After we did the fort yesterday we were ready for another snack! Trev had spotted a gelato flavour he wanted so we went and got that (it was a hot, 2 gelato in one day sort of day!). I got a cherry slush (or granita as it was called)! We headed down to the harbour again where we ate our treats and checked out boat tour options.
Rick Steves mentioned a particular company he liked that has a boat from 1878 but we couldn't find the booth selling tickets. We wandered around looking at other companies and were just about to give up and settle for something else when Trev noticed a big old pirate boat pulling into the harbour. We enquires and it was leaving for a one hour boat cruise in 10 minutes. There was even a 20% discount with the Rick Steves book!
The cruise was great. Very refreshing to be out on the water with a beautiful breeze when it was so hot. Boats are also always a good way to see the city from a different angle!
We then took a break in our room to get ourselves organized and packed for our early morning the next day.
We wanted to take the cable car up Mount Srd (pronounced surge) at sunset. So just befor 6pm (18:00 European time) we walked over. The cable car zips you to the top in 2 minutes. There are great views over Dubrovnik and the ocean. It was a bit hazy when we were up there but apparently you can see 4 different countries from there!
We had a glass of wine back at our room and then headed out for dinner. We picked a recommended pizza place and each had one final delicious pizza before we left!
We had great plans that even though we had to get up ridiculously early to catch our flight that we would wander the streets until late at night, savouring our last night. We would listen to the live music and stroll the Stradun (the promenade). Well we did stroll for a little while and enjoyed listening to some live music. But after a few glasses of wine already we were fading fast! We watched some break dancers (very impressive!) and then made our way back to our room.
Look carefully for the break dancer!
This morning our alarm Went off at 4:30am. And of course when you know you have to get up at 4:30 and you don't want to sleep in and miss your flight, you don't sleep well!
We had arranged to be picked up by a driver at 5:30 at the edge of the old town. It was actually very cool. At 5am we left our apartment and wandered through a still lit up, but completely deserted Dubrovnik. All of the hustle and bustle was gone and it was just silent and peaceful!
And that's it! Our flight from Dubrovnik to Frankfurt was uneventful. Now we are wasting time during our 5 hour layover before we fly to Toronto.
We get into Sudbury just after 8pm which will be just after 2am on the time zone we are currently on. That means from the time our alarm went off for us to leave this morning to arrival time will be almost 22 hours. By the time we get home to bed it will be 24 hours I'm sure!
It's been an awesome trip. Can't wait to see my kiddos at the airport!
PS check out these lounge chairs we found at the airport here!
