Dubrovnik - The Pearl of the Adriatic

Well, we finally made it - the final destination of our Croatian leg.  Even though I'd been here before, it was just as magical coming in and seeing the magnificent walled city of Dubrovnik.

We were staying here for three nights and checked eagerly into our hotel.  I'd checked out the location of the hotel before we left and knew where it was and what sort of views it would give from the last time we were here...... however, when we checked in amongst 100s of radiologists from around the world, and the Croatian President, we were given a 'sea view' room.  Now we all know what's about to happen, right?

We were given a room that looked at the street behind us and if you opened up the window and stuck your head out, preferably with someone holding your legs, you could see a bit of the sea.

Our guide, Jakov spoke to them and said that wasn't good enough and they said they were full that night, but maybe they could find something for the other nights..... which generally means - 'whatever, that's your room, deal with it!'

So after much deliberation about whether we would say something ourselves and decided that it was well worth the conversation.  Not realising that Jakov had left the hotel and made some phone calls to management to fix the situation.... so with him in one ear of the manager and us at the front counter he probably threw his hands in the air and said 'oh for goodness sake, just give them the balcony room on the top floor facing the sea and the city!'  And we probably would've said 'okey dokey'

Now this is the view from our room.

 and this....

And this.... 

And this.....

And now we're happy.

I mean, we've not come all the way to Dubrovnik to look out at the road!  

Am I right?

See that square, ugly, office type building that was built in the communist times on the left of the picture?  We our room was at the back of that.