Day 5 - Thursday 13 July - Dubrovnik

I visited Dubrovnik twice today, this morning we toured the town and this evening after dinner I joined an optional excursion to the theatre for a folk-lore evening with the Dalmation acapella singers and traditional dancers. This morning we entered by the Pile Gate and were led by our expert English speaking guide through the labyrinth of streets to visit the Franciscan and the Dominican Monastery, the Cathedral, the Rector’s Palace, and St. Blaise’s Church. During our free time I climbed up to the city walls and took photographs of a beautifully restored city. (During the 1991 – 1997 war Dubrovnik was quite badly damaged) The evening theatre trip was delightful, as was walking through the streets in the warm evening, people watching and listening to the buskers.