Croatia and Montenegro, September 2015
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Dinner in Korčula: Roland, Peter, Sue, Patty, Steve, Phebe.
Dinner in Korčula: Vicki, Ken, Marnie, Margaret, Barbara.
Daily schedule for Wednesday 9/23: Hvar Island and Town.
Petra makes a point about Croatian history.
Schooner Royal Clipper, flagship of Star Clippers, in Hvar harbor. Length 439 feet, 114 cabins.
Hvar attracts some mega-yachts. Chartering this one for a week would set you back $195,000 plus expenses.
The museum we visited in Hvar, formerly a Franciscan monastery.
The monastery’s tower seen from the courtyard.
Painting of The Last Supper in what was the monastery’s refectory.
Detail of The Last Supper.
Outside the monastery, viewing stone artifacts. Note the skull-and-crossbones indicating an unnatural death.
Map of Hvar Island. Hvar town is at the island’s southwest end.