Our flight from Hungary to Split was uneventful until our approach when we encountered some turbulence. Nothing like getting thrown from a slight daze catching up on some sleep about four to six inches in the air as the plane took the turbulence approaching Split. Beyond that we were on the ground in Croatia a few minutes later. Walking off the plane I could already tell we were in a different climate than our previous travels. I could feel moisture in the air and the welcome sight of sun and palm trees verified we had chosen the right location to end our travels with some relaxation. With a guest room booked in the evening in Dubrovnik we needed to find a bus from Split to Dubrovnik upon our arrival. We were dropped from the airport near the bus terminal and able to book a bus from Split for Dubrovnik within a few hours of our arrival. In the meantime waiting for the bus we were able to book ferry tickets for our return from Dubrovnik to Rijeka (where we were to fly to London).
Below is a view of the Adriatic coast line from the plane.
The bus ride to Dubrovnik was very scenic, following majority of the trip along the Adriatic sea. The bus ride took us through a portion of Bosnia and Herzegovina, upon which our passports were checked both upon entrance and exit of the country (having strolled into Vienna without circumstance the different policies for differing countries on identification interests me). The weather quickly turned from sun to clouds and rain as we approached Dubrovnik. We had little directions to the guest house we had booked and I had just managed to send an email informing our host that we intended to be on the 1 pm bus from Split and would need directions upon our arrival. The plan was to check an internet cafe and hope they had responded. Luckily, as we pulled into the Dubrovnik bus station, a very nice lady was standing with my name on a sign. Apparently she had received my email and had been awaiting our arrival for a few hours. It was quite the relief. When we inquired about the weather, our hosts said this was only the second day of rain all summer but tomorrow looked better - just our luck.
Our guest house was close to the train station, thirty minutes walk from old town, and a few minutes to a bus stop. The view was amazing.
Below is a photo of the view from our guest house (notice the overcast skies, sunny pictures of the view to come later).
Exhausted from the day we headed into old town Dubrovnik to find dinner and look around a bit. After pizza dinner (with fruits of the sea - we had to have some seafood) and gelato for dessert we made our way back to the guesthouse and went to bed early.
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