Blogs from Montenegro, Europe - page 7

After leaving Durmitor, we went almost straight to the Biogradaska Gora national park. We only made one short stop in Mojkovac because the lady at the tourist info in Durmitor had told us this is where we have to pay for the camping in Biogradaska Gora. Since this wasn't true and there wasn't even a tourist info, we left this city and we went to the national park. On our way there, it was mostly sunny, but when arrived there, it stated raining and it kept raining all night. People at this park were very nice and friendly, what a surprise! ^_^ It was about 8 PM when we arrived there, but since it was in a forest and it was raining, it was already quite dark and as soon as we had set up our ... read more

Leaving Lake Skadar we drove to the beautiful Durmitor National Park via Niksic and Ostrog Monastery. The monastery is high up and built into the cliff face, originally built in the 17th century but after earthquakes not much of the original remains and it mostly dates from the 1920s. It’s a very popular place, lots of people visiting on coach tours. It’s Serbian Orthodox and houses the remains of Saint Basil so is a place of pilgrimage. Great views over the valley way down below. Watched a baptism service at the tiny church down the hill, the priest and family marched round and round the church, singing hymns. We stayed in the village of Zabljak on the edge of Durmitor NP, a small village with shops and lots of accommodation; I believe it’s a popular place ... read more

Our trip to the south stared in the middle of the night, because of the long journey. After a long wait on the Croatian border (despite the fact that there were only few buses before us) we came to the Bosnian border where, of course, we had to wait. And the same on the Montenegro border, only with the difference that they worked even more slowly there. First we visited Kotor, a famous medieval city with a little bit over than 1000 inhabitants. Kotor is located in the Bay of Kotor, which is the longest and deepest bay in the Adriatic Sea. It is also called the sautrenmost fjord in Europe. As soon as we stepped out of the bus the salesmen of sunglasses and similar things appeared around us. They were so persistent that they ... read more

As you can tell....I'm way behind on the blog but we are so busy and having so much fun ...Who has time. And actually T-Mobile service is great for face timing and texting but not doing the blog. But I'll get caught up in the next few days. Leaving Montenegro now and a sea day tomorrow. The we are in Malta for 2 days. Later for now but know we are safe and having a blast....... read more

I believe I always wanted to travel. My family had a very old atlas in the house and even as a child I loved to thumb through the pages and look at the colorful maps displayed inside. The book was huge and had heavy covers and thick paper that made a distinct sound when you turned it. Pastel pink, green and purple countries filled the pages. Thin black lines connected the cities and different size dots indicated the relative populations of each. Rivers and lakes were marked by a wonderful shade of light blue. Creating journeys along the roads or waterways to the most intriguing sounding places was an interesting pastime. I remember writing down the names of the countries or cities that sounded the most exotic. I knew nothing about the places other than their ... read more