Carnival Magic - 12 Days in Med review....

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The Franjo Tuđman Bridge

 

 

 

 

 

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We left the ship around 10am, but, as we were leaving the cabin, i took this. Yes, today will be another hot day.

 

Little did we know, it would end up being the hottest day of the year so far in Dubrovnick.

 

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So, we got of the ship, and, there were lines everywhere. We were told, buring the port talk, that it cost $10 / €8 to take the Carnival Shuttle to the Old Town. But, most people were confused, as, there were nobody to assist us to tell us witch way to go....

 

 

 

The Line for the bus

 

 

 

 

 

So, as jumpoed into a taxi, as they work on the esame princaple as in cozumel, you pay, per car to the destination.

 

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We arrived at the old town, and this time it was teh GF time to have a headacke.

 

 

 

You know those port shopping talks on the ships, well, first time I saw a place that gives you a discount if you are from an official Ship tour thingy

 

 

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We walked past this place...

 

 

Irish Pub, they are everywhere. Remember, we are living in Dublin.

 

AS we wantedto eat, and sit in the shade at te hsame time, we decided on this place. AS they had the free WiFi's

 

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Using the free WiFi

 

 

 

 

My meal, the national dish of Croatia, ćevapčići

 

 

The above dish, was one of the best things I ate on the whole cruise. And, that includes the Steakhouse.

 

Although the GF ordered it, I stole a few bites.

 

It is Grilled Ghicken Breast in Mushroom Sauce.

 

 

We had # 54 & 55 on the menu.

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After lunch, as it was so hot, we decided, there is no way in hel we are going to walk on the walls, in this sunshine, even though it is a must do thing....

So, we went off to the Cable Car, to take the ride to the top.

 

 

 

 

Ok, I can see the Cable Car, now how do we get to the thing ?????

 

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Now we left the "Oldtown" and was walking around it , on route to the cable car

 

 

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Sucess, at last.

 

By now, it was around 110'F. or atleast it felt as hot.

 

 

 

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The Ride to the top lasted a about a minute, and once on top, you had the most breathtaking views of Croatia and beyond…

 

 

 

 

 

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Nearly our turn....

 

 

 

And, we are off....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Made it

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Loving this review, thanks so much for taking the time to write and post pictures! Can't wait to see how the rest of your trip turns out!

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The views from up here were simply spectacular.

 

 

 

 

 

In this picture you can clearly see teh walls surrounding the Old Town. Now we were glad that we did not do it, as there were no shade at all.

 

And, all the Orange tiles, that you can see, well, that was the properties that was damaged during the war.

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Ship was docked to the right of the above picture. Just out of view.

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They were using tenders to get into port....

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Croatia's Falg....

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And, we were back on our way down.

 

 

 

 

 

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The place below, is where we ate lunch....

 

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Now, remember this place ?

 

 

Wel, as I am a HUGE Rugby fan, and today one of the bigger matches was on, I had to bribe the girlfriend thet we could stop here for a while... ( We left 3 hours later)

 

For those of you that know about Rugby, it was SA vs. NZ

 

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I had to off course support the local economy....

 

 

 

 

As, the game started 5pm local time, and we had to be back on board by 7:30, i know after the game it would be a rush to get there.

 

 

 

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I took this shot, few min from the end.

 

The score was 18 - 5

 

South Africa Won, I was sooooooooo happy....

 

 

We had to get back to the ship now...

 

 

 

 

The Dashboard of the Taxi

 

 

Made it....

 

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Now, some of you might think, dammm, we were in that beautiful place, and we spent 3 hours in a pub?

Well, put it this way, if is kind of the equivalent of the Super bowl, Rose bowl, or Stanley cup.

Except it is not team vs. Team, it is country vs. Country.