Dubrovnik is so good!

Dubrovnik is excellent. The whole city is impressive, but the old town inside the fortress is wonderfully impressive. Here are a few shots, the first one with me, Peggy (far right), Anna (right), me and Rumuyana (left) just about to go inside the old city. Inside there are plazas, public buildings, churches, narrow alleys and hundreds of little houses. Take a look.

En route to Dubrovnik

Out of Podgorica, over the mountains, across on the ferry, along the coast, and then we should be in Dubrovnik (plus a few immigration stops). Beautiful country, but the signs are a little confusing.

Looks like we just got here in time

Real estate in Montenegro is big time. Apartments on the coast are more expensive than in the centre of Prague (we were told). All the real estate agencies have signs in Russian and English. I wonder if they are looking for a good lawyer?

Where are we going? Are we there yet?

Just so it is less confusing, here is a map. We (Gavin, Peggy, Rumayana and me) are driving from Podgorica in the south, up into Croatia (yellow) then on to Sarajevo in Bosnia (green). Next week we are driving across to Belgrade in Serbia (pink). Who chose the colours? Sadly, I will miss seeing my close friends in Skopje, Macedonia (orange) but expect to be there at the beginning of December.

Adriatic or bust

Slowly moving across the world, from Sydney to Singapore to Bishkek to Podgorica, I have finally hit water (in the form of the coast off Montenegro). A lovely spot, with lots of expensive boats and history. See for yourself. The group photo is me, Victoria, Angelo and Paula - all very serious World Bank types.

This hotel rocks!

We are staying at the Podgorica Hotel in Podgorica, Montenegro. Montenegro is just around the corner from Greece (after Albania) and it has a lot of coast. The Podgorica Hotel was built in the 1960s with a theme of rocks. It is right on the river and surrounded by trees. Very nice. We are here on mission (with Gavin - see unposed shot on the deck below) for a week.

Kunst as far as the eye can see

They sure do love their art in Vienna. I had a great time wandering around and taking it all in.