Another trip — this time with Susan and Jeff — cruising from Venice down to Dubrovnik and back….then three days in Italy.
We flew from Austin to London to Venice and didn’t even go into the city — straight to the ship, Silversea’s brand new ship, SilverNova. It is the premier cruise for this ship, so it’s shiny and new. We splurged for a larger room to accommodate the occasional visits from the Crumpleys…..at least that was my excuse 🙂
Our first stop was at Piran, Slovenia. Then we had a bus ride to the capital of the country — Ljubljana. That’s pronounced l00-blee-ana — we had no idea. It is famous for its triple bridge; however, absent an elevated vantage point, I was unable to get a great picture. Ljubljana is Slovenia’s largest city. It is home to a large university. The city center is pedestrian only.
Time for a cocktail! And dinner…..
The next day we arrived at Zadar, Croatia. It is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. It, like all of this area, has been under the rule of many countries:
We walked around the center of the old town and saw the church, baptistry and tower.
The we learned that the area was well known for its salt flats. John posed scraping the salt.
And we finished up with a lovely wine tasting and some food.
And we were back to the dock.
Susan and Jeff finished the night with some c0cktails. Susan ordered one that was a surprise!
The next morning brought us to Dubrovnik — an exciting stop, but one I had been to before. Only this time there would no longer be a wall climb for me…just for the others! I did ride around in the city.
The Spanish Steps of Dubrovnik…..not of Rome! Also, a familiar site for Game of Thrones devotees.
Meanwhile, pictures from on top of the wall around the city.
John was walking by himself (since I had left) on the walls at the top of the city and ran into Susan and Jeff headed the other way….so he turned around and joined them.
John put Susan in jail!
We dressed up a little more for dinner that night.
This seems like a good time to end this blog and move onto the next.
See you soon,
Beth
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