It's 7.30 p.m., the three of us were walking under the dark, starless night sky of Dubrovnik. One of our friends who was the driver, was all worn out after he took a picture with the Iron Throne in one of those Game of Thrones merchandise shops. He decided to call it a night and parted ways with the two of us to head back to our Airbnb. My friend and I, still hungry for more food after an early dinner, stumbled upon Barba along the hilly alley.

We wanted to enjoy our final night with a supper in Croatia. Our orders were Sitna Riba (Small fish), Svježa Kamenica (Fresh Oysters) and Pohana Kamenica (Fried Oysters). I preferred the fresh oysters, and the "small fish" was a decent choice for finger-food. The highlights of Barba however, were the environment and the friendliness of the staff. It was a bit congested, but what excites me the most were those wooden forks hanging around the restaurant. Each of those wooden forks has customers' writings on it, and they even have different colour pens for you to write whatever you want. I really love the idea, and I went on to write on three separate forks and placed them in three separate places.

Aside that, we were casually chatting (a good hour) with a couple from California (we met plenty of Americans on our Croatia trip). Contrary to our itinerary, Dubrovnik was their first stop in Croatia and they were planning to head north till Zagreb. We clicked quite well, shared each other's holiday experiences and talked about life. We then bid farewell with a great photo together, as my friend and I headed off for more late night walks and souvenir shopping around the beautiful city.

Back at our Airbnb, we found our designated driver to be scrolling on his iPad (Geez my friend, what a waste of time). Anyway, fun times indeed in Dubrovnik. Will really miss this near to end-of-summer vacation as we have to recharge for the start of academic term. If I do revisit Dubrovnik someday, I would be overjoyed to see any one of my forks, still planted in Barba.

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