W Grand Petrovac

... and hang out for a while. I can&#8217;t even really remember what else we did in Bar. I remember walking the long walk back to the train station early because we were so bored and cold. We played chess in the smoke-filled waiting room then hopped on the train. <br><br>Oh, and another thing: in Montenegro (and as you will read in a later blog entry, in Serbia) people can smoke almost anywhere. It&#8217;s crazy. Europe is much ...

... ueber einem Tal in einer Felshoehle, so dass es aussieht als ob es Teil der Felswand ist.<br><br>Das Kloster hat einen etwas schlechten Ruf, da Radovan Karadzic hier seinen Sohn hat taufen lassen und er angeblich auch Unterschlupf gefunden hat als er gesucht wurde.<br><br>Gruss<br>Ralf<br><br>http ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrog_Monaste ry<br>

... as it cures. The smoke had so deeply penetrated the walls that the smell of smoked meat clung to us for the next hour. With just a few drops of beer behind the ears, finding a man would be no problem. <br><br> <br><br> <br><br>From there ...

... all enjoyed an equally exquisite breakfast. Bojana's family had livestock in the backyard and her mother cooked us a fresh eggs and steak for breakfast like never before experienced. We said our parting goodbyes and left for Darko's apartment in the hills of Beograd. We brought my suitcases in and upon entering I noticed there were lots of stray dogs around the apartment entrance. One in particular was very cute and Darko explained that the various residents fed it because it was so ...

... a pedestrian zone complete with trees to provide shade for many tables stood outside cafes. Before I did anything else though, I decided to go and take a look at the Millennium bridge. This was going to be my "cultural" thing for the day, a bridge. Nothing was going to stop me seeing the bridge, well, until I saw an Irish pub. **** it, it's only a bridge. I went inside the, pretty dead, pub and ordered a Niksicko for 1 ...

... so she went back and Sarah and I went to the market for supplies to make some dinner. Next morning I couldnt get out of bed, cramps and stomach pains. Spent the whole day in bed, along with Belinda, throwing up. I think it was food poisoning but I was really worried that I wouldnt feel well enough for the bus ride the next day to Croatia but I think the worst of it is over.

We'd heard some great stuff about Montenegro - the world's newest country. Only about 250km long, it became independent from Serbia at the end of 2006. While Croatia was 'new and undiscovered(ish)' until about 4 or 5 years ago, Montenegro is right at that point now. It has more of those beautiful blue waters, lovely little villages and stunning mountain backdrops. As we've said before in our ramblings, at the back of our minds has been the ...

... they taught me their language. They were determined to help us, so one girl suggested another hotel that her aunt ran, and she took us by the hand and guided us up the road to the 2nd working hotel in the city. This looked like a nice place, and Alex and I agreed to stay there no matter the price, because by this time, we were exhausted roaming the city with our luggage, and were willing to concede that the travel agent was correct about the town. So we ...

... minus the massive influx of tourists. I'd say 90% of the people you run into in Dubrovnik are tourists, about 2/3 of them with their cameras out, etc. Not their fault but I'm just saying there is something about literally bumping into other tourists every 2 secs that takes away the ambience of a place. So on a hype vs. reality I would rate Kotor Montenegro much higher than Dubrovnik. One of the ...

... an ace room and was the funniest guy, even though we couldn't understand anything of what he was saying. We were almost tempted to stay longer but in the end decided we should keep going. So the next morning we got the bus down to Kotor. Almost as soon as we crossed the border from Croatia to Montengro you could see the difference. The mountains are massive and almost all rock. (One day I'll get the pictures on the internet!!) It was a crazy sight. So we headed along the coast ...