dubrovnik - croatia

Dubrovnik - Thursday 25th of April - 19732 steps

The day couldn't start better than walking barefoot in the sea even before breakfast. And moreover to discover someone played with our stone couple last night (or earlier this morning) and added another stone figure...

We had a very extensive breakfast in the shade of the pine trees on the terrace. While we occasionally walk to the buffet to fill our breakfast plates with something fresh and delicious, the friendly staff repeatedly comes to our table to top up our coffee cups. Henk draws in the holiday diary and I could keep this up for hours hahaha

We walk from Lapad to Dubrovnik along the coastal road, an hour's walk. Somewhat longer with a few stops en route; beautiful views of the Adriatic Sea and the iconic Hilton Imperial just before the old town, Dubrovnik Grad.

As soon as you enter the city walls you immediately understand why the city is called 'Pearl of the Adriatic'. The old, completely walled fortress city of Dubrovnik is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

We were pleasantly surprised, everything has remained in the original style, no signboards, neon signs, tourist stalls or street musicians. Besides a lot of people living in the old town and you see children playing in the courtyards, fortunately not just hotels and apartments for tourists. Even during the day it is much quieter than we expected, but that is also because it is still low season in April.

We walk over the marble alleys in the city and drinks on a terrace, taking photos of beautiful colorful laundry, the authentic atmosphere and enjoying the incredible beauty simply everywhere. We will definitely come back here a few more times this week.

At the entrance gate of the city, we had late lunch under the plane trees at the Dubravka restaurant. Prosecco & seafood! Cheers to us in Dubrovnik!

Actually we planned to walk back, but as the bus was just arriving, we decided to choose the easy option and within 10 minutes we were back in Lapad.

Perfect spot by the pool to have a siesta in the afternoon sun.

A quick appetizer on the balcony, before we take the walking trail to the tip of the peninsula for the sunset.

lapad - croatia

Tuesday evening 23th of April we arrived late in Dubrovnik. Drove to Lapad by car in pitch darkness, so haven't seen much of the Croatian coast sofar. After a drink in the rooftop bar of Hotel Kompas, we checked into our room with a view on Sunset Beach. What a beautiful bay by moonlight! Tomorrow morning after breakfast we will explore Lapad.

Lapad Dubrovik - Wednesday 24th of April - 18660 steps

After breakfast a walk along the pebble beach with an incredibly cool concrete cult slide.

The weather is cloudy & changeable today, so we decide to save 'Dubrovnik in the sun' for tomorrow.

Lapad is a green peninsula, situated just outside of Dubrovnik's Old Town, plenty to discover here!

It is still nice and quiet in the early season and that's exactly why we're going in April.

Enough beautiful bays for the coming week and amazing how crystal clear the water is!

Our first day was wonderful! Just one shower of 5 minutes today, sun and clouds alternated rapidly. Many fascinating impressions on our debut in Croatia.

Before dinner we made beach figures in the sun, while we watched the sunset.