Day 21 (Tuesday)
After breakfast it was time to explore our new
surroundings. Our room is situated just
outside the old part of Korcula Town.
Korcula Town sits on a tear drop shaped mound and is a well ordered grid
of grey stone houses. It is entered
through the Land Gate which is located at the top of a 19th century
flight of stairs. You can walk through
the narrow spine of the town and branch off left or right at any point to get
to the sea.
The town could be renamed MarcoPoloville. You can buy a Marco Polo hat, visit Marco Polo’s
house, eat a Marco Polo pizza and wash it down with a Marco Polo cocktail. You can even sit on Marco Polo’s chair where
he once sat and looked out to sea. I’d
be surprised if this was genuine as it’s self-assembly and looks like it was
purchased at Ikea.
In the evening, after a bite to eat we went to a café to sit
and listen to a couple of singers. Their
singing wasn’t the best but the chap was a great guitarist.
The Land Gate
Korcula Town
View from the Bell Tower of St Marks Cathedral
Video clip of the singers. Great Guitarist, fast forward through the first 60 seconds! Sorry about the poor quality of my camera phone.
Ahh, Korcula. I am instantly reminded of the "hotel" that we stayed in (or "Kamp Kolditz" as we called it!). Cold & tepid running water, live arc welding outside our window, 1,000 cruise ship passengers fighting over the "hot" buffet breakfast, and insects in the bath the size of chihuahuas... Happy Days.
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