Magisk Montenegro – At opleve Kotor -bugten

Det tog os cirka tre timer at køre fra eventyrbyen Dubrovnik i Kroatien, til endnu et mere vidunderligt sted, Kotor i det lille land Montenegro. Så snart vores bitkøretøj afrundede bøjningen såvel som ind i bugten, var vi ærefrygt for de postkort-perfekte landskaber.

Bugten, der ligeledes forstås som Boka, er prikket med bitlandsbyer, såvel som er støttet af tårnhøje, stenede bjerge. Dette område er kompakt såvel som den allerbedste metode til at se det er at vælge en base såvel som at udføre dagsture derfra. Du kan hurtigt tilbringe et par uger i Bay of Kotor og tjekke al sin naturlige appel såvel som historiske steder.

Smukke landskaber på vores metode til Kotor
Vi valgte at basere os i den gamle bydel Kotor såvel som da vi havde en lejebil, kunne vi måske gå ud hver dag for at gå til de tætte byer. Desværre sad vores køretøj hovedsageligt på parkeringspladsen! Generelt hele tiden, hvor vi var i Montenegro, regnede det … og jeg angiver ikke, at det dryppede, vi oplevede stormende regn.

Fordi bugten er bakket op af sådanne storslåede bjerge, ser skyerne bare ud til at blive “fast” såvel som snarere end at blæse igennem, hænger de rundt i bugten.

Sådan så det ud, da skyerne skiltes! Betagende.
I løbet af de regnfulde dage hang vi ud i det typiske område på vores hostel med andre backpackere, mens vi drikker hvidvin såvel som at vente på stormen. Ikke at der er noget beklageligt ved at drikke hvidvin såvel som at tilfredsstille andre rejsende, men vi ville have favoriseret at være ude at tjekke området.

Vi følte os lidt gamle på dette hostel – rød hvidvin og hvidvinklas til os, billig øl og whisky til de unge!
Når skyerne ville skille sig, selvom bare i et par timer, ville vi løbe udenfor såvel som at se alt det, vi kunne!

Kotor selv var helt utrolig. Den gamle bydel er befæstet på alle sider, såvel som selvom bagsiden af ​​byen er sikret af et enormt stenet bjerg, er der stadig en stenmur, der løber langs bakken, hvilket producerer et ekstra lag af sikkerhed, antager jeg.

Hvordan folk var i stand til at producere en sådan enorm mur i så stejlt terræn i det 9. århundrede er uden for mig.

Havnen i Kotor, med ildevarslende skyer der ser over
Disse middelalderlige vægge blev tilføjet gennem årene af hvem der regerede byen – byzantinerne eller venetianerne, indtil den i sidste ende blev afsluttet i det 15. århundrede, hvilket producerede en fuld løkke rundt i byen Kotor.

Efter min mening er det dette, der gør byen så utrolig. Jeg har aldrig set noget lignende før på alle vores rejser. Vandring op ad de middelalderlige vægge bruger det allerbedste udsigtspunkt over bugten, såvel som når regnen ryddes i et par timer, er det netop det, vi gjorde.

Smukke stentrin fører lige så meget som Fort Walls
Klatringen startede ideelt i nærheden af ​​vores hostel i den gamle bydel, såvel som i betragtning af at vi tjekker ud i højsæsonen, vi behøvede ikke at betale indgangsafgiften – en frynsegode af at tage sig af det regnfulde vejrforhold, jeg antager!

Vi klatrede op ad de mosede klippetrin op, indtil vi nåede det allerførste udkig. Ometous skyer hang over bugten og blev mørkere i øjeblikket. Vi skrumpede op de glatte trin op, indtil vi nåede det 15. århundrede kirke af vores kvinde af Remedy, omkring 100 meter høj.

Det er sandt, at 100 meter ikke er så højt, faktisk er det generelt ved havoverfladen… alligevel huffede vi såvel som at puffere på metoden op. Når vi tænker på sandheden, at vi i fortiden har vandret i 8 hele dage i Mongoliet, over en 3.860 meter pasning i Kirgisistan såvel som så meget som 5.416 meter i Nepal, var dette et patetisk show fra vores side.

Smuk udsigt … inden regnen kom!
Efter at have afstået fra at udføre meget træning i de sidste par måneder, fik de 100 meter virkelig vores hjerter til at pumpe såvel som netop det, vi ønskede (og havde brug for) at gøre.

As luck would have it, the rain started as well as we ended up being engulfed in low-hanging clouds. regrettably we couldn’t make it to the top, so the Fortress of St. John would have to be seen by means of drone!

We flew Drago the Drone up over the mountains the complying with day as well as were able to get a bird’s-eye view of what we missed out on – what a spectacular sight.

The extraordinary stone walls climbing up the hills behind the old town of Kotor – thanks drone!

Apart from getting a small bit of exercise, we wandered the lanes of the old town of Kotor as well as marvelled at the gorgeous churches. We stumbled upon the carnival events one night as well, which indicated that there was complimentary booze as well as food for everybody in the plaza! Unfortunately, because of the bad weather condition forecast, the rest of the weekend festivities were put off up until the complying with Friday, after we had left.

Nick in line for some a lot more complimentary food from the friendly regional ladies

We did venture away from Kotor a couple of days to the city of Budva as well as the town of Perast. In Budva, we were underwhelmed by the architecture. The old town there is smaller than Kotor as well as seems a lot more touristy, while the surrounding city is full of high rises as well as contemporary buildings.

However, there is a charming promenade which runs along the water here, as well as lots of restaurants as well as bars to select from, including our much-loved one, taste Of Asia. We discovered this gem after looking on trip Advisor, as well as having been unimpressed with a lot of of the food so far, we weren’t expecting much.

Beautiful harbour as well as mountains as a backdrop in Budva
We were greeted by a guy from Serbia (not a great begin to Oriental cuisine), who handed us a menu full of food from Thailand, Indonesia as well as China. It looked good, however you never know…

When the steaming plate of Pad Thai, as well as Massaman Curry came out, we were pleased by exactly how it looked, as well as exactly how it smelled. Upon tasting, we were blown away. Helt seriøst! The flavours were area on when it pertained to exactly how these dishes would have tasted in Thailand – fish sauce, peanuts, chilli, coconut milk, chives, tamarind, etc etc. It was perfect.

This pad thai meal was incredible!

This was the very best meal we’d had in ages!

It turns out that the owner is from Hong Kong, as well as the manager who served us, as well as the chef in the back, were trained by the owner for three years. The restaurant has now been offered to the manager, as well as the requirements have stayed I would say.

We drove 30 minutes to this restaurant three times during our stay in the old town of Kotor.

Perast may not have had the Oriental restaurant, however it was just a quick 15 minute drive from Kotor, as well as has two churches on islands just offshore. This unusual setting for churches was quite amazing. However, it was raining for all however 10 minutes when we visited, so we didn’t want to take the boat ride, however the islands looked quite awesome from the shoreline.

The town itself is small, however lovely, as well as can be quickly checked out on a day trip.

Views of Kotor as well as the surrounding wall lit up at night

After a seven night stay, it was time to pack up. As usual, the sun was shining as bright as can be on our day of departure! But, in this case, we were delighted as we were going on a road trip back to Split, Croatia. however this time, we didn’t take the coastal route, which would have been the exact same method we pertained to Kotor, we went by means of Bosnia as well as Herzegovina in buy to see some a lot more of the rural areas there.

We drove for seven hours that day with a few of the most extraordinary scenery! The landscapes were epic. starting in Montenegro we made our method up with the jagged cliffside and onto a great highway surrounded by mountains. The highway soon ended as well as we discovered ourselves in the gorgeous countryside on extremely narrow roads with a few potholes right here as well as there.

A bit village on our drive from Montenegro to Croatia
This driving was simple compared to our road trip in Albania!

After driving for a couple of hours, we shown up at Orah Lake, with a little church as well as a shepherd with his sheep. We were in the middle of nowhere as well as it was silent except for the “mehhh’ing” of the flock. We took pleasure in a picnic right here as well as brought on towards the border of Bosnia as well as Herzegovina.

This was the most tranquil area for a picnic – on our method to the Bosnia border crossing

The drive with that country was fantastic as well. We passed marshlands, orchards, little towns as well as lots of shepherds with their sheep. The day was perfect. As soon as we shown up in Croatia, we discovered ourselves on a brand new toll highway, with a speed of 130kms / hour!

We made it back to Split in no time.

A gorgeous ending to our seVen nætter i Montenegro!

Vores erfaring med Montenegro var ekstremt positiv. Så godt som jeg tror, at sandheden, vi kunne lide at rejse der så meget, på trods af alt det dårlige vejr, taler virkelig med netop nøjagtigt, hvor ekstraordinært landet er. Vi vil absolut gå tilbage i sommermånederne samt gå til alle de websteder, vi gik glip af.

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