We had lunch at Konoba Gallus. There was a huge group of tourists, fresh off the cruise ship, who were to eat there. So, there was only a small little side area where we could eat (and only pizza).
It was here, further, below, and to the right. One one side was a stone wall, and not so far away was the matching stone wall of the building of the restaurant. It made a sort of breezeway that the wind gently flowed through and was very pleasant. Here is someone else's photo.
I had seen the following sign from this hidden area. It took a few times reading through it, before I understood what it was about :).
Afterwards, we walked to the east harbor of Dubrovnik, past the various stands for tours and dinners and tours, and finally saw the one ship which went to Lokrum. It was 140 Kuna (~ 18,50 Euro, $25.20) round trip. Here are a few photos of the ride to Lokrum:
After 10-15 minutes, we were there. We'd learned (from previous travel) that it's a good idea to have a map. So, I took this picture of the relevant map before we went traipsing around:
We started at the harbor marked (1) and walked around sort of west and north.
Here's a view from the harbor where we landed:
and another:
There were a lot of peacocks on the island. Maybe they came from the time when the island belonged to the Hapsburgs (Wikipedia agrees with my theory).
The peacock danced -- either to try to scare us off or to impress the ladies. He vibrated, shaking his feathers, and made an odd rustling sound in the process.
Here's another, trying to do the same, without the giant feathers:
We saw a peahen with her babies as well:
We saw a fair-sized lizard (maybe as big as my foot) and another, which scampered off:
At the harbor of Lokrum were a lot of crabs. Here's the best picture of one I ended up taking:
There's a smoking ban on the island (so you don't burn it down). I like the sign for it:
One of the sights to see is a former benedictine monastery, now in ruins:
Another photo of the monastery. From this angle, it reminded me of the Alhambra. It's not easy to tell here, but the wall is a light pink. Pink granite? (Does pink granite tend to occur near limestone? It seems to in Texas).
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After the previous-monastery, we walked down to the other side of the island, a part of the coast where a few people swam. Rather, where families with their small children were standing in the wayer. It was very shallow and not somewhere we felt like trying to swim.
After the coast, we walked back up to their "Dead Sea/Lake", (``Mrtvo More'' in Croatian), a saltwater lake.
And there were yet more peacocks there. We got to see a few fly up to and down from trees, which was quite a sight (couldn't get a picture fast enough, though):
There was a (also from the Hapsburgs) Botanical Garden, with palms and cacti, and some really large prickly pear cacti:
Some random religious building:
I thought it was cute/funny that this restaurant (on the island) had, in addition to "normal" desserts, also fruit like watermelons in the dessert fridge here:
Next time (probably the last post from this trip):
Sunday: Cable car up the mountain, and later, walking around the city walls. Lots of photos.
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