Day 10: Dubrovnik

Hi friends and family!

Today is our last full day in Croatia and the last day of the conference. We woke up to another beautiful day, with the sun streaming in through the orange curtains. Our guesthouse shower has the most unusual configuration of waterspouts – one of your feet and one for your head. Breakfast was the usual Croatian fare. We love almost everything about Croatia except the traditional breakfast. If we ever come again, we will be skipping the provided breakfast and feast on cherry yogurts and pastries instead. And with all the steps we have to climb here in Dubrovnik, we certainly wouldn’t have to worry about the calories.

After visiting the Old Town market, (and eating an outstanding peach the size of a softball) we caught a public bus to the conference hotel. Now that the last day of the conference is here, I can’t believe how quickly it passed. I am glad that we still have one more full day in Europe, although I wish we could stay for much longer. Tomorrow morning we will be flying to Zurich, and then we are hoping to spend the day in Lucerne.

Following the conference sessions, we visited the beach and waded around for a short time. Then we headed back to our guest house to do some much needed laundry. Due to scheduling issues, our hosts asked if we would mind changing rooms, and our new room assignment is gorgeous. We even have our own private balcony.

We dressed for dinner and headed back to Old Town for the conference farewell dinner. We arrived early, so we took some time to walk the wall surrounding the Old Town. The views were amazing and it felt adventurous to climb up and down the ancient steps and watchtowers. Our dinner was in a beautiful seaside restaurant, and we were served the most delicious seafood: Octopus salad, tuna pate, brined and plain anchovies, shrimp risotto, cuttlefish risotto, and sea bass. After the usual spate of speeches and thanks, we closed the evening with a traditional music performance. It was a wonderful conference, and we really enjoyed meeting so many wonderful people.

Tomorrow, our Air Croatia flight leaves at 6:25 a.m., so it is going to be an early morning for us! We will arrive in Zurich just before 11, and then we will be off on an adventure for the day. Please think of us as we travel.