... it was in winter and I wasn't a tourist ...
... I was there for some family reasons ... (Enlargeable)
... but still ...
... there was enough time for long touristic walks ... and some photographs ... (Enlargeable)
... I had a room in town called Vela Luka ... a place you already saw on all these pictures ... (Enlargeable)
... a picturesque small town ...
... along the long and narrow bay ...
... surrounded by hills ...
... on the Island called Korchula ... (Enlargeable)
... in the southern part of the Croatian Adriatic, between the cities of Split and Dubrovnik ...
... I was there in February ... (Enlargeable)
... the carnival time ...
... when is not unusual ...
... to meet a fish out of water ... (Enlargeable)
... or a bunch of Mediterranean penguins ...
... very rare species ...
... so rare... that many actually refuse to believe in their existence ... in spite of the many witnesses and these photographs that can prove the thing beyond any doubt ....
... there was music ...
... and marionettes ...
... and some creepy monsters ...
... also appeared for the occasion ...
... people of Vela Luka ...
... became trippy versions of themselves ...
... unleashed the imagination and let it roam through the reality ...
... adding many vivid colors ... (Enlargeable)
... to the desaturated winter's palette ...
... I saw some colorful insects ...
... orbiting around ... (Enlargeable)
... these funny old stars ... (Enlargeable)
... covered with planets and some other cosmic stuff ...
... while some giant politician creature ...
... a once minister of justice ...
... was passing by ... accompanied by the fatty spider-man ... and a baby spider-man ...
... towering them all ...
... there was another giant creature ... but I don't know who she was ...
... and then ...
... after the long walk ...
... along the long and narrow bay ...
... that ...
... from some angles ... (Enlargeable)
... looks like a river ... (Enlargeable)
... while this little dog ...
... and two Middle Eastern gentlemen on business trip ...
... where watching the surreal spectacle ...
... and the musicians were on their way home ... (Enlargeable)
... the colorful crowd ...
... disappeared in smoke ... well, not literally ... but that's how I imagine it in my memories ... and also :D sounds kinda cool ...
... after that strange carnival day ... (Enlargeable)
... I spent another week ... (Enlargeable)
... in Vela Luka ... (Enlargeable)
... enjoying the same kind of sleepy winter atmosphere ...
... that I'm usually forced to enjoy at home ...
... in my northern Adriatic version of a small seaside town ... (Enlargeable)
... but this was much more interesting ...
... and never boring ...
... I was also ...
... driving around the Island ...
... through the winding narrow streets ... (Enlargeable)
... I visited some others small towns there ...
... and took some shots ...
... but right now ... I can't remember ...
... the name of the town on the last five photographs ...
... and here ...
... on these few shots ... you can see a bit of landscape ...
... in the island's inland ... and then ... on the following two photographs ... (Enlargeable)
... is a view on the City of Korchula ... (Enlargeable)
... the largest small town on the island of Corchula ... yap ... and now ...
... with a few more shots ...
... of Vela Luka ... (Enlargeable)
... in the misty morning ...
... and under the dark clouds ... is time to end this little travel ... as always in these posts on Steemit, the GIFs and photographs are my work ... THE END
Općina Vela Luka, Croatia
