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Published: October 4th 2009
Bay of Kotor
Seen from St. Johns FortressAfter finally getting off the beach in Dubrovnik, we were to head to the capitol of Montenegro, Podgorica. These plans changed once we heard about a little place called Kotor on the coast. Not wanting to miss what was supposed to be a really nice town, we decided to make a stop there on our way to Podgorica, and we were not disappointed. Kotor is another small little vacation town on the coast, but what makes it unique is St. John's Fortress. This massive fort is a continuation of the old city walls that are built right to the top of the mountain behind the town. It took us about an hour to climb to the top, and we were rewarded with an amazing view of the Bay of Kotor. The old town itself was nice as well, similar to Dubrovnik but about one fifth the size. Since it was such a small place we only spent one night there, and in the morning were on a bus to Podgorica. The Montenegran capitol was simply a stop for us on our way east. The most memorable thing about it were the
San Giovanni Monestary
In the hills behind Kotor hot women who roamed the streets in the evening. We ended up staying in a "hostel" called Steve's Place. I put the hostel in quotation marks because it was not really a hostel, it was really Steve's place. A 45 year old American guy who decided to put some mattresses in his living room and rent the place out. Pretty weird... but since its the only hostel in Podgorica we didn't have much choice. Again the next morning we were off, this time on a seven hour bus ride to Pristina, Kosovo.
We arrived in Pristina late in the evening, after a ride on the most luxurious bus we've ever been on, complete with a restaurant style booth in the back with a table. We set out the next day to explore the capitol of Kosovo. Pristina is something completely different than we have seen on our trip so far. The city is more Muslim, with mosques far outnumbering churches. The entire state is under the administration of the United Nations, following the conflict with the Serb's in 1999. UN vehicles and soldiers are everywhere in the town. Again, Pristina is not much of a tourist town, we were
only there passing through on our way east. There is not really much to see there, but the hospitality of the people is something we will not soon forget. Everyone was extremely kind and helpful, perhaps due to the small number of tourists that come here. Whatever the reason, it was a nice change from Croatia, where the locals are simply annoyed by all the tourists. Another pleasant surprise was how inexpensive it was, we managed to cook a feast for all three of us for under $10 (this included beers)! We stayed in Pristina for two nights, and now have to head east through Skopja, Macedonia. Because Serbia does not recognise the independence of Kosovo, we cannot leave Kosovo through Serbia, since we entered from Montenegro. Small detour, but at least we get to see another country.
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Okolie Emeka.A
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I'm so excited after reading your expirence.I want to have such fun too.