A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Dubrovnik, Croatia by TravelPod blogger Willietanner titled “Hiking, swimming, and walking the walls” Willietanner’s travel blog entry: “Where we left off before, the 22 hour ferry ride from Rijeka to Dubrovnik was just amazing. Far too many photos of little remote islands and lonely lighthouses in the middle of the Adriatic. Some of these photos are in the last entry, but a few more pop up here. Today, Jim’s and my unfortunate propensity to reach the highest point of each city we visit prevailed once again to our sensibility and we found ourselves climbing the ridiculously steep switchbacks that led to the peak of Mt. Srd at 9:30 am with the sun already high in the sky. Our stick-to-it-iveness paid off and we were met with stunning views (save for the monstrous cruise ships) of the Old Town of Dubrovnik and the distant Elaphite Islands. Even more breathtaking, however, were the vistas off to the east of Bosnia. Fort Imperiale, an old Napoleonic fort positioned at the peak of Mt. Srd, was at one point a discotec with funicular access and all but during the 1990s it was again used for its original purposes by Croatian forces when Dubrovnik came under attack. It looked worse for the wear. Disco really is dead. We left the mountain top and directed our attentions to the clear blue waters of Banje Beach- our afternoon diversion. Later, we returned to the Old Town and walked the walls and took about one million pictures …