This morning we were able to get up at a leisurely pace as we weren’t starting until 9 o’clock. Today was our day to go up in the cable car to top of the Mountain and visit the war museum. The bus dropped us off in town we had to walk through the old city. Once on the other side we had to walk up the hill to the entrance to the Cable car.
This should’ve been a marvelous view. However, As we started up in the cable car, the fog became very thick. By the time we reach the top we are unable to see the city of Dubrovnik below. It was very disappointing. We tried different vantage points but none of them offered us a decent view of the Adriatic or the Dubrovnik.So we went on to the War museum N met our guide, Danko. He had been born in 1972 Aaron was part of the resistance in 1991. The wind museum was a four that was used by the Croatian resistance. He said he had been in this for four months during the war. He talked about the war and the difficulty that people had understanding what really what happened. He said it was a political war, it was not one that affected religion or even the every day people in terms of ideology.
He Explained to us that the agreement was that each of the republics would make the decision as to whether they wish to remain independent of whether they want to merge into some step length of the old Yugoslavia. Croatia decided to be independent and Montenegro and Serbia wanted to merge together and remain as they were. This disagreement is what started the war. Montenegro, Bosnia, and Serbia wanted for Dubrovnik to remain with them because of its coastline. Dubrovnik chose to remain with Croatia. A good part of the city was bombed and much of it had to be rebuilt after the war. Although much of the city is completely rebuilt You are still able to see the scars left by the bullets and the bombs. If you look at the roof tops and the bright orange and the duller orange, The bright orange signifies a new roof which was replaced after the war. There was also a film at the museum which showed us the devastation. Many of the sites that will bombed were easily recognizable as part of the main city today.
Finishing up at the war museum there were three bands waiting for us, to take us down the mountain. We again drove along the coast line with spectacular views out our windows. From here we drove on to the place we were going to have lunch. This is where we met the every day people, so to speak. We were met by Dario owned the farm that we were going to tour. He started by showing us a wheel that they used to crush Alex to make olive oil. He intricately discussed how they made their olive oil by hand. Although he was unable to demonstrate with the wheel it was in front of us, he said that he made 700 L of olive oil last year. He discussed the differences between the types of olive oil and how the kind that is made at his place is the best in the world.
Now we got to see how they made wine at his farm. He had another press that press the grapes and he showed us how it was done although he did not have grapes to try it with. On top of this, he also showed us a still from when she makes Brandy from the grapes that he grows. It was obvious from looking out onto his property that he had many olive trees and a vineyard. However, I’m not really sure that he really made a whole lot of product to sell outside on the open market. He did have some interesting old tools that were hung around the walls and he talked about some of them and explain how they were used. For example he had a sausage maker that would’ve made sausages by hand. There was also a small meal that would Mill flour on a small scale. Although he was very boastful, he was very interesting and talented.
Once all of the demonstrations were done, we sat down to lunch. He had wine, brandy and more wine that were given to the group. It was a little bit too alcohol centric for me. Once lunch started however, it was fantastic. We started with cheese that was made with olive oil and fresh ham and other cuts of pork that were dried and cured from his farm. It was phenomenal. The next course was a fresh salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, onion and lettuce with an olive oil based dressing. The next course was roasted potatoes with beef and lamb. It was just so delicious. He finished it up with coffee and an apple cake. It was a cake that was covered with powdered sugar and the pieces were cut in half and filled with a semi sweet apple filling. It’s the best meal we had had since being on the trip.
After the meal, they had a guitar player and an accordion player play traditional Croatian music. People sang along and danced. Some of the group were truly lives and up by the amount of alcohol that was poured before the meal. Nevertheless, we had a great afternoon.
After lunch we all get back onto the bus and we’re getting ready to call it a day. But first we had to say goodbye to Ivan. Ivan Works for overseas adventure travel in the office in Dubrovnik. He’s learning to be a guide and came and shadowed our guide for the three days. He did everything we did and of course assisted Zoran. He had a great deal to the group. He was really fun to have around. We will all miss him.
Getting back to the hotel around 430, I was pretty tired. I cut up and re-packed my suitcase and got ready for a journey tomorrow to Sarajevo. It’s going to be a whole day of traveling. I certainly didn’t want anything more to eat tonight. I was stuffed from the afternoon. They did have a dance group there tonight as entertainment. They were nice but they were reminiscent of a local dance recital. The piano player was playing in the lobby and I sat to listen to him for a while. I just love listening to him. He had such a great style. Well, good night until tomorrow. Awesome pictures
This should’ve been a marvelous view. However, As we started up in the cable car, the fog became very thick. By the time we reach the top we are unable to see the city of Dubrovnik below. It was very disappointing. We tried different vantage points but none of them offered us a decent view of the Adriatic or the Dubrovnik.So we went on to the War museum N met our guide, Danko. He had been born in 1972 Aaron was part of the resistance in 1991. The wind museum was a four that was used by the Croatian resistance. He said he had been in this for four months during the war. He talked about the war and the difficulty that people had understanding what really what happened. He said it was a political war, it was not one that affected religion or even the every day people in terms of ideology.
He Explained to us that the agreement was that each of the republics would make the decision as to whether they wish to remain independent of whether they want to merge into some step length of the old Yugoslavia. Croatia decided to be independent and Montenegro and Serbia wanted to merge together and remain as they were. This disagreement is what started the war. Montenegro, Bosnia, and Serbia wanted for Dubrovnik to remain with them because of its coastline. Dubrovnik chose to remain with Croatia. A good part of the city was bombed and much of it had to be rebuilt after the war. Although much of the city is completely rebuilt You are still able to see the scars left by the bullets and the bombs. If you look at the roof tops and the bright orange and the duller orange, The bright orange signifies a new roof which was replaced after the war. There was also a film at the museum which showed us the devastation. Many of the sites that will bombed were easily recognizable as part of the main city today.
Finishing up at the war museum there were three bands waiting for us, to take us down the mountain. We again drove along the coast line with spectacular views out our windows. From here we drove on to the place we were going to have lunch. This is where we met the every day people, so to speak. We were met by Dario owned the farm that we were going to tour. He started by showing us a wheel that they used to crush Alex to make olive oil. He intricately discussed how they made their olive oil by hand. Although he was unable to demonstrate with the wheel it was in front of us, he said that he made 700 L of olive oil last year. He discussed the differences between the types of olive oil and how the kind that is made at his place is the best in the world.
Now we got to see how they made wine at his farm. He had another press that press the grapes and he showed us how it was done although he did not have grapes to try it with. On top of this, he also showed us a still from when she makes Brandy from the grapes that he grows. It was obvious from looking out onto his property that he had many olive trees and a vineyard. However, I’m not really sure that he really made a whole lot of product to sell outside on the open market. He did have some interesting old tools that were hung around the walls and he talked about some of them and explain how they were used. For example he had a sausage maker that would’ve made sausages by hand. There was also a small meal that would Mill flour on a small scale. Although he was very boastful, he was very interesting and talented.
Once all of the demonstrations were done, we sat down to lunch. He had wine, brandy and more wine that were given to the group. It was a little bit too alcohol centric for me. Once lunch started however, it was fantastic. We started with cheese that was made with olive oil and fresh ham and other cuts of pork that were dried and cured from his farm. It was phenomenal. The next course was a fresh salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, onion and lettuce with an olive oil based dressing. The next course was roasted potatoes with beef and lamb. It was just so delicious. He finished it up with coffee and an apple cake. It was a cake that was covered with powdered sugar and the pieces were cut in half and filled with a semi sweet apple filling. It’s the best meal we had had since being on the trip.
After the meal, they had a guitar player and an accordion player play traditional Croatian music. People sang along and danced. Some of the group were truly lives and up by the amount of alcohol that was poured before the meal. Nevertheless, we had a great afternoon.
After lunch we all get back onto the bus and we’re getting ready to call it a day. But first we had to say goodbye to Ivan. Ivan Works for overseas adventure travel in the office in Dubrovnik. He’s learning to be a guide and came and shadowed our guide for the three days. He did everything we did and of course assisted Zoran. He had a great deal to the group. He was really fun to have around. We will all miss him.
Getting back to the hotel around 430, I was pretty tired. I cut up and re-packed my suitcase and got ready for a journey tomorrow to Sarajevo. It’s going to be a whole day of traveling. I certainly didn’t want anything more to eat tonight. I was stuffed from the afternoon. They did have a dance group there tonight as entertainment. They were nice but they were reminiscent of a local dance recital. The piano player was playing in the lobby and I sat to listen to him for a while. I just love listening to him. He had such a great style. Well, good night until tomorrow. Awesome pictures
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