The fountain was a blessed thing, such cold water on such a hot and humid day. We wanted to walk the wall, but strollers and backpacks were not allowed and the boys wouldn't have made the walk so we called it a day and headed back to swim. That night we had our first of three formal nights. So we got to get all fancy, get photos taken and have a nice dinner in the main dining room. By this time our waiter Aldo and our assistant waiter Remy knew our names and were the best wait staff ever. So patient with the kids (the babies they called all three of them) and always remembering to bring their food first. We miss those guys. The next day was our first day entirely at sea as we sailed to Santorini, Greece. I will do once slide show off all the on board days later...



5 comments:

Genny said...

I love the pictures! It looks like such fun. I just love the architecture over there. It is so fascinating and breathtaking!

I hope your jet lag is getting better. It definitely takes a little while to get back into the swing of things.

Anonymous said...

Oh my gosh! You guys are so lucky! All the pics are so amazingly beautiful! Looks like you all had a great time!

kiddle97 said...

Oh I'm sad you didn't get to walk the wall, but I'm glad you got to see the Old Town anyway. I just loved Croatia. To have such a sad recent history, and then to turn it into something so beautiful and majestic -- I was just really touched by it. I loved seeing the pictures and thinking, "Hey, that looks familiar!" Good times, good memories!

Ami Bethea said...

Before this post, all I knew about Croatia is that Luca on ER is from there. It looks beautiful! The wall sounds cool too. Cute pictures of all your family, LOVE little boys in suits!

Rhonda said...

I'm with Genny, the architecture...amazing! I'd like to check it out. Love the dinner pics! The guys (&Jaci) looked adorable. Love that Berk can share!

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