Leah of the House Baker, First of Her Name, the Un-Sunburnt, Queen of the Peacocks, Kayaker of the Adriatic Sea

Did you know that the King's Landing footage in Game of Thrones is shot in Dubrovnik, Croatia?  I did not until Leah visited there last week.  Here she is, having seized control of the Iron Throne.

The happy travelers.

Leah sent me lots of pictures of her out and about.  

Love, love, love!  Keep 'em coming Leah!

They kayaked around the island of Lokrum, which served as the scene location for Qarth in season 2 of Game of Thrones.  Leah wrote, "there were all these ruins and an old monastery (not still in operation). And it's said that monks at that monastery cursed Napoleon."

She also said, "there were all these wild peacocks but they were not afraid of people at all and just wandered around and would come right up to you."

She continued, "and there were babies!  Like, baby peacocks."  Can you see the two babies above? She also reported that the island is now a wildlife reserve and people are not allowed on the island after dark without special permission.

Back on the streets of Dubrovnik, Leah found some more cats for me.

Croatian cats like walking on top of walls as much as any other cat.

They also like to cat nap.