Monthly Archives: May 2013

Our Lady of the Rocks

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We visited Perast and had lunch at The Admiral on waterfront before taking a boat to Our Lady of the Rocks, an island church in the Bay of Kotor. The local legend tells a story of how sailors in ancient times … Continue reading

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Old Fortress City of Kotor

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Arriving at the Old City of Kotor on May 3 we entered the Sea Gate and checked into the Hotel Astoria http://kotor.astoriamontenegro.com/ and then we explored the old city visting the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint Tryphon and the Serbian … Continue reading

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Restaurant Catovica Mlini

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On Friday May 3 we left Hotel Galathea to move to the old town of Kotor by taking the scenic driver around the Bay of Boka stopping at the famous restaurant Catovica Mlini for a fabulous lunch. Catovica Milini was featured … Continue reading

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Drive to Dubrovnik

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On May 2 we drove from Prcanj, Montenegro to Dubrovnik, Croatia which is about a 2 hour drive with a short ferry ride from Lepetane to Kamenari across the channel entrance to the Bay of Kotor and a scenic drive to … Continue reading

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Hotel Galathea at Pricanj, Montenegro

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What a great place! We enjoyed the dock in front of the hotel where we swam and took a paddle board tour of the town from the water. At night you can see the lights of the Kotor Fortress across … Continue reading

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Air Montenegro to Tivat

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On Wednesday May 1 we flew Air Montenegro to Tivat Airport where two Skoda rental cars were waiting at Europcar for us to pick them up for our drive around the Bay of Kotor to the town of Prcanj. As we … Continue reading

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Belgrade’s Picaja (Green Market) and Kombank Arena Concert by Mark Knopfler

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We shopped for vegetables at Belgrade’s Picaja (Green Market) so dinner could be made early at the Fritz’s home before we were to go out to see Mark Knopfler in concert on Tuesday evening. We found the market full of clean and colorful fresh … Continue reading

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NIKOLA TESLA MUSEUM

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On Tuesday April 30 we visited the  Nicola Tesla  Museum in Belgrade.  Since the  founding of Tesla Motors in Silicon Valley USA  in 2003 and its production of the first fully electric sportscar the Tesla Roadster, the story of the man for which it … Continue reading

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Belgrade’s Skadarlija Neighborhood and Skadarska Street

Belgrade is an old city with many interesting streets and neighborhoods and a bohemian quarter called the Skadarlija is one of most interesting to visit in the evening when minstrels play at every outdoor cafe and kafana on Skadarska Street. … Continue reading

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Belgrade Fortress

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On Monday April 29, our first day in Belgrade we visited the old Belgrade Fortress that overlooks the confluence of the Danube and Sava Rivers. The Fortress site is as old as Belgrade itself dating back to the founding of … Continue reading

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