crna gora

wow!  montenegro is absolutely gorgeous.  i left dubrovnik early monday morning on a bus for kotor and the day greeted me with lots of rain, but by the time i arrived in kotor, the skies began to clear and the sun was shining brightly over mountain tops surrounding the boka bay.  spectacular.

the first day, i met a girl from australia who happened to be a nurse as well.  we hiked up to the top of st. ivan’s fortress and caught the scenary of kotor from above.

the next day, i took a tour around a few cities.  we went to this village where the famous leader of montenegro lived.  i have already forgot his name, but i am very interested in this man.  the people respect him greatly, and i found that i began to respect him.  then, we went to lovcen national park.  afterwards, we went to this adventure park where i got to swing and climb obstacle courses in the trees.  i felt like robin hood.  it was fun.  then, we went to the old city of cetinje, ate byrek and saw a monastery where apparently john the baptist’s hand was kept.  after that, we traveled down to budva and hung out by the sea.  all very gorgeous cities.

on wednesday, i caught an early bus to the north of montenegro near the bosnia border to go rafting in the tara canyon.  i finally got some homecooked food and oh was it delicious.  i had been so sick of eating out, especially when i was in dubrovnik.  it was a pleasant surprise.  that night, i just relaxed.

the next day, i got up, ate breakfast, and headed to the river.  i was the only american there.  it was me, and a bunch of ukrainians.  i had a nice time though.  the water was cold, the color green and blue, but the river wasn’t as exciting as i would have liked it to be.  it was a pleasant experience though.

that afternoon, i ate lunch, and caught the bus back to kotor.  it was a long day of traveling.  the next day, i got up and caught the bus to ulcinj to travel to albania.

now i am in tirane, albania….i finally made it.  it took me a couple of years, but i am finally here.