After an emotional day visiting Mostar we decided on something a lot lighter and took a 15 minute boat excursion to Lokrum Island just 600 meters from from Old Town Dubrovnik. Lokrum Island features a monastery-turned Hapsburg-palace, an old military fort, hiking trails, several rocky beaches and a little lake called the "Dead Sea". We spent a lovely 4 hours hiking, swimming and sunbathing on the Island before heading back to Dubrovnik for dinner. We had a local specialty called a seafood hot pot. The hot pot was made up of mussels, prawns, sardines, squid and fillets of Mackerel and swordfish. Interesting and very flavorful, but not sure I would order that again. Ended the evening with our usual cappuccino and brandy at an outdoor cafe before heading home.
Harbor front as seen from the boat as we leave Dubrovnik for Lokrum Island
The massive protective walls as seen from the Adriatic
Standing on the back of the boat with Dubrovnik in the background
View of Dubrovnik from one of the hiking trail lookouts on Lokrum Island
A rare sighting of a Sturgeon swimming in salt water in the "Dead Sea" Lake on Lokrum Island
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