Welp, that's some deja vu.
After getting off the airport shuttle bus on the north end of town, we used Apple/Google maps to navigate to our hotel. What I didn't realize about Dubrovnik is that it's built on the side of a mountain, meaning all streets run north-south and any "streets" that run east-west are actually stairs. And navigation apps plan routes based on shortest (horizontal) distance. Therefore, map app = STAIRS.
We had planned to climb Mt. Srd after checking into the hotel, but after dragging our checked luggage up 21 flights of stone stairs, we decided to take the cable car.
Why Croatia, you might ask? Well, the views are AMAZING! However, the main purpose on this trip was to present a project at the 2026 INDRUM Conference. My colleague, Jenna, performed like a pro on her first poster presentation. Click the button below to learn more about our project.
Guarding my pizza from the pigeons.
The fanciest soda I've ever been served.
The fanciest Gatorade I've ever had. And it was fizzy. :)
"What IS this? A burger?"
A delicious grocery store dinner.
Keeping an eye out for sea urchins.
Not sure what this is, but it looks famous.
Um, yeah... I wasn't kidding when I said "walking around town" and "stairs". At least I made a little pocket change from all my steps though. Check out the WeWard app to learn more about getting rewards for walking, and you can use my code RefinedFrog3424 to get a super duper +150 coins sign up bonus.