Dubrovnik

71 days and counting to our departure.
We arrive at Dubrovnik on Wednesday, 19 August, at 8AM. The ship departs at 6PM. The suggested August temperature is 71 to 84 degrees. We will be on our own in this port. One can apparently take a city bus [#1] from the port [Port of Gruž] to the gate to the old city. We will need to exchange Euros for Kunas. There are admission charges to most historic buildings.
Dubrovnik, known as "the Pearl of the Adriatic", is on the coast in the extreme south of Croatia at the end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. In 1979, the city of Dubrovnik joined the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. The city’s 1.25 miles of walls feature turrets and towers and for 50 Kunas provide what many consider the best view of the compact little city.
In the Middle Ages it was the only eastern Adriatic city-state to rival Venice. The 15th and 16th Centuries saw great achievements in architecture, little of which remains today. The earthquake of 1667 destroyed much of the city. The finest of the remaining is the Sponza Palace from the 16th century; it is currently used to house the National Archives. A Gothic-Renaissance structure known as The Rectors Palace displays finely-carved capitals and an ornate staircase. It now houses a museum. The St. Saviour Church is another survivor. St. Blaise is Dubrovnik's patron and the baroque church built in the 18th century in his honor houses an impressive Treasury. The Dominican Monastery resembles a fortress on the outside but the interior contains an art museum and a Gothic-Romanesque church.