Croatia
Morgenstund has gold in its mouth - it's certainly not the worst place we've found for an overnight stay.
Bosnia-Herzegovina is not that wide where we drive through, so in a few hours we are in Croatia again. We have heard a lot about Dubrovnik and would like to see the well-preserved medieval city. Especially the city wall, we would like to go for a walk.
It's a bit of a culture shock we're greeted by, there are so many tourists here that you think it's a lie. Game of Thrones is responsible for many things.
The cars are parked like pearls on a string throughout the city.
It is an impossible task to find a parking space, in the end we have to capitulate and ask a hotel if we can use their paid parking garage.
We are happy to do so, so the car is also in a safe environment.
We go out into the city and follow the stream down towards the old town, which is surrounded by the ring wall.
Just before the city gate, there is an outdoor dining area with a good view of the Adriatic Sea. It's been a while since we've seen the sea so it's nice to get a breeze. We grab a cold soda and a light meal. Then it's time to look at the old town.
There are countless guides and guides with signs from the big cruise ships.
We get to work our way through while we go and look at the beautiful buildings.
Unfortunately, the city was bombed during the Balkan War and there are still traces of it.
We can see that we will have to spend some time here, so when we see a homemade sign with rooms for rent, we take the chance and ask if there is a vacancy.
It is there. A small room right next to the water's edge. Completely perfect.
The landlord even has some connection to Denmark. He married his German wife in Denmark, as it was much easier on paper than in Germany.
First in the morning we buy tickets for a trip up the ring wall. You can walk all the way around. Up and down stairs and into the towers. There are almost 2 km around the city wall and you are also warned to stay away if you have a bad heart.
It is hot behind, but there are both small cafes and mini restaurants up on the wall.
All the houses have red brick roofs, and from up on the wall you can see how close they have been built.
After a hot summer day in Dubrovnik, we are ready to drive north.
We collect the car from the car park and pack up our things.
There are small stalls along the road which Sus especially likes to visit - we have to go straight to the side and see what exciting things they have.
They sell vegetables, olive oil, honey, balsamic and many other exciting things.
We shop a little and continue on.
We once again have the pleasure of crossing a national border. Bosnia-Herzegovina has a small piece of land that goes all the way to the sea and goes right through Croatia. It is quick to drive through and then we are back in Croatia again.
As we get north, the landscape changes from tourist paradise with endless sandy beaches to more open countryside. We also come to areas with minefields, this is not where we should step down on behalf of nature.
On the recommendation of Sus's classmate Zlatko from elementary school, we go to the Plitvice Lakes with the beautiful waterfalls.
We buy a half-day ticket, which is valid for both hiking in the park, sailing trip and bus return.
After a little trouble finding the entrance, we go back and forth a bit. In the end, however, we succeeded and after a long walk we come down to the lake, where the small boats sail from. The water is crystal clear and you can clearly see the fish swimming around.
The boat sails out to the start of the hiking route, we jump off and set off on the route.
There are both forest paths and wooden bridges.
The lakes are in tiers and waterfalls run down through them.
It is a really nice trip and after several hours of hiking in the national park, we are picked up by a bus and driven back to the starting point.
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