Alina: Hello everyone! This is Heads and Tails!
Kolya: And this is a backpack of contention, a stumbling bag. We finally arrived! So ready to grab a handful of tight Montenegro!
Alina: I like how it sounds – Montenegro! A country with that name just has to be picturesque and interesting!
Kolya: I like that name. It is logical. "Monte" – mountain, "negro" – black.
Everything is as clear as the fact that I will toss the coin, it will be heads, I will take my gold card and will go enjoy myself, while you will be surviving on $100.
Simple. Heads.
Alina: Tails.
Alina: How did you know?
Kolya: Simple. I made a wish. This is what I dreamt about and wanted!
Alina: Walking in Montenegro is great for your figure.
Kolya: I do not object. I already look fine. Here is your parachute. It will help you glide through the abyss of poverty!
Alina: See ya!
Kolya: Having a gold card here is great. I feel it already.
Montenegro is a tiny patch on the shore of the Adriatic Sea.
This place has all of the best that the nature can offer. Tall mountains, lush forests and emerald water.
My hundred dollars turned into eighty-four euros.
According to the guidebook I read, Kotor is the most gorgeous city in Montenegro.
I imagined arriving there on a stunning car, but a bus will have to do. The buses to Kotor depart once in every 30 minutes and make stops by demand.
It is important not to miss one.
That is my bus! Sorry! That is my bus!
The conductor who sells tickets signs them off with a pen! The ticket fare is two euros.
We barely left the airport and I already see the sea, the mountains and the creamy clouds. These are all the traits of a nice resort.
I promise to never leave you again. I will do anything to keep us together. Do you like this car?
Mercedes-Benz E200 Convertible. Two-liter turbo engine with 184 horsepowers.
Leather interior, a built-in computer, adaptive cruise control. It is ideal for my gold card and me.
You are riding shotgun.
My Mercedes can accelerate to 265 kilometers per hour! This is exactly what you need on the winding mountain roads of Montenegro.
A surprise waited for me as soon as I left the airport.
Traffic jams always happen during the high season because the roads are too narrow for a large number of tourists.
A drop top is not ideal for sitting in the sun. I am fine now, but I will raise the roof if it gets too hot. The scenery is gorgeous though!
What do we know about Montenegro? The National parks and reserves cover quarter of Montenegro's territory. It is a very green and blooming country.
Euro is the official currency, but since the country is not a member of the EU, they cannot print the money.
Euros come here with tourists or in a form of investments.
Montenegro won multiple awards for the best beaches in Europe!
Montenegro is a young country, because it was born in 2006.
Montenegro gained independence just recently, but its history stretches over thousands of years.
Kotor is one of the eldest cities in the country. It overlooks the beautiful Bay of Kotor – the largest bay in the Adriatic Sea.
The mighty mountains and fortified walls surround the city on the other side.
This is the second largest wall in the world behind The Great Wall of China!
Hello lovely town of Kotor!
The entrance looks like a historic portal to the past.
You can get inside the fortress through one of the three gates.
Incredible!
Kotor survived quite a few wars, fires and earthquakes. Despite that, it looks terrific.
The Greeks, Bulgarians, Romans, Montenegrins and Serbs polished these tiles.
Italians had the most influence on this city, because it was under Venetian rule for 400 years.
The city's architecture looks very Italian. The clock tower. Just like the one in Venice.
Ancient Catholic cathedrals and narrow streets.
One of those streets is a landmark in itself.
Here it is – Let Me Pass Street. This is the narrowest street in the world.
Does not look too tight.
I get it now. It becomes narrower.
Well, yeah
Here you could say "pusti me proc". Let me pass.
These streets are very romantic. Even the rain does not ruin my walk.
Kotor is too small for two hosts. Therefore, I headed to the nearby town of Budva.
Specifically one of the country's best hotels – Dukley Hotel & Resort.
It takes up a larger portion of the picturesque Zavala Peninsula.
These elite apartments are drowning in the sea of green.
Each of them has a view of the Budva Riviera. Yet another unpleasant surprised caught up with me.
It started raining! I'll be damn! A convertible!
The other side, the quote on quote "tails" of the convertible!
You begin to get wet when it starts raining.
There is my hotel! I almost made it. Can you let me through? I am driving a drop top in the rain!
Please wait there! All right. Here's a hotel. I need to stop.
Can't the roof close any faster?
Some workers from Romania would have built a roof by now. Hooray! Valet parking! Valet parking! Thank you.
I need the driest room in your hotel!
Excellent suite! Now, this is living! This is what I call fabulous life!
I rented a stylish two-story penthouse for these two days. This hallway is palatial! It has a couch and a plasma. There is the kitchen.
A suspension fireplace! I always dreamt of a suspension fireplace!
The bed. Well. Ready! Steady!
I have not done that in a while.
The spiral staircase to the second floor is see-through.
A terrace! The rain stopped. The weather changes quickly around here.
A Jacuzzi on the roof is perfect! Does your roof have a Jacuzzi?
As if someone could dig a hole in the roof between the antennas.
This rooftop has one. That is why this crib is so expensive. The main feature!
You can cross Kotor through and through in just a couple of hours, so I decided to explore the vicinities.
I did not lose my mind. I am will be heading to the Gospa od Skrpjela Island.
There is a tradition – tourists that go there must bring stones with them.
Later I will explain why.
A ride on a small boat costs three euros.
I arrived after a 30-minute journey.
Gospa od Skrpjela is a man-made island in the middle of the Kotor Bay that has its own legend.
This island used to be a reef, where two brothers found an icon when they were sailing past. It miraculously healed one of them from illness.
Locals decided to commemorate this by building an island with a church.
The sunken ships would be dumped here. Each vessel that passed by brought a symbolic stone with them.
That is how that island appeared on the map. The tradition remains to this day – each tourist brings a stone.
I took it up a notch and brought two kilos of rocks!
Each person who leaves a stone will be blessed with luck.
Do you see this?
This is a special place.
I have a place to lay my head. Now it is time to have some fun.
I think this is my boat! It is as if it is asking me to jump in!
Don't mind if I will! Wakesurfing is very popular in Montenegro.
It is almost the same as the regular surfing – you have to tame the wave created by a special boat.
Get ready to ride!
I am heading to another interesting site, as I keep exploring the environs of Kotor – The Blue Lagoon. We are sailing inside of a rock! This is a cave!
The Blue Lagoon is a Blue Cave indeed. According to a legend, a treasure remains hidden inside this cave, but the tourists come here for something entirely different.
Look! It is glowing! The water is extremely blue! Almost as if there are lights at the bottom! This is literally a Blue Cave! It is shining!
This is the effect that a light refraction provides when the rays hit the gorge – the water looks emerald! I am itching to dive in!
Oh! You're here! Just in time, because I was about to make a review of this beach. This is Dukley's private beach.
I think someone invented the word infrastructure when they saw this beach.
They have it all. There is nothing I could add to it. Perhaps a helipad, but they might be hiding it from us.
The contingent! Stop! You cannot film people! They are trying to relax with their families. Good people.
Density – there will be enough place for everyone even if the hotel is full.
The sand is small shreds of shells mixed with pebble. This beats the white sand in my book.
The water is as clear as tears of joy! Every person who got to this beach shed one. The water is ideal.
I could stay here all day. I give this beach five well-deserved stars.
I decided to end my exploration of the Kotor area at the popular Zanjice Beach. Let us begin the inspection!
Let us see what kind of beach this is.
Contingent is comprised of cool and fun people. They missed their boat!
Infrastructure – cafés check, sunbeds check. I have to find out if they are free.
I wonder how much time will pass before I will be approached. It would be nice if this were free.
What can I say about the sand? There isn't any! There is medium-sized pebble though.
It is polished and easy to walk on but very hot.
Rent? I did not anticipate you would look like this. How much?
Attendant: Ten euros.
I thought it would be free today because you are not that busy. No?
I think I will be on my way then. Sorry. I got my tan on anyway.
Now my passion – the water! The water is pretty cold. This helps when it is this hot outside.
The sea is very clear. I can see the bottom that is far away.
Overall, I give Zanjice Beach a grade of four stars. Three and a half actually.
You can thank the guy in charge of sunbeds.
I spent almost the entire first day at my hotel and this is where I will also have my dinner.
I reserved an entire beach for myself. The beauty of eating at a hotel like this is that you never wait for your food.Your food always waits for you instead.
Everything looks so nice and scrumptious! My dinner features three courses. First up is the seabass.
This seabass and my mouth were meant for each other. Second – a seafood mix.
What do we have here? Clams, mussels, calamari,
shrimp.
Repeat.
My desert is a huge lobster!
A wide specter of emotions!
What a lobster!
This dinner was genius. The best one in recent memory.
By that, I mean the last 29 years.
The best thing to do when you are full is to go to sleep. Good night friends.
Sweet dreams. Love you. Oh God. So full.
I returned to Kotor in the evening. Montenegro turns into Black Mountain at night!
The ancient, romantic streets become loud and full of fun.
Too bad, I do not have time to party. I need to find a place to sleep.
I came to the hostel with a name that is impossible to forget – Montenegro.
Here is my hostel. It is located right in the midst of things.
The old town's very center. Exquisite!
The prices in this hostel vary depending on the season. Today I managed to get a bunkbed in a shared room for twelve euros.
I always wanted to do this!
You need to know something before we come in. This is the first hostel in my life.
Everything reminds me of the summer camp. This is exactly how mine looked. Bunkbeds and lockers.
I call this one. Each locker is linked to the bed number. 19, 18, I get the one on the bottom.
Oh well. There is even an ottoman. A visitor could sit on it and drink tea at the table.
I consider myself lucky. This bed costs twelve euros.
It will cost fifteen in the nearby future and twenty during the high season.
Newbies get lucky.
I am done. Good night.
I just had this awesome dream about renting the best apartment in Montenegro with a view of the bay
and a terrace. This was not a dream!
The sea in Montenegro is great and so are the mountains.
Early in the morning I hopped on a bus in order to see them for myself. My Montenegro journey continues.
Let us get moving.
The best transportation in the mountains is an S.U.V. with a personal guide.
He will show the most scenic marvels in Montenegro. A convertible is good for the boardwalk.
To go deep inside the country you need something more powerful, steady and loud. Kinda like this one here.
Look at those mountains there!
They are immense!
Looking at the real-life wallpaper amuses me for the second straight day.
Montenegro sits atop four mountain ridges that form an unbelievable pattern.
You can see the winding serpentine of the roads, vast wooded areas and chaotic order of the mountain peaks.
This ornament covers 80% of Montenegro.
You see quaint panorama views of the mountains everywhere you look.
This is awesome.
I am so glad I made it to the mountains unlike the majority of tourists who remain by the sea the whole time.
I wonder why most people who visit Montenegro never leave the coast. Why are you doing that?
You need to stop that. The name itself holds the answer – Black Mountain, not the Black Sea.
This is where you feel the spirit of this land. It is full of freedom and might.
The mountains are breathtaking, but Montenegro is also famous for magnificent mountain lakes.
I came to the most famous of them all – Lake Skadar.
I think I finally made it! The frogs are croaking.
Here it is!
Lake Skadar is Europe's largest body of freshwater.
In fact, it so vast that it also washes the shores of a neighboring country – Albania!
This lake used to be a part of the gulf in the Adriatic Sea. The unyielding rocks surrounded ant separated the lake over thousands of years.
Lake Skadar froze in time since then. It preserved the exclusive flora and fauna. It feels like I came to the lost world.
A boat ride on the lake costs thirty euros. I cannot afford that, so I will have to admire it from the shore.
Rasho: I was about to go fishing.
Alina: I am here to check out the lake. I was told it is gorgeous and it certainly is.
Rasho: What is your name?
Rasho: My name is Rasho.
Rasho: If you like it here so much, you can come fishing with me. You will see even more.
Alina: I did not have anything planned.
Rasho: It is free if you help.
Rasho: Yeah!
That is because you liked me!
What am I supposed to be doing? I can swipe!
I think I could catch something on the ground.
Who will be the one to begin telling stories? Me or you?
I associate fishing with a smell of the admixtures.
Those pressed bricks of fish bait. You throw it in the water and then begin fishing after fishes come.
By the way girls, the tan at the lake is always stronger and brighter compared to the seashore.
Therefore, bring your fishing rods everyone!
After about thirty minutes of chatting, I finally caught my first one! Here we go!
I cannot reach! Can you help me?
It is not big, but still. Give it here. Sorry honey!
You are coming with me. Where should I cook you?
Tara River Canyon is another key landmark of mountainous Montenegro. The zipline provides a great view of it.
A child's car seat!
I feel like a gift. They are packaging me.
Ready.
So beautiful!
Tara River Canyon is Europe's largest and second in the world behind The Grand Canyon in the United States.
It is over a thousand meters deep and eighty kilometers in length. It could easily fit a small country.
Another local landmark, Jurjevich Bridge also connects the opposite sides of the canyon.
It was built over a hundred years ago. Up until the recent time it was considered the tallest car bridge in Europe.
This was a V.I.P. seat for seeing the canyon. Incredible. The bridge is awesome, the river at the bottom, the cliffs and gorges.
I really like this canyon! It is exceedingly stunning! I feel happy.
You can also appreciate the canyon's splendor from below while rafting on the Tara River.
We did it!
While Kolya was checking out the canyon, I brought my catch to the village of Virpazar located on the shore of the Skadar Lake.
What do I do with you dear fish?
I have a fish. Eating it is problematic.
Unimaginable! Should I walk into a café and ask if they can cook it? Do you think they will do it for free?
Let me do the talking.
You can? How much will you charge?
Cook: Ten euros.
Alina: Ten euros? That is very expensive. Can you do it for two euros? I don't have money! Okay?
I will hand it to you then. Thank you!
Excellent! My fish was ready after fifteen minutes on the grill.
My cameraman gets the first piece. Get over here sweetie!
Is it good?
Are you serious?
Do you really like it?
Tastes good indeed. Just to remind you, I only spent two euros.
I could not get an introduction to the local cuisine at some ordinary place.
I will dine next to one of the major marvels in mountainous Montenegro – The Black Lake.
This lake is the oldest in Montenegro. It appeared after the glaciers on the nearby mountains melted down.
The lake's shape is two round bodies of water. That is why it is also known as Mountain Eyes.
The Black Lake got its name due to a thick forest that covers its banks. It reflects on the surface and gives the water a darker shade.
A very appealing place for a rich man's picnic.
What should I start off with Nikola?
Nikola: Try our local jamon.
Kolya: Jamon? Jamon from Montenegro? Interesting. Jamon is dry-cured ham.
They call it prsut in Montenegro. Besides curing, the meat is also being smoked.
Pretty tasty. I can definitely taste the smoky flavor. The aftertaste is vivid.
Then Nikola suggested traditional Montenegrin cheese. Dry goat cheese.
Then a traditional cheese pie. Puffed pastry with cottage cheese.
Also mashed potatoes with cheese. It is original and tastes great. Last but not the least, the local delicacy – trout.
Tastes like a regular grilled trout, lots of salt, but the best part about it is that it was caught in this very lake.
Therefore, it is fresh. Here is my conclusion – local cuisine is very healthy.
They boil everything and use lots of vegetables and cheese. It is ideal for ecotourism – the lake, a pleasant waiter and healthy, tasty food.
I thought that only Kolya would get to see the green Montenegro. Green as in money green. My Montenegro is also green!
How splendid it is!
Before coming here, I thought that the mountains would be the only landmarks. Primarily black mountains.
Was I ever wrong! These National park reserves, these views!
If you are looking to get emotions from nature then Montenegro definitely has to be on your shortlist of countries to visit.
Montenegro is a love at first sight.
You do not need much money to get to know it.
Having time to enjoy every corner of it would be much better.
Even two days hare are enough to make you want to come back repeatedly.
Dear God. I thought I was running late. I should have been fashionably late like a decent girl. Now I have to wait for him.
Kolya: What's up!
Alina: How long can I be waiting for you Nikolai?
Kolya: How long did you wait for me? Twenty-eight years?
>Alina: Yeah. Maybe you are right.
Kolya: Then you can wait a couple more. So, spill it. Anything good happened to you in Montenegro?
Alina: I am very impressed! Montenegro offers a multitude of opportunities for a tourist on a tight budget.
How was your weekend?
Kolya: Mine was perfect. I split the weekend in half. First, I hung out at the beach and enjoyed a luxurious hotel.
I spent the second half in the mountains. The time was split perfectly and both days were equally ideal.
Both here and there.
Alina: I would call it the Green Mountain instead of a black one.
Kolya: What are you talking about? Why can't you just accept it?
Alina: I can explain! Everything here is so green!
Kolya: Goodbye friends!
Alina: Like there is a green carpet covering it! How can this place be called black?
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