Wonderful day with my family in Dubrovnik.. THe place is crowded and beutiful. We spent our time finding places where the crowds werent.. no small trick

 

Before all the pics from today. a few from last night. Gabe, max and I went and walked around the city until abotu 2am.. Max and gabe went back out until about 4AM.. it was so great seeing theplace without so many people !

Here’s the castle behind us… It was used as ‘Kings landing’ in Game of thrones’   which was partially filmed here.

 

 

 

look how shiney the main street (Placa) is from so many hundereds of years of visitors.

\these stairs were used as ‘The Walk of Shame’ in Game of Thrones.’ 

 

so great being out with my boys late at night !

 

went back home and I slept till 9 AM !  latest I’ve slept in recent memory.. the boys.. both jetlagged.. slept well past 11

by the time we ate.. it was noon.. a busy time to enter the old city

 

 

eeeeek !

 

first scene was a mass of bees on a stone wall.. how wierd.. are they Wall-o-bees ?

 

then a tour of the museum of pharmecy.. most memorable there.. here’s a shell impact from the 1991 war

 

the chrch next door

 

then the old synagoge.. moving display of the lead up tot eh holocost

 

my phones attempt to translate the order that Jews must wear armbands..

 

then a late lunch or early dinner.. yum !

 

squid ink rissoto!

 

lunch involved several tour groups.

 

then more walking

a wedding !

 

we started the walk aroudn the wall at 5..   first.. a nap!

 

there are still damaged buildings from the 1991 war.

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another Game of THrones Scene identified  .. “the house of the undying’

 

 

Befo

 

 

 

the main street from the wall

 

the map of all the buildings damaged in teh 1991 war.. 70% had damaged roofs !

 

another game of thrones scene sight

 

heading out.. we came across a beekeeper who was moing the bee swarm we saw earlier.. Very cool closure to the day

 

 

wow.. so many pictures.. hope no one minds.. what an amazing place to visit.

more tomorrow !
nite all, nite sam

-me