Dubrovnik Part 2

August 17

Said and done.... this morning we got the Dubrovnik Card and we walked proudly to the bus, well prepared for the day. After 5 minutes of waiting, the bus arrived.... it's running smoothly today!

Arrival at the Pile Gate after another 10 minutes. Since we are already experienced Dubrovnik visitors today, we were able to pass by the other tourists and go straight to our first chosen attraction, the Franciscan Monastery. We mainly visited the beautiful Gothic cloister and the oldest pharmacy in Europe. Next, we went to the Rector's Palace, once the seat of government and now a cultural and historical museum. It had already invited us to linger yesterday with its Gothic arcades and fascinated us. The interiors and especially the sunny courtyard impressed us. The old architectures, especially the Gothic style, always inspire us. No capital is the same as the other and there are plenty of them. We could hardly get enough of it. Afterwards, we went back to the city walls to the shady oasis from yesterday, where we had a wonderful freshly squeezed orange-carrot juice on ice and a magnificent view of the nearby island of Lokrum, accompanied by a cool breeze... so a perfect spot for a little break in this bustling town. Once our "batteries" were recharged, we continued walking on the wall to the Maritime Museum and then to the Ethnographic Museum, which is located in a former grain storehouse. After that, our batteries felt empty again and we happily headed back to the Dolce Vita ice cream parlor from yesterday. It was so good that we wanted to go there again. As the last highlight of our museum tour, we saved the Lovrijenac Fortress outside the city walls. We read that it is particularly charming in the evening... especially the view from there to the old town. And indeed, we could not have wished for a more beautiful place and moment to end our visit. And when the evening sun spread its remaining light on the red roofs of the old town, we said goodbye to Dubrovnik, grateful and happy for what we had experienced and seen.