Pansion Pana Kotor

... potopowi!<br>Oppppsssss. ... to nie tu zaczal sie potop? Nie, chyba jednak nie tu ;)<br>Jestesmy mokrzy od stop do glow. A moze odwrotnie ;))<br>Za to wypilismy wspaniala kawe w oczekiwaniu na koniec ulewy.<br>Okazalo sie jednak, ze ten koniec... to dopiero poczatek!<br>Nadchodzil wieczor, a my bez noclegu... Po pieknej wycieczce po Kotorze szukamy noclegow - apartament potrzebny od zaraz :))<br>Mijajac Budve / nie chcemy ...

... as well as the Serbian Orthodox Churches at St. Luke&#8217;s Square. After lunch we decided it was time for our usual &#8220;hike to the top&#8221;. Kotor has probably the most amazing fortification walls we&#8217;ve ever seen. They aren&#8217;t as massively thick as Dubrovnik&#8217;s, but they climb up the side of the very steep hills and zigzag at incredible angles. For 2 euro we gained access to these walls and started our ...

... on to Shkodra. I just needed to find how to get there and was just relying on my gut feelings how to go about it.<br><br>Finding someone who speaks English early on a Sunday is like finding a needle in a haystack, but guess what, I found that needle. I would walk up to random people and ask, "Shkodra?" I would get a sympathetic look most of the time but no help. Thing is in Tirana there are no official bus stops and the "stops" are ...

... Yes indeed, it was the European firewater, also known as soda water. Luckily for me it was the younger brother of the duo, chilled firewater, had it had been the hot stuff I may have jumped from the turret of the wall then and there, yes this firewater takes no prisoners.<br> 1 hour and 16 gallons of sweat later I made it to the top and took some pretty photos. I sped down the mountain at a blistering pace, freshened up and took a seat at the bar that I will probably never ...

... This particular spot had been a military strategic point for whatever empire was ruling Montenegro. The Venetians actually paid them to stand guard, and act as protectors of this point and when the Venetians fell the town there was left with little money as it was their sole source of income. Neither Gabe nor I had ever seen a fjord and I was excited; but when we arrived it didn't look as wildly different as I had imagined ...

... to walk underground maybe a little less than one quarter mile. Upon entering the bar it had many levels; all outside surrounded by the roaring nighttime surf of the sea and live entertainment. I saw a few people illegally swimming and asked Darko if I could swim there too. He informed me the swimming was closed for the evening. We ordered drinks and sat there chilling for a while. On the walk back Darko showed me all the gambling casinos along the Riviera. It looked like anyone could ...

... with lots of locals. We took a place near the roaring log fire and Vladimir warned us that the portions are big. We heeded that and didn't order too much. Interestingly, Montenegro uses the Euro as currency even though it is not yet part of Europe. We paid for our lunch and shouted Vladimir too - it seemed only fair. The old town is picture perfect and Vladimir led us around, again telling us a bit about the town. Jess particularly loved the old ...

... The following morning, Tammy and I hiked to one of the nearby glacial lakes. We didn't have time to hike all the way around one of the lakes, but we were able to take in the stunning beauty of the area, especially as the weather had turned gorgeous that morning. Here are several photos of the area: After that, we headed back to Niksic on now a slightly bigger more comfy bus that the van that brought us up the mountain. Though, the ...

Pauly had mentioned to me in an email the possibility of going to Montenegro for a day, and it was decided yesterday that we would do it. Montenegro has recently voted in favour of becoming independent from Serbia, and we imagined there would be a great happy "we did it" vibe around the place. So we caught a bus for a few hours down to a town called Kotor, located on the edge of a very clear fjord. There is a fortress on a hilltop above the city, so we climbed that in the ...

... in more recent wars too as some of it had been modified. Whilst recovering at the top, we discussed whether it had been a mistake to take the room for the night as Kotor town was quite small and we had already walked around. So after a little more exploration of the fort and its ruins and a load more photos, we made our way down and decided to talk it over during lunch. Sitting outdoors, brilliant sunshine, beautiful blue skies, cathedral facing us with a backdrop of the ...