Day - 13 - Dubrovnik

When we got married we spent two weeks in a small town north of Dubrovnik and we fell in love with this part of the world. During the Bosnian War in 1991 Dubrovnik was shelled and many people died and building were severely damaged. Since then great efforts have been made to restore the old walled city to its full glory and now apart from some scaffolding and parts of roofs a brighter colour than the rest, and shrapnel and bullets holes in some of the walls , it is difficult to see the devastation of that terrible conflict. The city was thronged with people and we escaped into a church where the Sunday service was taking place. Three girls were singing what sounded like Croatian folksongs and it was beautiful. It is moments like this which give you goosebumps. We also visited a small seaside town south of Dubrovnik called Cavtat and loved the peace and quiet and wonderful ambience we found there. This is a place not to be missed.