May 26th, 2010 Montenegro

View from the top of the Corte Castle

4AM I told the bus boy that I wanted to get off at Budva and I was dropped off at Ulcinj instead of Bar, which 50 miles south. I paid another 6 EURs to get to Budva at 5AM. I met a couple of guys from Kosovo here.

6AM I spent about a couple of hours here at Budva. Besides the renovated old town, they have got nothing and I got out. Asking directions in Montenegro is as bad it gets, just like China. Ths girl that worked in the old town told me that Casino Royale was shot in Hotel Splendid.

View from Hotel Splendid

9AM I walked about 6 BAMs to the hotel and found that it was simply a marketing ploy. The casino there is called Casino Royale but had nothing to do with movie.

It took one hour to get up this extraordinary hike.

10AM I took a bus back to Budva and then 1 hour (3 EURs) to Corte. The view here is amazing but took an hour to walk up. The doorwoman saw me and waived the 2 EUR entree fee and helped me watch my luggage, which definitely was not going with me on this mountain.

Church at Corte

The view was gorgeous on top, definitely worth the one hour hike.

Downtown Square at Podgorica

12PM I took another 3 hours to Podgorica by bus (7 EURs). I met a couple of young girls who showed me a poor Chinese family that owns a cloth store. I then found the same guy I met this morning from Kosovo. His name is Tino. I bought a bus ticket to Sarajevo for 18.9 EURs.

Tino and I

2PM I walked to downtown, which is about a mile away from the bus station. I had a cake at this place but the people here are definitely jerks. They could not find me electricity and told me that I cannot bring drinks in there. So I left and went to another cafe for a banana frappe (2 EURs). I sat there from 3:30 to 7PM.

Banana Frappe

11:45PM I sat in the train station for 3 hours. Tino was still waiting there. I finally got on the bus and left for Bosnia.