Stuck in the Perast
12 июля 2019 г., Словения ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
A few km up the bay, Perast used to be rich and famous, boasting 16 churches and 17 grand palazzos. Well they used to be grand and some of them will be again as properties have been snapped up byЧитать далее
Kotor cruising
12 июля 2019 г., Черногория ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
There is no escape from the looming presence of the cruise liner, except perhaps by climbing the city walls which stretch up the cliffs behind the town.
Have to include the image of the laundry hungЧитать далее
Kotor town
12 июля 2019 г., Черногория ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
It is believed to have started as the Roman town of Acruvium but owes most of its current beauty to 400 years of Venetian rule as Cattaro.
The ambience is laid back without any significant touristЧитать далее
Kotor
12 июля 2019 г., Черногория ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
To counter the magnificent mountains of Montenegro, the bay of Kotorska offers a beautiful harbour setting that attracts the mega-rich in their mega-yachts as well as the medium rich on their cruiseЧитать далее
Most na Mostanici & lakes
12 июля 2019 г., Черногория ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
The Romans built a bridge across the Mostanica river in 4 BCE but it moved, or maybe the water did. Now it is stuck out in a farmers field all by itself.
Montenegro seems to be full of lakes. SpanoЧитать далее
Onogost
10 июля 2019 г., Черногория ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Yes, as advertised (just) over the entrance door in this town now known as Niksic, there really is a restaurant inside!
Cigarette stalls mark many crossroads.
The Serbian Orthodox St Basil of OstrogЧитать далее
Gorge ous
9 июля 2019 г., Черногория ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
The road from Sarajevo to Pluzine in Montenegro steadily grew worse, that is narrower and rougher until it was virtually one at a time. The TIR lorries had to travel at less than 20 kph since theyЧитать далее
In Burton's footsteps
9 июля 2019 г., Босния и Герцеговина ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
By now it must seem obvious that my tour of Europe is turning into a tour of Hollywood film sets. In this case I turned right instead of left and arrived at Richard Burton's - "The Partisan" -Читать далее
Oriental meeting
9 июля 2019 г., Босния и Герцеговина ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
The old, touristic part of Sarajevo is also small and resembles the Middle East. As a predominantly Moslem environment perhaps it should not have come as a surprise, but it is definetely a relic ofЧитать далее
Another bridge too far
9 июля 2019 г., Босния и Герцеговина ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
The second thing to see in Bosnia was the place where feudal times ended: the bridge at Sarajevo. The first curiosity I noticed was the sign on the library building, showing once again that SerbianЧитать далее
Pyramid schemes
8 июля 2019 г., Босния и Герцеговина ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Entering Bosnia was easy enough, presumably their application to join the EU helps, even though their application has been returned yet again for completion, and the change in Country was underlinedЧитать далее
Fairy fortress
7 июля 2019 г., Хорватия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Another 40 km diversion took me to Duzluk a pleasant provincial Serbian town in the mountains of NW Croatia. I came to see this old ruin, Ruzica Grad, (Rose Town,) one of the largest mediaevil castlesЧитать далее
Campsite
6 июля 2019 г., Хорватия ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
After the Independent State of Croatia was established by the force of the Axis powers behind it, the first thing the Croat leaders did was to clear the decks of undesirables: that is anybody who didЧитать далее
Spomenik
5 июля 2019 г., Хорватия ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
30 km off the main highway I entered a secluded valley where anti-Axis partisans had a large base and hospital. From Podgaric Tito launched his uprising against the despised Ustase forces of theЧитать далее
TB or not TB, that was the question
4 июля 2019 г., Хорватия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
There was a young lad, Milivoj Dežman, who fancied the girl who lived up the street, Ljerka Šram and had dreams of marriage and so on. She agreed to wait for him to finish his medical studies inЧитать далее
Resetting history
4 июля 2019 г., Хорватия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
The body of Alojzije Stepinac 1898 - 1960 is displayed in the rather ordinary cathedral. A placard says:
"Cardinal Archbishop of Zagreb; defender of God's and human rights amid the madness andЧитать далее
Letting go
4 июля 2019 г., Хорватия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
The Museum of Broken Relationships is an intriguing phenomenon which was unique although I believe that the Americans have copied the idea, (without payment of course.)
People from all over the worldЧитать далее
Zagreb
3 июля 2019 г., Хорватия ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Stopped for a drink with Ana in Zagreb. We had a couple of beers by the Maksimir Park and avoided the welcomed thunderstorm.
The city has been smashed up so often that there is not a lot left to see.Читать далее
Trakoscan
2 июля 2019 г., Хорватия ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Scored a freebe here: the entrance barriers were opened and unstaffed.
Turns out that the martial needs of the Grad fizzled out with the passing of the 16th C and from then it was mainly a countryЧитать далее
Another old town.
1 июля 2019 г., Словения ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
The recorded history of Ptuj starts in the Iron Age but it peaked early, in Roman times, before settling into the role of a market town. As much as one can be, situated on the major invasionЧитать далее
Pastoral or past aural?
1 июля 2019 г., Словения ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Alas, the children here have gone to pot so I wonder how long this pastoral scene typical of the region will be maintained.
Slovene stareway to heaven
29 июня 2019 г., Словения ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
I didn't think I could face walking up this alleyway.
Why? ??
More dragons
29 июня 2019 г., Словения ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
The old "Butchers' " bridge was rebuilt with dragons so that it would be snapped up everyday- or at least snapped.
Afterwards I enjoyed listening to a free concert, grooving to the local melodies.Читать далее
Berlin
29 июня 2019 г., Словения ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Well, it could be. This is another famous squat where student artists commandeered a vacant factory to redevelop into a tourist treat.
Ljubljana
29 июня 2019 г., Словения ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
The capital is a charming place, despite the numerous sightseers (unlike Idrija which was virtually empty,) and the centre echoes the feeling of Salzburg, Vienna or Prague. Probably owing to theЧитать далее























































































































Rose Sivasuitably subtle...
Tony HammondIt all sounds a bit of a cock up to me.....