What a day!
This might be one of the shortest posts I have made on this chain, as I have spent an inordinate amount of time trying to get these photos transferred, edited (on phone) and then uploaded here. It has been hours!!
But, after spending a beautiful day walking in the sweaty-ass heat of Dubrovnik, I wanted to get a few shots posted to give "my" view of the old town of Game of Thrones fame. Croatia and especially Dubrovnik owe that show hundreds of millions by now, as while it isn't plastered everywhere here, a lot of the tourists are only here because of it.
Still, what has been a most pleasant surprise is that even though this little city of about forty thousand gets flooded with tourists, the place is organized, clean, the staff everywhere friendly and helpful and seem to actually enjoy their jobs. It is a contrast to places like Milan or worse, Paris, where they tolerate (barely) tourism because of the money it brings.
And, walking through some of the museum areas, they have done a very, very nice job of restoring and building it for usage. It has been a surprise to say the least at how functional and stylish the designs are.
We did a lot of walking today and Smallsteps was a trooper, but I would have liked to have done a lot more. Still, we did the wall and walked up and down stairs, as well as dropped into some very quiet museum exhibits that were hidden in the walls, like the foundry. There were a lot of people in the main areas, but it was pretty quiet just off them, so it was nice to walk and take some photos.
However, I feel that I missed a million opportunities for good shots, because I always felt a bit rushed with Smallsteps and my wife going ahead too far. I could spend days shooting in a place like this, but I only took a few hundred images all up.
What was also nice, was that we went to a little are just outside the wall so Smallsteps could cool off in the water. It wasn't set up for small children, but she was able to get up to her waist with the waves and was happy. Now she can say that she has swum there.
The other thing that is amusing, is how many people live in the old city, in the very old homes, right up near the top of the wall. It is really amazing to see and I loved all the washing hung out on lines, just waiting for a dragon to burn them down.
I am hoping that we can go back there one day more, but I am not sure we will be able to swing it. It also seemed like it would be a nice place to spend a Saturday night out with friends, going on the way people were dressed in the evening as we were leaving.
Damn it, this is already 500 words - I wasn't planning on writing and instead just let the images tell the story of not really what we saw, but hopefully a bit of the feel that comes with it. I have others to add, but it was a struggle to transfer for some reason, so I will add more later at some point.
Enjoy and comment which is your favorite. :)
Taraz
[ Gen1: Hive ]
Taken on an Olympus EM-1 III
Lenses: 12-40 & 40-150
