Hotel Eminent Podgorica

This afternoon Aunt Sue and I arranged to take a Taxi to the Ostrog Monastery with Adrianna (a friend of Aunt Sue and Pete's) as a little bit of a guide. It is a good thing that we did, because that way Pete didn't have to drive.<br><br>Well, the drive up that bloody mountain scared at least 20 years off of my life. Don't get me wrong, the view on the mountain was gorgeous, but with extremely narrow roads that in most places that ...

... in Serbian, i still managed to get across 'Bacardi Cola'. :D Interesting note: Because of the intense heat, there are many restaurants that surround the outside eating/drinking area with a mist. This is to prevent their customers from overheating while at their cafe. It is actually quite nice and not hot or sticky at all.<br><br>Once we got home, walking in 38 degree weather had finally taken its toll... and we were ...

... minutes. I began crying because I loved Serbia not wanting to leave the next day. Mladic pulled me close to him and embracing me, he kissed both my cheeks. I kissed his cheeks also embracing him. Darko and Bojana were walking ahead towards the car leaving me and Mladic alone. Knowing, I'd continue crying, I broke our embrace saying "goodbye." Mladic promised to visit me the next day dressed in his full military uniform before I left Serbia. I didn't want to part; but I did. I saw ...

... an effort at all. Grey and grim looking buildings surround the Sunday afternoon strollers, consisting mostly of young families, absent tourists and stray dogs. Between these concrete leftovers from a 20th century that started and ended with national independence the brightest colours are those surrounding Mango commercials starring a certain P. Cruz. Hotel After my sponsored stay in the Best Western, located a 10 minute walk from the ...

... of questions in English that they barely understand. "You speak Serbian?" he asked. "No" (for some reason my school didn't do a GCSE in Serbian. Not that that would have made much difference- I took a GCSE in German and I don't speak a word of that) "Only English?" "Yes" (well, a little Norwegian too. Oh, and I can ask you to get me a beer in Serbian, but I don't think you're going to do that, are you?) "You are alone ...

... a sandy beach and together with its beautiful background and exclusive hotel it is a perfect work of nature and human hands. The island of St.Nikola beach The St. Nikola's isle is the most popular picnic site in Budva. The shores of the isle go steeply into the sea. There are many hidden inlets which are a challenge for adventurers and romantic souls. There are three sandy beaches, the ...

... and the town was empty of people. We did a tour of St. Nicola's Palace which I found very interesting. On the way home we waited over an hour for the ferry ride of just 7 minutes to cross the Bay of Kotor as the tunnel was closed. Arrived back at the hotel by 7.30 p.m. so it was another long day after leaving at 8 a.m.

... they were. I was livid. I was ready to thrown down. Thanking the French guys, I hoisted my backpack and without so much a glance backwards, I started walking the 8 km down the mountain to the bus stop. It was a combination of principle and sheer stubbornness. I was not getting into a taxi even if I had to walk 16 km with two backpacks. Of course stubborness only helped me walk 3 km before multiple ankle sprains. My thumb came in handy again and ...

... and spent most of the time looking for a Montenegro plate (the tacky, tourist kind) to add to their collection. Sorry for the rant, but it really irks me when I meet tourists like that. Back to Montenegro. The country is about an hour's drive south of Croatia. It was the smallest republic of former Yugoslavia, but now, according to Lonely Planet, it is in a "suck it and see" union with Serbia. At the border, we had to get our minibus ...

... Montenegro is so much cleaner, the roads are better (slightly at first) and when we got to Podegerica we noticed how it was more geared up for tourists and visitors. The prices sort of gave it away! Everything was normally priced except for the hotel rooms - we found out later that tourists always get charged double everyone else - there's ...