Getting to Dubrovnik from Istanbul is a pain in the butt. I read some advice on a travel site saying the journey might last 3 or 4 days - it wasn't until we got off the bus in Dubrovnik three and a half days after leaving Istanbul that I realized it wasn't a complete exaggeration. I won't bore you with all the details of this long journey, but here are some "highlights."
During an unexpected 10 hour train stop in Sofia, Bulgaria, we got followed by some gypsies who ended up opening Jess's bag and stealing our wallet. NOT TO WORRY, as she realized her bag was open just in time - when I turned to see what all the fuss was about, all I saw was Jess running as fast as lightening after these losers. She caught them, took back the wallet, laughed (not a joke) and they told her to screw off... in not so many nice words (also not a joke).
After spending the night in the Nis train station in Serbia, we went for a stroll to find something to look at. What better than a food store? Anyhow, as we were eating on the sidewalk, a friendly man and woman invited us into their eyeglass shop to "eat like clean people." There was no looking back - for the rest of the day (until our train at 9pm) we were entertained endlessly by the man, Micko. He ended up driving us around and feeding us an ungodly amount of watermelon. There are so many nice, generous people in the world... special thanks to Micko for helping us pass the time quickly!
And that's about it for the "highlights." The time went surprisingly fast. But, after so many days without a shower we noticed people shying away and we were ready to be in Dubrovnik. We have been here for the past 5 days, taking a look around and biding our time until we take a ferry to Italy. Dubrovnik is a beautiful, old city with gorgeous surrounding islands. But, it is a bit too touristy and expensive, making us a little restless. Not to worry - we start our long pilgrimage to Rome tonight. In case you didn't get the picture in the last couple entries, we are VERY EXCITED to see my family.
Sorry for the lack of excitement this time around... we'll try harder next time!
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Hopefully by this time you have met up with the rest of the Schencks'. We also hope for their sake that your name has been returned to Schenck as opposed to Stank! (and that Jess has followed your example) Please be exceptionally careful with your mother as she has turned out to be very delicate little flower and damages easily. Maybe you should be a little careful too, as it seems it may run in the family, Aunt Joan is limping around on her swollen leg with some thing she calls a bakers cyst, (I think it is a fakers cyst) nothing works on Denise but everything hurts. Marion seems alright at the moment but the odds are that some of these bad genes may have been passed on. I expect we won't hear from you girls for awhile as you will be trading all your traveling experinces first had for food and board. Be careful those pick pockets are all over Rome. We miss you girls, be well be safe and make your meals fiber rich.
Hopefully by this time you have met up with the rest of the Schencks'. We also hope for their sake that your name has been returned to Schenck as opposed to Stank! (and that Jess has followed your example) Please be exceptionally careful with your mother as she has turned out to be very delicate little flower and damages easily. Maybe you should be a little careful too, as it seems it may run in the family, Aunt Joan is limping around on her swollen leg with some thing she calls a bakers cyst, (I think it is a fakers cyst) nothing works on Denise but everything hurts. Marion seems alright at the moment but the odds are that some of these bad genes may have been passed on. I expect we won't hear from you girls for awhile as you will be trading all your traveling experinces first had for food and board. Be careful those pick pockets are all over Rome. We miss you girls, be well be safe and make your meals fiber rich.
Sorry about the double click!
ok, I know you are all having a blast with Amanda's family in Rome but for some of us, we get great joy in seeing pictures! It's been a while since the last round of photos. Work with us here.........please!
hello happy travelers! I finally got back onto the blog to check on you and to follow your adventures. I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time with the Schencks...just don't take Eileen running....or dancing! Looking forward to seeing photos!
Thanks for the pictures, they are great. I am more amazed how those sun glasses have made it this far. You girls are amazing and I hope to be in Europe with you soon! Thank you Eileen and Eric for taking great care of my Jess while in Italy.
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