Goodbye Croatia :(

We are pulling out of port right now, which is very sad. I loved Croatia. It was beautiful and totally different than Spain and Italy. Dubrovnik seemed like an intimate town unlike Barcelona, Rome and Naples which were a very hustle and bustle environment. I want to return to Croatia and also visit Bosnia and Montenegro in the future.

Today I finally got to ride a cable car! And it was totally worth it! The views were amazing. THe story of the cable car was interesting. During the Croatian War in the 1990's the town was shelled and the cable car system was destroyed. In 2010 they rebuilt the cable car. They displayed pictures of the area pre war, during the war and when they were rebuilding. It is odd to think that a war occurred such a short time ago and it isn't really visible in the city. When I think of war I think of devastated towns that could take many years to rebuild but the historical aspects of Dubrovnik are still present and very much intact.

I also visited a local market and found a variety of goods for sale. I really enjoy the local markets for a few reasons; 1. I like supporting actual people instead of companies and 2. the markets show more culture and diversity than any where else that I have found. I found the shop of a local artist who paints monochromatic Croatian landscapes. Although I wanted to buy an original painting, I couldn't afford it but I bought two of her prints instead. She was very talented. I also tried some local honey, jam and candied fruit. The market was thriving and not filled with tourists which is usually a plus.

I spent my remaining Kuna (Croatian currency) in the grocery store that was right next to port. I bought some yummy chocolate bars, croissants filled with nutella, 4 cheese bagel chips and some cans of soda. As students we can only bring on cans not bottles of soda. They had a blue fanta that I wanted to try but it was only in bottles. So I will never know what it tastes like.

2 days of ship life and classes and then Greece.