Another Continent

We arrived in Dubrovnik, Croatia after about 36 hours of travel from Mrissa, Sri Lanka. Our journey started just before dawn in a Sri Lankan train station and ended just after sunset the following day in the walled city of Dubrovnik. What a magic trick to be able to move between such dramatically different places on Earth in such a short time! The flight into Dubrovnik at sunset while looking down on the ancient city, the mountains, and the ocean was one of the most beautiful sights I have seen. The Uber driver in his leather jacket, driving his black Mercedes with leather interior felt worlds away from the tuk-tuks and makeshift taxis of Sri Lanka (where the mini-van seats are sometimes not even attached to the floor of the vehicle).The driver dropped us off at the gate through the wall because cars cannot drive into the walled city. We loaded our backpacks onto our backs and strolled into another world, feeling like we were in a storybook adventure series. 

Carrying our luggage on the last leg of our journey, through the alleys of Dubrovnik Old Town, on the hunt for the key and door to our rental.