Kristi's Blog: June 2010

Kotor & Budva, Montenegro

We took another day trip, this time to Montenegro. We went with a different tour company who used a mini coach with a/c!!

The first stop was a little town called Kotor. We went on a walking tour around the old part of the city.

In lieu of jails way back when - criminals were tied to this monument and taunted/had food thrown at them.

This is the waterfront town of Budva.

More boats.

This was the view from where we ate lunch. I had the most amazing grilled calamari!

On the way home we took a ferry.

Katie & I went on a day trip to Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina. While the trip to and from Mostar was pretty miserable it was worth it! Picture 9 people in a 9 passenger bench seating vehicle with no a/c or any type of air. It was like driving in a sauna for 8 hours.

We climbed up a minaret to get this photo.

This was the minaret we climbed - you can see the doorway near the top.

Climbing back down - there was not a lot of room.

A great view of the Old Bridge. It was very hot outside on this day and it was so nice to go down to the river where the water was freezing cold.

Damage remains after the battle for Independence with Yugoslavia.

Bosnia & Herzegovina declared Independence from Yugoslavia in the early 90s. Because of this the town of Mostar was subjected to an 18 month siege between 1992 and 1993. The Old Bridge collapsed from all the fighting/damage. The bridge was rebuilt exactly like the original bridge and original stones were recovered from the river.

Elafiti Islands, Croatia

We went on a sailing trip around three Croatian Islands.

The first stop was at Kolocep.

We spotted this adorable man fishing.

The next stop was Sipan. We had lunch on the boat while we were docked.

I know everyone will be so proud of me because this was my lunch & I ate it! It was really good.

More boats - I could not get enough of them.

This is one of my favorite photos.

Here is our boat.

To get rid of the left over fish parts this crew member offered a fish head to the seagulls.

They went crazy for the treats.

This was our last stop - Lopud.

Me in the Adriatic Sea.

The view while we enjoyed a few beverages.

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Dubrovnik is a gorgeous city as you can see from my photos.

Katie & I stayed inside the old walled city.

Views from walking around the walls.

There are tons of boats and I loved taking photos of the fishing boats.

A bunch of them were being stored on the beach.

Love trying to take some artsy photos.

Man untangling a fishing net.

We went to one of the two Buza Bars. They are located on the outside of the old city walls literally over the water. This sign tells the truth... there were cold drinks and the view was very beautiful.

You can see the Buza Bar - look for the white umbrellas.

Here is a photo from the water.

Hanging out in paradise.

I didn't want to leave my seat - nothing but ocean.

This was the street where "our apartment" was located. It is known as the cutest street in Dubrovnik. Every evening we saw tourists stopping to take photos.

You have to love stairs, stairs and more stairs when you are walking around the old city. There are tons of them - it is the ultimate stairclimber.

I thought this was a beautiful photo.

The town clock tower.

The main street in the old city - it is also the only flat street without stairs. No vehicles are allowed in the city so everything has to be carted or carried in.