We woke up early and at Ferran's request we look for an exotic place for taking pictures of the old city. You can imagine how many tourist per m2 you can encounter in this place, and you should know that the presence of any tourist in a picture is seen as a taint by Ferran, so...he looked up, and...up, and ...upper, to the tallest mountain around Dubrovnik and decided it could be a nice place for taking pictures.
We bought a bottle of water and started our climb on the old grey stairs inside the Old Town, we got to a road in the bottom of the mountain we wanted to climb, seeing no trail to go up, so after looking right and left and rolling a mental dice we began to make our way to the right, facing the mountain. After some walk we found a stone trail mined with goat detritums, a lovely path, but with amazing views, the higher we got, the nicer the city view.
With the sun at our backs and the gravity pushing our bodies back to the sealevel, we decided to make a stop to replenish strength and joy. We were the only ones walking the trail and, later, the narrow road that drive to the mountain top. Some taxis, cars and trucks went up while we were struggling with the sun, but nobody to be seen. Found some grasshoppers, and the owners of the detritums, the alfa male and the rest of the group stared at us with no friendly face, so we moved on not disturbing the 'pretty' goats.
Our Effords were rewarded on the top, there's nothing like a cold shadow for resting when you are tired, and wonderful views to make pics. Ferran found another trail to go down, we took it and ran our way back to the road.
We ate and decided to get some pics from the inside of the Old Town, but the presence of tourist is so high that changed our minds, so tried to climb the city walls, which we either did, 50kunas was a bit too much for some stairs, and air views we already got from the mountain; instead we sit on the fountain at Pile Gate staring at the rest of tourist and getting some fun
: P-
We'll see what night brings.
By the way, check this link for the travel pictures :-)
http://picasaweb.google.com/ferranvilaferrer
We bought a bottle of water and started our climb on the old grey stairs inside the Old Town, we got to a road in the bottom of the mountain we wanted to climb, seeing no trail to go up, so after looking right and left and rolling a mental dice we began to make our way to the right, facing the mountain. After some walk we found a stone trail mined with goat detritums, a lovely path, but with amazing views, the higher we got, the nicer the city view.
With the sun at our backs and the gravity pushing our bodies back to the sealevel, we decided to make a stop to replenish strength and joy. We were the only ones walking the trail and, later, the narrow road that drive to the mountain top. Some taxis, cars and trucks went up while we were struggling with the sun, but nobody to be seen. Found some grasshoppers, and the owners of the detritums, the alfa male and the rest of the group stared at us with no friendly face, so we moved on not disturbing the 'pretty' goats.
Our Effords were rewarded on the top, there's nothing like a cold shadow for resting when you are tired, and wonderful views to make pics. Ferran found another trail to go down, we took it and ran our way back to the road.
We ate and decided to get some pics from the inside of the Old Town, but the presence of tourist is so high that changed our minds, so tried to climb the city walls, which we either did, 50kunas was a bit too much for some stairs, and air views we already got from the mountain; instead we sit on the fountain at Pile Gate staring at the rest of tourist and getting some fun
: P-
We'll see what night brings.
By the way, check this link for the travel pictures :-)
http://picasaweb.google.com/ferranvilaferrer
joer pero cuantos tramvias pasaban por las vias esas? en todas las fotos, minimo hay un tramvia jajajaja
ResponderEliminarToday I took a look to the pictures, just to find out that I would like to be there :(
ResponderEliminarI hope You two would like to do the trip another time in the years to come. Then, I hope, I could join You in this favolous voyage.
The HUGE pizza looked terrific!!! Send me a slice, won't You!?
La propera setmana, Irina i jo anirem a Tunícia a passar 7 díes. És probable que no disposem de conexió a Internet i el portàtil que em vareu regalar es quedarà a Bélgica.
Ens agraden molt les fotos. D'aquesta manera també viatjem nosaltres, sense mourens de casa.
ResponderEliminarPer cert quina bona pinta tenia la pizza!!!
Una abraçada
M. y A.
Hola Alex y compi! Qué envidia y que suerte. Ya vereis que en cuanto salgais de Crocia el turismo disminuye mucho. QUé ganas tengo de qué llegueis a Asia para leer vuestras historias y recordar mis aventuras.
ResponderEliminarBesitos y suerte en la carretera.
Hey Alex.. que tal.. quiena foto mes maca.... Disfruta molt aquesta aventura i continua possat fotos tan maques com aquesta...
ResponderEliminarEl Carlos i la Isa t´envien una abraçada molt forta al igual que el Joel i jo...
Un petonás.......
Great idea posting in English!! Beautiful BlackMountain!!
ResponderEliminarEnjoy couple!!