Cadaques

Crossing into spain doesn't even take a passport in the EU....We were stoked, Habla Espanol?


Cadaques, Daliland, was home to one of the most prolific artists of the 20th century, Salavador Dali.....We immediately saw why he lived here.



Our first dinner in Spain was Morrocian, a place we wanted to go...It is on the hit list. Chickien Tangiene....Dank....

There's the crazy old bat himself.....

beautiful bay...

his artwork was everywhere.....

Aix en Provence

We spent a wonderful day in Aix en Provence with Sharon, Nathan and Hannah.

Every corner produced a beautiful sight...


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some sights were more beautiful than others...



We enjoyed an aperitif at an outdoor cafe. Hannah loved the "fish called mussels," she ate at least six.


Overall, a great time in France!

Lambesc, and the journey there....

After an overnight ferry from Croatia to Italy, we hopped on two trains across Italy to arrive in Nice, France for one night. We found a nice location, close to the train station...which meant smallish and located over an interesting bar...


Fortunately we were able to find some fantastic Vietnamese food.

We eventually arrived in Lambesc, France to visit my dear friend Sharon who I studied (um, Ithink you can call it that) with in Greece for a semester. Ed instantly felt at home.

Lambesc is a picturesque town in Southeastern France.


We especially enjoyed our time relaxing with Sharon and her family in their lovely home....the beautiful range and pool were a total bonus!

Split

We arrived in Split for a whirlwind tour, before departing for Italy. We took a ferry and had our last journey with Erik, Erin and Summer.



We made it to Split just in time for the first game of the Euro cup, Croatia won and the towm went CRAZY!

We said goodbye to our friends, see you at Duck's game 2008.

Then we boarded our final overnight ferry to Italy.

Korcula

We ditched the car and boarded a bus to the Island (and a ferry, duh) to Korcula, North of Dubrovnik.

The views were incredible......


We were greeted by another beautiful walled city!


We were stoked to get more time with Erik, Summer and Erin. Since I'm nosy (thanks Mom)I overheard a couple talking about being from Portland, something about the Pacific Northwest being super awesome. I found the perfect opening and I cornered Erin, I mean asked Erin, about being from Portland and sure enough Ed graduated from U of O the same year and with the same major as Erik.....anybody recognize these guys? You'll meet them at Ducks games!

We had a great dinner.....a calzone was the perfect choice if you could not decide between fish or pizza...

and of course there is always ice cream!

This is the boat we took with Erik, Erin and Summer to Split. Um, ok this was the boat parked next to the ferry we took...

They are very serious about Croatia in Croatia...you would not believe the support for team handball, seriously, team handball, I didn't even know it existed....

The spirit is contagious, Erik and Summer showed their support for Croatia's first game of the Euro Cup.

Did I mention that EVERYONE gets into the Croatian spirit...



After discovering how close we are to Peru, we decided that we HAD to go!

Dubrovnik

We entered new territory with familiar names as we headed to the South of Croatia.

Made it Dubrovnik, going through Bosnia in the process, believe it or not we are not getting bored of the walled cities!

We had a great apartment with a view of the Walled Old Town, fortunately we never disturbed by the fire station across the street. (Yes Ladies, firemen are hot all over the world)

We spent a morning down the beach with beautiful views.




Dubrovnik is an incredible city, with gorgeous beaches, great food, exceptional shopping, a wall that you can walk along above the entire city and a remarkable history. It was a port for Ancient Greeks and Venetians before becoming independent in the 1400s. It was on a major trade route and then was conquered by Napoleon. Dubrovnik survived earthquakes and a devastating attack by the Yugoslavian army in 1991. The town pulled together and with help from Unesco (they really do a great job) they have become a unique experience!