Yesterday we took the cable car up Mount Srd to watch the Sunset and explore the museum in the Imperial Fort. The sunset was spectacular as there was just that wee bit of mist above the Elaphite Islands that provided a touch of Magic. At the Fort the presentation of the Seige of Dubrovnik was equally moving.
In the fall of 1991 my daughter was just a tiny baby. I was enjoying her baby smiles and her chubby little cheeks. The news reported conflict in the former Yugoslavian countries but somehow that seemed remote or less relevant to my life in a country at peace. When you are in Croatia it suddenly becomes very real. The people of Dubrovnik considered their city safe. They believed that as it had been designated a Unesco World Heritage Site that the JNA (Yogoslav People’s Army) would hesitate to attack. They were attacked from the land and the water. Museums, churches, streets and homes all suffered damage. Food was rationed...water was scarce. Children barely older than mine carried water home for their families. The people of Dubrovnik are resilient. They painted murals on the boarded up windows. They swept up the debris from the bombings from their proud streets. When the key to their ancient clock tower was found they wound it and gathered in the square to celebrate that the bells still rang over the town of Dubrovnik. Today, unless you look carefully, you can barely see the repairs of the damage from the Seige. This morning one of our neighbours helped us with the Croatian phrase “dobro jutro”. We must have been pulling it off fairly successfully because we were greeted by smiles when we wished passers by “Good Morning”. You Are Always in my Prayers. Love Mom. P.S. When it comes to conflict there is often three truths: your truth, their truth, the truth. Clearly today’s Blog is the Croatian perspective.
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Xavier
9/18/2018 09:24:25 am
How is the food there is it better then the food here or the same.and what has your favourite meal been so far
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Diane
9/18/2018 10:13:18 am
I know it isn’t consideted a meal but loving the gelato.
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Keenan
9/18/2018 09:24:59 am
How high do you think that was
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Diane
9/18/2018 10:14:38 am
405 m above sea level
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Nathan c
9/18/2018 09:26:05 am
Are you having fun
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Diane
9/18/2018 10:15:11 am
Yes...and learning a lot
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Travis
9/18/2018 09:26:33 am
Bias the ride up fun
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Travis
9/18/2018 09:30:08 am
I ment to say was
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Diane
9/18/2018 10:16:23 am
Short ride but pretty
Jeremy
9/18/2018 09:26:52 am
Do you know how to say goodbye or good night in Croatia?
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Diane
9/18/2018 10:21:33 am
Ray has google translate on his phone and. EU SIM card so we look up words as we need them we just learned butter (maslac) while we were shopping.
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Nathan T
9/18/2018 09:27:18 am
How was the view from the cable car?
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Diane
9/18/2018 10:19:22 am
Nice..but better from the Fort at the top
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Jesse
9/18/2018 09:27:36 am
Was the cart scary
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Diane
9/18/2018 10:19:55 am
Nope
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Sophia
9/18/2018 09:27:56 am
What does dobro jut roll mean
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Diane
9/18/2018 10:22:00 am
Good morning
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Maddie
9/18/2018 09:28:01 am
How high was the cable car off the ground
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Diane
9/18/2018 10:22:54 am
405 m Above sea level
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Katie, Austin , Nate, jayla
9/18/2018 09:28:49 am
How long will you be in Croatia?-Katie
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Diane
9/18/2018 10:24:06 am
We are in some part of the former Yugoslavia until Oct 1
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Liv
9/18/2018 09:28:57 am
Was it fun going up in the cable car?
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Diane
9/18/2018 10:24:36 am
Short but fun.
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Jayla
9/18/2018 09:29:57 am
Did you take the coloured picture
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Ray
9/18/2018 10:51:18 am
Diane took the coloured picture from the fort. The black and white pictures are Diane's pictures of photos in the museum.
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Ray
9/18/2018 10:53:10 am
No, we have booked kayaking and snorkeling for Thursday.
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Tia
9/18/2018 09:31:02 am
When I was in Budva my hotel was on top of a hill/mountain and I had a similar view to yours! It was so beautiful. I hope you’re enjoying your trip so far!
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Ray
9/18/2018 10:56:06 am
It is nice to have a view but it is a long hike up when carrying groceries. We tend to walk down and take the bus back. We are having a great time!
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Laugh for fun
9/18/2018 09:33:50 am
We are glad you liked the place you visited. We have 3 questions for you.
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Diane
9/18/2018 11:02:58 am
1. Well, everyone has their own perspective. Let’s say you have an argument about who is first to a parking space at Zehr’s. person one thinks they are 1st...person 2 thinks they were 1st and the truth could be that they arrived at the same time. Conflict between countries is often like that on a more serious level.
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Ray
9/18/2018 11:02:12 am
In the 7th century what is now Dubrovnik started on a small rocky island. The site was selected because of the ability to defend the city. Over the years it has seen many sieges and attacks. The two most referred to are when Napoleon captured the city and had the fort at the top of the hill built, and the war of 1991-1995.
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Maddie.S
9/18/2018 09:34:23 am
When you were in the cable car did you get scared? Was there any misfuction, did anything go wrong while you were on the cable car?
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Diane
9/18/2018 10:55:58 am
Perfect ride😄
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Mrs. McDonald's history class
9/19/2018 06:38:03 am
Your photos and descriptions are wonderful. Here are our questions for today.
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Ray
9/19/2018 08:54:49 am
1.The city of Dubrovnik has medieval walls which because of there massive structure survived the 1667 earthquake. A few older buildings have Venetian influence but most are Baroque. This is especially evident on the interior of the churches with very ornate decorative columns.
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The other Mrs. H
9/19/2018 10:17:19 am
Here are our 3 class questions...
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Diane
9/19/2018 11:02:56 am
1. We are six hours ahead so when it is 1:15 there it is 7:15 in the evening here
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