Back Down To Earth
After travelling for a good 21 hours we arrived in Bar, Montenegro at about 7:30 this morning. Kinda tired, but we walked to our AirBnb and took a shower and were on the trail to see the sites of Bar and area. Didn't arrive back to our place until 9:00 pm. Another 11 hour day and lots of places we saw. After the easy organized travel of Italy, we were subjected to 3rd world type travel today. All day was an exercise in alternate communication methods, poor directions, and wrong signage. We had fun with it and ended up accomplishing all we wanted.
Went to ancient site of old Bar which originally had inhabitants starting in 700 BC. Had taken a city bus, but they misunderstood where we were going and kicked us off the bus about 1/3 of the way there. Grabbed a cab with another pair of travellers and beat the bus to the site. Cost us an extra 1 1/2 euros. Old town quit being a functioning part of the city in 1878, so it had a pretty good run. Very interesting place with some well preserved parts. Left the Old Town and headed to the 2240 year old Olive Tree. That tree has seen a few interesting times. We decided to walk to the tree. Took us a little while with many questions for directions along the way. Not much to see but an old tree, but an interesting story around it. Caught a ride to the train station from a guy who lived by the tree and got a ticket for Lake Skadar. Got to the train station for the lake around 3pm and the place was totally deserted. Reminded me of a typical rural community on a Sunday afternoon. We walked down the highway to the lake and found a vibrant tourist resort. Took a two hour tour around this beautiful mountainous lake which had a ton of wildlife around it. Mostly birds. After the tour we walked a km back up the
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Totally Different.....
June 07, 2017
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Bar, Montenegro
After travelling for a good 21 hours we arrived in Bar, Montenegro at about 7:30 this morning. Kinda tired, but we walked to our AirBnb and took a shower and were on the trail to see the sites of Bar and area. Didn't arrive back to our place until 9:00 pm. Another 11 hour day and lots of places we saw. After the easy organized travel of Italy, we were subjected to 3rd world type travel today. All day was an exercise in alternate communication methods, poor directions, and wrong signage. We had fun with it and ended up accomplishing all we wanted.
Went to ancient site of old Bar which originally had inhabitants starting in 700 BC. Had taken a city bus, but they misunderstood where we were going and kicked us off the bus about 1/3 of the way there. Grabbed a cab with another pair of travellers and beat the bus to the site. Cost us an extra 1 1/2 euros. Old town quit being a functioning part of the city in 1878, so it had a pretty good run. Very interesting place with some well preserved parts. Left the Old Town and headed to the 2240 year old Olive Tree. That tree has seen a few interesting times. We decided to walk to the tree. Took us a little while with many questions for directions along the way. Not much to see but an old tree, but an interesting story around it. Caught a ride to the train station from a guy who lived by the tree and got a ticket for Lake Skadar. Got to the train station for the lake around 3pm and the place was totally deserted. Reminded me of a typical rural community on a Sunday afternoon. We walked down the highway to the lake and found a vibrant tourist resort. Took a two hour tour around this beautiful mountainous lake which had a ton of wildlife around it. Mostly birds. After the tour we walked a km back up the
highway to the train station and sat in the deserted place waiting for a return train. Very surreal. Eventually others showed up and a train came to take us back to Bar. Grabbed some food from a street vendor for supper and headed to the AirBnb. Very tired but satisfied on a fun day.
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It all started with the first grey hair.........
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On the Road again.....
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Eataly and Old things......
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Culture Day
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The Medici Curse
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A Slanted View.......
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Lining up for David
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Holy Cannoli
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Exploring Paradise......
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Verona and Shakespeare......
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South to the home of Pizza and Mozzarella.....
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Sunday is not a slow day in Napoli...
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Pom Pom's for Pompeii
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Totally Different.....
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Hidden Gem of the Adriatic.....
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Kotor below the mountain.....
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King's Landing......
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Surf and Sun .......
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A Pleasant Day of Travel.........
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Rainy day in Croatia......
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Plitvice and Plum Brandy.......
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Whacked Crazy Day of Travel ......
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Fathers Day in Buda (with a) Pest.
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Relaxed Day in a Vibrant City.....
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Vienna the Good, the Bad, and the Lucky....
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Music and Mountains.....
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More of Magnificent Vienna...
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Day and Night in Prague.....
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Sunday in Prague.....
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Lots of Bones........
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Beer is Cheaper than Water......
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Perogies in Poland....
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A Sobering Day.......
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Happy Birthday Canada from Poland......
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A Few Days in Warsaw
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Shall we Gdansk.....
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Long Trip to Lithuania
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Vilnius in the Air and on the Ground...."
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Nida Break......
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Latvian Charm......
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Riga in the Rain....
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Estonian Excitement......
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Taking It Easy in Tallinn
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Pasty No More
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Hel(yeah)sinki
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Helsinki Highlights.....
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Sad Day as Katelyn Goes Home....
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To Russia With Love......
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Peterhof the Russian Versailles
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St. Petersburg Crazy........
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Moscow or Bust
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Moscow's Finest.......
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Moscow Winding Down...
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Gorky Park......
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Trans Siberian Railway........
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Baikal in the Rain.....
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Russia Ends, Mongolia Begins......
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Mongolia Camping Trip..........
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Busy Beijing
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Beijing and the Great Wall
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Great Wall Hike
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Great Wall Hike 2
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Back to Beijing and Summer Palace...
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Walk around Beijing
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Ancient City of Pingyao
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Warriors of Xi'an
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Panda-mania
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The Fun of Travelling
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Lijiang a Breathe of Fresh Air......
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Tiger Leaping Gorge-ous
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Stone Forest
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West Mountain of Kunming......
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Hot and Humid Guilin
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Rice, Rice, and More Rice......
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Terrific Tianmen Mountain.....
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Avatar Park in China.....
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Yellow Mountain in the Sky.....
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Tranquility in Chaos.......
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Modern Urban China
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Tibet or Bust
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Tibetan Temples and Taboos.....
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Treading in the Footsteps of the Dalai Lama...
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Tibetan Countryside......
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Everest
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Nepal Travel Hell........
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Trekking into the Top of the World.....
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Life Between Treks
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Annapurna Beauty
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Pokhara Relax Days
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Jungle Adventures
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End of Nepal
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To Thailand for Rest
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Beach Life
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Week on the Beach
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Christmas in Paradise
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Few days of Cool
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Fun in the Sun
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