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Europe » Montenegro » Kotor » Kotor November 24th 2007

We succeeded in getting out of bed rather early this morning and rewarded ourselves with the pastry we bought last night for breakfast. We didn't linger long because it was so damn cold. In a very responsible manner we got bus times in preparation for our onward journey. We think we will have to stay here tonight because the buses run early mornings. As we were leaving the station we bumped into our host Marco and okayed the extra night with him. We knew from Marco that there was a way up to the panorama next to our room but from the map of Kotor it appeared that a closer route was available. He estimated that the climb would only take twenty five minutes which cheered me immensely. We began to walk towards the route we ... read more
Kotor Steps
Gate Entrance
Gate View

Europe » Montenegro » Kotor » Kotor November 23rd 2007

We managed to drag ourselves out of bed this morning only with the promise of our included breakfast. Despite knowing full well that hotel breakfast are always disappointing we still had high hopes. We got a cup of tea and an omlette that was swimming in grease. I couldn't stomach mine so early in the morning so Rob had mine as well. We sat and waited for the plate of cheese/meat to come that we had seen other people eating but it never did. We eventually figured out that it was either or but not both. Utterly disappointed we left to gather our things. We checked out, paid and had our passports returned. (they are the only place that have kept our passports the entire time we've been traveling.) we asked if we could leave our ... read more
View From Our Balcony
Its A Nice Tree
Mole In A Hole

Europe » Montenegro » Kotor » Kotor September 4th 2007

If anyone has seen the James Bond movie Casino Royale, you might remember shots of an amazing fiord in Montenegro whilst JB was convalescing after a rather painfull experience with a less than complete chair, and a large blunt object smashing some of his tender parts. Well, not to be outdone, (except for the blunt object smashing part) we decided to check out this place and traveled south of Dubrovnik to Kotor on the bay of Kotor. Whilst driving around we have passed through numerous checkpoints as we travel in and out of Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina & Croatia. interestingly, for a set of countries recently at war, you would think they would be rather more vigilant when checking passports. We pretty much had to convince them to let us give them our passports as ... read more
Monty 2
Monty 3
Monty 4

Europe » Montenegro » Kotor » Kotor April 3rd 2006

Is the bay of Kotor in Montenegro (or Crna Gore as they call it), with at the very end the walled medieval village of Kotor. And I appreciated it more than Dubrovnik which I thought was very commercial and a bit like Disneyland, whereas Kotor is more authentic. Stayed at a private home stay in old man Marco's kitchen... So no problem cooking... Ha, ha, ha... You can climb up to a fortress overlooking the bay and have spectacular views, in fact the whole ride through the fjord was fantastic and the coast of Montenegro is also great... Almost, dare I say it, better than Croatia... Met an american while climbing down from the fort and we spend the evening drinking because the whole trekking up a mountain bussiness makes one thirsty.. Anyway the next day ... read more
Kotor
Kotor
Kotor

Europe » Montenegro » Kotor » Kotor July 25th 2005

Arriving in Kotor two days ago, I met a rather strange woman at the busstation who constantly followed me, wanting me to accomondate at her place. She was extremely old and all dressed in black - looking a little bit like my images of the witch in the Little Red Riding Hood. I didn't get much of her very fast talk, but after long considerations and her constantly saying Stari Grad, Moda, Stari Grad, I and a Belgien guy chose to go with her. We came to a small apartment near the cathedral, where she immidiately started serving us coffee and once again saying moda moda. I had assumed it ment modern, but her place was far from that. The toilet was in a terrible condition, and on the one wall of the living room hang ... read more
Sct Tryphon Cathedral
Sct Tryphon Cathedral

Europe » Montenegro » Kotor » Kotor June 18th 2005

By request, I am including a small post with pictures that include myself as well as scenery. Yes, I am alive and well, and haven't become Euro-trendy, a mountain man, or dirty traveler, at least not yet. And a couple of good travel (and life) quotes: Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey." -- Fitzhugh Mullan The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight seeing". --Daniel J. Boorstin ... read more
The Potuguese and Me
The walk home




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