Dubrovnik & Venice

Sunday, July 31(trouble in posting earlier) -Yesterday we arrived in Dubrovnik, Croatia. What a beautiful sight to see upon waking up. The city was devastated in 1991 when the Yugoslav People's Army attacked the unarmed citizens. For months they ravaged, looted, burned and thoroughly destroyed much of the city. As the city was rebuilt, roofs of destroyed or damaged buildings were replaced with orange tiles.

The streets of the old city are narrow and the city is surrounded by a wall and fortress. It has a harbor that's filled with small boats and then opens to the sea. It's breath taking beautiful.. We walked about visiting cathedrals and shops for about 6 hours.

Today we arrived in Venice. Everyone was on deck as we pulled in and passed through the old historic gates which have sunk into the water. The view was spectacular as we sailed pass the city and all it's recognizable landmarks. We docked about noon and we have a night gondola ride booked for this evening. Since we will be here for two days we opted to stay on board until our excursion. More about that and Venice tomorrow.