My younger readers may be wondering where Yugoslavia is. It is now Croatia, at least this part is. I blogged about this in 2013.
Shar and I and the two men we met on the ship disembarked and the two gentlemen walked us to our hotel, the Grand Hotel Imperial. The hotel opened in 1897 and is now owned by Hilton. It will cost you about $350 a night now. The men then walked back to the ship.
Shar is convinced she is in love with George. George is going to London to live with his sister and we decide to change our return home so that we go through London instead of Paris.
I have no information on what time we arrived or what we did that day. I think I was just glad to be on something that wasn't moving.
Here at least is a picture of me in the city harbor wearing the dress and belt that I bought in Athens. Alas, it is not a full-shot so you cannot tell how short it is.
Expenses today are $5.93.
That's a pretty color of the dress! Oh to be young and to be convinced one is in love after barely knowing someone :)
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DeleteYou know, this is full of coincidences. I was in Dubrovnik about a month later than you. The architecture of the town was very immpressive. However, my mother and I both looked somewhat Germanic and so were not treated very well as they Yugoslavians still hated them after the war.
ReplyDeleteI remember really liking it there. As I wrote in a previous post during A to Z, we were really surprised that this was a Communist country. So 'Americanized' at the time. I recently had a repairman in the house who said that his parents thought their country, they are now in Macedonia, was better run under Tito than it is now.
DeleteNot the destination I was expecting. ☺ Ah, there's nothing like a little holiday romance. Looking forward to reading how that turned out for your friend. Love your series, Denise! We'll be visiting Dubrovnik in the fall, so I'm hoping you'll have more on that.
ReplyDeleteI'll be curious to read about your experiences.
DeleteMy cousin, who lives in Graz, Austria always went to Dubrovnik for her holidays...it was their Florida. One day I would like to visit this city. I like the belt and the dress colour is so pretty
ReplyDeleteClassic dress! Good taste! As I'm reading these -- like this one where the guys walked you too the hotel-- I'm just so blown away by how different the world was then...
ReplyDeleteI have had the same reaction. We were so trusting for the most part (see those Italians). And everyone? was so welcoming (see the French).
DeleteAnd here I thought the French were supposed to be such a rude lot!
DeleteThe French were the rudest. Thst is why I put that ? mark by everyone.
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