Dubrovnik- Day 1

Tonight we are in the Hotel Moskow in Dubrovnik. It's actually the Hotel Adriatic, but it was clearly built during the Soviet era- cement walls, very basic furniture and rather steire in appearance. Rated a 2 star, which is probably a stretch, it is home for the next 2 days. Across the road is a "beach" consisting of pebbles rather tha sand.
 After extremely heavy rain yesterday, the water is mirky and the water coming out of the tap is brown.
 The trip from Kotortook almost 3 hours due to a lengthy stop at the border. Apparently one of the major routes for drug trafficking and smuggling in general, customs officers were giving several vehicles a total search unlike anything I have seen elsewhere. They didn't rip out the seats but they clearly didn't plan on missing anything. Luckily our vehicle wasn't pulled over for inspection.
 Afte checking in and grabbing a quick lunch our tour leader took us to the old walled city where we met a local guide for a tour of the main buildings.
Following that we took the obligatory walk around the walls of the city. Roughly 2km in length the walk provided an incredible view across the old city with its red tiled roofs and various churches and towers.
  The sun was setting as we completed the walk and descended several dozen steps to the ground.
 We almost managed to make it to our chosen restaurant before the skies opened up and the rain began to pour, so our planned dinner on a balcony overlooking the Adriatic turned into a dinner inside, overlooking the kitchen.
 Intermitent rain is forcast for tomorrow and for the balance of the week. Let's hope the forecast is wrong on that one.

Dubrovnik , as seen from the walk down from the fortress