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rhapsodyq · 5 years

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So we woke up feeling really excited to explore Dubrovnik. I mean, it was the place that I was looking forward to in this trip, so yeah. We had breakfast at the dining hall, then went outside (while not being dressed enough) to take some photos. It was freezing ass cold, saw a cat and stuff etc.

So, unlike our other destinations, we didn’t have to travel a long ass distance/spend tons of hours on the bus. Ya know, the bad thing about this trip was that its winter--so daylight only usually last for a few hours and yet we spend so much time travelling on the bus each day. Yep. We complained about that a lot. But nope, not for Dubrovnik. It was just a mere 20 minutes ride away to the city from out hotel.

Sis and I were low-key wishing our tour guide to be hot (haha, I know) but it was just a regular middle age guy--whom sis said he seemed “tired” in ways. We can tell you know, not every guide is like the one we had in Sarajevo. I was totally amazed and captured by the beauty of the city itself that I barely listened to what the tour guide talked about. But I was a little familiar with the place having watched Hao Xiang went there. Yep. The tour with guide ended on quite a sad note--apologies cause I didn’t manage to fully get what happened, but apparently there was some war/fighting. And the room we were brought to were soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the process, etc.

The whole city had a very orangish vibe to it--and for some reason I wore yellow/orangish outfit (Idk If it was my subconscious but yeah). Glad that photos turned out nice! So we walked by this pub? and they were playing Foal’s Birch Tree. I fangirled so hard and that song just kinda became the “Dubrovnik song” for me. Hah. When we were released for our free time, sis and I first rushed back to try out the Dubrovnik Maskeron thing. Apparently legend says if you could stand on that slippery, slanted rock on the wall without holding on to anything, you would have the best luck in love and life etc. Sis and I were not very good at it though, haaha. We also thought to buy stuff (skincare products?) from the Pharmacy but ended up did not. I mean, when Hao Xiang went the pharmacy was flooded with people but when we were there it was quiet as hell. For some reason.

We then went to climb the city wall--which was part of the tour but was to be done individually for some reason but I really enjoyed this part. The views were amazingly beautiful. On one side you could admire the orangish architecture from a “vantage” point, while on the other there’s the view of the Adriatic sea. It was also the filming place for King’s Landing in Game of Thrones, so it’s a total plus one. We took a lot of photos. Like literally, a lot. And the whole climb looked way longer than expected too. It was like over an hour. We were all super tired but still very excited somehow. Ha. Saw some cute looking construction workers, tour groups from Taiwan, Korea, and tourists from US etc. It was kinda cool meeting people from all over the world honestly! Towards the end we were super tired--hence we sat down for a bit while sis googled for places to have lunch. That few moments were really special to me, really. Like I’ve never sat down and just quietly admire a place when travelling before. Travel and tour destinations were usually done in a rush--and I usually found myself not being able to really remember how they looked like afterwards, which is kinda sad. But it was different for Dubrovnik. I felt like I really had a chance to absorb/admire the place, so it was superb. Those moments, I was tired and all, but I just sat down on stone walls, and admired the city view infront of me--and I’m like how the hell did I get here? I’m hell of a lucky one. So you know, it was a little touching and stuff.

Afterwards, we circled around the city a little cause Google Maps couldn’t capture the places correctly for some reason. Also, some restaurants that were suggested by Tripadvisor were closed (probably due to winter). We ended up settling in this random restaurant which had super “sell-out” staffs. But they were friendly though. However, the food was lackluster and the price was insanely high. IT COSTED LIKE 80 SGD. Gosh. Also, had weirdly situated toilets that was outta the way. lol. Sis was having none of it.

After lunch, we joined back the tour group and headed for our boat ride. We volunteered when they needed two person to join the other group--and we were welcomed by our favourite tour members, haha. So, the boat drivers were good looking, but were very aloof. So yeah. The ride was insanely cold, with all the sea wind blowing around. It was really shaky as well. One of the mom tour members were freaking out and it was hilarious. Then the tour members made jokes about how the boat driver looked like MJ and stuff. Cracked tons of other jokes. So it 40 minutes of ride wasn’t a dull one haha.

After the boat ride, we headed our way up the hill to have the “real vantage point” of the entire city. We had to sit in small vans, which reminded me of Cappadocia a lot. It was even colder on the hilltop, so no one were exactly in mood for photos honestly. However, the views were amazing though. You could literally see the perimeter of the walls around the city, together with the seas etc. Raymond also then made a remark on how sis seemed to be afraid of cold while I’m the opposite (cause sis was wrapped like a dumpling while I didn’t even bother to zip up my jacket). Sis then said because I was vain?--which is entirely not true and not cool. I ain’t that shallow man. Just wanna have a easy reach to my pouch!! Also the tour member with her daughter remarked on how pale looking me and sis looked. It’s the cold I swear.

We went back down and had some free time (again, lol). We walked abit, got some donuts and sat at this cafe and ordered hot chocolate. Trust me, anyone will develop a liking for hot chocolate in this cold ass weather. And sis was brooding over the “expensive mistake”. Haha. We then headed for dinner at this restaurant. They had some pretty solid pasta, but I swear anyone coulda made it by themselves at home. Waiter was also pretty nice, so that’s a plus. Sat with the tour member & her daughter. I like them a lot, honestly, seemed like very down-to-earth people. And it was cute seeing the close relationship between her and her daughter. It was pure and innocent, and was so nice.

Afterwards, we headed back to the hotel for the night. Wanted to hit the gym but somehow I was a little drunk from the slightly-alcoholic beverage we had over dinner, I was feeling really weak, but somehow really happy and found the most trivial stuff funny. A little dizzy, but I felt comfortable and warm on my insides. I felt like all my problems in the world were gone in that instance. It was a nice feeling. I can see why people drink to escape their problems now. Yeah. #totalpotentialforalcoholichaha

So nope, gym plans aborted and we rested for the night instead.

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