Rozafa Hotel Shkoder

Hallo zusammen,

Podgorica ist die Hauptstadt und Cetinje ist heute die Residenzstadt (des Praesidenten). Cetinje war lange Zeit die Hauptstadt von Montenegro, ist heute eine verschlafene Kleinstadt, die fuer ein paar Stunden erwacht wenn die Pauschaltouristen mit ihren Reisebussen in die Stadt einfallen.

Es gibt ein paar ...

... nach wurde eine Frau (Rozafa war ihr Name, so heisst die Burg auch heute noch) lebend in die Befestigung eingemauert als Opfergabe an die Goetter. Sie bat darum, ihre Brueste nicht einzumauern, so dass sie weiterhin ihr Kind stillen konnte.

Inzwischen ist das Wetter sehr dunstig aber schwuel und warm.

Gruss
Ralf

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