Saturday, April 9, 2011

Old Scan - Dubrovnik

For Sunday Scans, here's an old scan of the city of Dubrovnik, in what was then Yugoslavia and is now Croatia. We were there when I was a kid back in 1977, and for the next few weeks I'll be posting the few photos that are worth publishing from that trip, which are all scanned from slides. I have fond memories of this trip; I was very sad during the 1990s wars when I read that the city was being shelled. I'd love to go back again.
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12 comments:

  1. Sylvia KApril 9, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    Gorgeous capture for the day, Al! What a beautiful place! Would love to visit there myself! I think Sunday Scans is off to a great start! Enjoy the rest of your weekend! Give Socks a pat for Sam and me!

    Sylvia

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  2. KaoriApril 9, 2011 at 7:16 PM

    What a great view! Were you on a plane? My grade school friend was half yougoslavian and I remember being shocked when the war started. Looks like a wonderful place in your photo :-)

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  3. Living In Williamsburg VirginiaApril 9, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    Excellent capture. We love all the red roofs.

    Darryl and Ruth : )

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  4. CarlaApril 9, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    Hi al, love your Sunday scan. What an incredible shot and I love were you have shot it from... Carla

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  5. giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•.April 10, 2011 at 12:29 AM

    Hi Al
    magnifica veduta difesa della città !
    Grazie della condivisione e buona giornata :)
    Myriam

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  6. ClytieApril 10, 2011 at 7:21 AM

    What a beautiful shot - I am intrigued by the tree/no-tree contrast on each side of the wall!

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  7. Beth NiquetteApril 10, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    What a beautiful place--the vantage point in the photo is just amazing. Thanks for sharing this! Happy Sunday Scans!

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  8. Charlene N. K.April 10, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    What a lovely view! It's a walled city!

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  9. ElettraApril 10, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    enchanting place !!!!!!!!!!! It has a historic center of outstanding beauty

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  10. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪April 10, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    http://annsnowchin.blogspot.com/2011/04/sunday-scans-on-roof.html

    Looks like a mini great wall of China

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  11. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪April 10, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    Yes, it is high. It was 5 stories high. The minimum you don't need an elevator. These are foreign Thai workers. Life there is cheap, if they fall and die, the family gets a small compensation.

    I was looking for a photo which shows the apartment block. But too many photos and in too many computers. I will do it another time.

    We were lucky, my husband was a professor, we didn't have to stay in tall apartment blocks. We were a double storey maisonette. We chose the upstairs, where snakes can't come.

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  12. ViolaApril 20, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    I\ve been up there, too! Haha! Fun to see..! :)) You were there as a child?? I was there about 1978, 79 and 80, 83.. and 86.. I think.. :))

    Yes me to I was very sad when I heard about the war..

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