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<\/a>Onofrio’s Fountain & Well<\/p><\/div>\n
We are inside the walls, and the first thing we see is a huge well with water coming out of spouts. People are filling up their water bottles with the cold water. The more important thing about Onofrios Big Fountain is that it helped the town survive any sieges as they had water and a large granary inside the walls. We start our self guided walk in the Franciscan Monastery and its cloister. In several spots, there are chunks of wall missing, a result of missile shots during the 1991\/1992 war here. We walk next door into the Church of St Savior which has a beautiful interior. We step back onto the Stradun, the main drag through town. Back in the 7th century, this street was a canal. Romans lived on the island of Ragusa ( the right side) and the Slavs lived on the other side. In the 11th century, they filled in the canal and a Slavic-Roman culture began.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Orlando’s Column<\/p><\/div>\n
Walking down the Stradun, our next stop is Luza Square, with Orlando’s Column in the middle. In 1417, by putting this column here, a statement was made to Venice that Dubrovnik had made alliances with the Hungarians. The square is lively with musicians and people. It is flanked by Sponza Palace, the towns bell tower, the city hall, and St Blaise Church. There is also a memorial to those who died in the last war and pictures of some of the bombings they had to endure. We meander to the harbor and then check out a possible place to eat tonight. Liking the menu, we make reservations for 1900. Then we are off to eat lunch at a place I had read about. They have Octopus burgers, and well, I just have to try one.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Octopus Burger Baby!<\/p><\/div>\n
We find the street, which is really more like an alley with lots of steps up. We start climbing, looking for the name or address number that I have. Halfway up, we find it , a small place, with limited seating. We find two seats and look at the menu while letting our bodies try to cool off a bit. For better or worse, I order the famous Octopus Burger while Carol goes a safer route with a shrimp burger. We get two cold beers to go with it. The burgers come and they are gigantic. They are not patties like a hamburger, more kind of hand pressed, and very very fresh. My first bite tells me that I made a good choice. It is delicious. Carol enjoys her shrimp burger and the cold beer in between bites just seals the deal. We have a nice conversation with a couple and their young son, from England. After I asked, the owner told me how to say cheers in Croatian and when we clink our glasses and say “zivjeli”, she gives us a big thumbs up. Great meal.
\nWe now head back a different way to our apartment, so instead of a billion steps, we are down to a million, and it is all uphill. I am certainly going to sweat some pounds off here. We make it back to the apartment and jump in for a cool shower which helps a lot. Cold beer in the fridge helps even more. We settle in for an afternoon siesta before dinner.
\nBy the time we head out for dinner, it has cooled off some but is still very warm. I am now just wearing a very light wicking T shirt which helps immensely.<\/p>\n