We had a couple Bosnian Bridges on our road trip radar. Both of them were constructed in the 1500’s and are long standing testaments to the excellence of Ottoman craftsmanship. The first was Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge that spans the Drina river in Visegrad. It was built in the 1500’s which boggles the American …
When I was a little girl, I used to have a well-worn nursery rhyme book. I loved all the rhymes in it– they were a staple of my, well–what I thought was– my tranquil childhood. Yet, as an adult, clearly I didn’t get the jest of these children’s mostly morbid rhymes–like the cradle falling with …
We headed to Mokra Gora which is nestled in the Zlatibor mountains near the Šargan Eight Railway. This took us back to our Pacific Northwest roots. While we were there we visited a wooden village nearly called Drvengrad, meaning “wooden town” created by the Yugoslav director Emir Kusturica which hosts a film festival. Emir had …
We’ve passed fields and fields of Sunflowers along our way to Mokra Gora. Chloe loved all the sunflowers. We’ve adapted to not understanding the road signs so much so that we are starting to understand them now.
We made it to Serbia’s capital city. Our Airbnb is in the center of town which makes for the perfect place to walk around and enjoy the city. We hired some scooters and a guide and set out to discover Belgrade. This incredible city where Sava and Danube rivers converge, is one of the …
Serbian Traffic jam. An Endless array of tunnels; posh tunnels, hand-dug tunnels, and tunnels by the dozens… A little Americana…in Serbia
True story… If you visit a beautiful forest with someone who worked as a land broker specializing in large timberland tracts, your stunning sojourn will be interrupted by a ghastly amount of unwanted information. On the bright side, I can now tell you the site index, species mix, merch volume, and suggestions on …
We rented a cozy Airbnb with a spectacular view in Žabljak-although, come to think of it, we don’t think there exists a bad view anywhere in Žabljak. It’s all jaw dropping impressive. Everyone Montenegrin we met told us to drive up to see Crno Jezero–Black Lake and it did not disappoint. The air here smells …
We’re back on the road after our visit to the Ostrog Monastery and headed farther north in Montenegro to check out Black Lake. Along the way we enjoyed some awesome views and a lot of tunnels.
We took a little road trip into the heart of Montenegro to visit Ostrog Monastery. I’m not sure how it was possible to build this monastery on the face of a steep cliff—in the 17th century no less—but both hiking up to it and ducking inside the two tiny chapels inside caves—will equally take …
