(Pictures coming very soon!)
The last day in Dubrovnik was a relaxing one, although it was technically mostly spent at Lokrum, an island near Dubrovnik.
It took only 10 minutes by boat and once we got off, we decided to just wonder without looking at any maps. That might not have been such a good idea. We were climbing up a walking trail for quite a while, but it was so hot that it wasn't as enjoyable as it could have been. We decided to try and go downwards and find a beach to finally feel the Adriatic Sea. We did find a nice area to swim in the end, and when we left that spot to walk back to the harbour, we realised that our 'exclusive' spot was actually much much closer to the harbour than we thought- all that walking in the heat for nothing!
The beach wasn't really a beach per se. Croatia has rocks and
pebbles, in this case, there were big rocks you had to
carefully manoeuvre yourself around to get to the water. The water was
such a beautiful clear turquoise. It was also pleasantly warm. Not like
the freezing sea water at UK. I had my swimming goggles on and enjoyed
inspecting the fish swimming merrily around. For lunch, we had a lovely
and tasty picnic on the rocks by the sparkling sea.
After a good lie down, we headed back to Dubrovnik. We went to a Bosnian restaurant called Taj Mahal. The name still confuses me, it is a Bosnian restaurant in Croatia that has an Indian building as its name... The food was very very good. The best meal we've had so far, albeit also the most expensive. The menu was meat heavy and everything came with a small jacket potato with cottage cheese. I felt like I couldn't move afterwards. It is a very popular restaurant as we tried to go yesterday but they didn't have any space for us. The wait was worthwhile though. Both of us left feeling very satisfied. The waiter was also the nicest one we've met so far, so it was a very pleasant meal in the end.
Lonely Planet (the Bible) says that Croatian people talk bluntly and say it as it is, so when that's translated into English, it might come across as quite rude. However, it is nothing personal and just the way it is. My boyfriend and I have both experienced the unique Croatian mannerism and was quite taken aback by it sometimes. The waitress at the restaurant that we went to yesterday was very grumpy. I asked her for the cheque and she rolled her eyes! She had an attitude about her and asked me what type of card it was. I replied with courtesy, but she still turned back and shook her head as she walked away. What was that about?! Most others just say things quite bluntly but never mean to insult, but I did feel slightly snubbed by this particular waitress.
We had an early night in and played a couple of games before bed. Tomorrow we are going to Miljet!
The last day in Dubrovnik was a relaxing one, although it was technically mostly spent at Lokrum, an island near Dubrovnik.
It took only 10 minutes by boat and once we got off, we decided to just wonder without looking at any maps. That might not have been such a good idea. We were climbing up a walking trail for quite a while, but it was so hot that it wasn't as enjoyable as it could have been. We decided to try and go downwards and find a beach to finally feel the Adriatic Sea. We did find a nice area to swim in the end, and when we left that spot to walk back to the harbour, we realised that our 'exclusive' spot was actually much much closer to the harbour than we thought- all that walking in the heat for nothing!
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| Spot the peahen! |
After a good lie down, we headed back to Dubrovnik. We went to a Bosnian restaurant called Taj Mahal. The name still confuses me, it is a Bosnian restaurant in Croatia that has an Indian building as its name... The food was very very good. The best meal we've had so far, albeit also the most expensive. The menu was meat heavy and everything came with a small jacket potato with cottage cheese. I felt like I couldn't move afterwards. It is a very popular restaurant as we tried to go yesterday but they didn't have any space for us. The wait was worthwhile though. Both of us left feeling very satisfied. The waiter was also the nicest one we've met so far, so it was a very pleasant meal in the end.
Lonely Planet (the Bible) says that Croatian people talk bluntly and say it as it is, so when that's translated into English, it might come across as quite rude. However, it is nothing personal and just the way it is. My boyfriend and I have both experienced the unique Croatian mannerism and was quite taken aback by it sometimes. The waitress at the restaurant that we went to yesterday was very grumpy. I asked her for the cheque and she rolled her eyes! She had an attitude about her and asked me what type of card it was. I replied with courtesy, but she still turned back and shook her head as she walked away. What was that about?! Most others just say things quite bluntly but never mean to insult, but I did feel slightly snubbed by this particular waitress.
We had an early night in and played a couple of games before bed. Tomorrow we are going to Miljet!
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