Monday, May 13, 2024

lapad - summer in spring

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Lapad - Tuesday 30th of April

Oh this week in Croatia was soooo much of a holiday!

And to think that we even planned to rebook our holiday a few days before departure due to the bad weather forecasts in our weather apps. Fortunately, we have not allowed ourselves to be fooled by the modern means of our time. Nevertheless we just went to Dubrovnik according to plan, because let's face it, in the past you didn't know in advance what the weather would be like and it changes day by day. We said to each other 20 times this week; Imagine if we had canceled this!

We had a more than fantastic week, our stay in the suburb of Lapad was a perfect choice. The Croatian coast surprised us with its natural beauty. And Dubrovnik is incredibly beautiful, no wonder it is often crowded because everyone wants to visit this ancient UNESCO World Heritage Site.

On the last day we flew back to Rotterdam only in the evening, so we still had a whole day to enjoy the sun, the sea and that nice summer feeling together.

Coffee at the Tenis Klub and another afternoon in Lapad bay. Henk made a daily drawing of my tennis court photo for our holiday book. We made another work of art from stones, things we found on the beach (little waste, the coast is remarkably clean here) and dried pine twigs. We seriously considered to bring the lovable face of our Lapad Figure home with us. Wouldn't look out of place on a table at home, hahaha...

Sunday, May 12, 2024

cavtat & dubrovnik

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Lapad, Cavtat & Dubrovnik - Monday 29th of April

In the morning we took a look at the remains of the brutalism of the neighbors. This place was hit during the war and the architect allowed it to only be rebuilt if it remained in the same style. Insanely beautiful building, view of the bay and garden!

After breakfast a mini road trip to Cavtat. It is the southernmost town and one of the oldest cities on the Dalmatian Coast and is located on a truly beautiful turquoise bay!
we had a coffee and another drink at Villa Banac, a beautiful palace with piano music that we heard in the background for the rest of the day, reflecting across the bay!

Two empty chairs waiting for us invitingly at the end of the bay and we had a wonderful afternoon with swimming and a picnic lunch.

At the end of the afternoon we drove back to Lapad and then took the bus for our final dinner in Dubrovnik.

Magical dinner at restaurant Rudjer at Poljana Ruđera Boškovića Square, with a view of St. Ignatius Church, at top of Jesuit steps.