Ulcinj - The Place To Be (To Stuff Your Face)
We arrived in Ulcinj Montenegro yesterday afternoon after a 5 hour ride down the coast from Dubrovnik. The trip was quite interesting, in part because the further south we travel, the worse the buses get. The bus on the final leg of the journey literally had bailing wire holding it together. The windows were also completely messed up so we couldn't really see out to enjoy the scenery.
A few minutes after arriving in Ulcinj a couple pulled up and offered us a room. We're getting better deals lately too. Our board is €10 each, a very nice breakfast included. When we got to their house they made us some turkish coffee and served us crepes. Later we walked around down by the beach and up into the old town. A man there sat us down and chatted with us for a while and served us free pear schnapps. Later, after walking around for a while longer we stopped for a couple of beers. Cost: €1 each.
We splurged and spent another €10 each to have our hosts make us a nice homemade dinner. First they served us a very good peach brandy. Unfortunately they kept insisting on refilling the glass with more. This theme would continue throughout the meal. Next came an incredible fish soup and fresh bread, along with a salad. The salad had olives that the family had grown and preserved themselves. Along with the first course the white wine started flowing. It was hand-bottled so I assume it was some local wine. The main course consisted of pan-fried fish caught earlier in the day with a great garlic-lemon puree. Potatoes and risotto were served on the side. All in all it was one of the best meals we've had on the trip.
We woke this morning to a call to prayer from a mosque down the street. A pretty violent thunderstorm blew in overnight and so the weather is cool today, ruining our plan to veg out on the beach all day. This is probably a good thing as we're still trying to figure out how to get Robin to Ireland on Monday.
Ulcinj is a lovely town with very friendly people, and best of all it is kind of off the beaten tourist track. We'd like to come back and spend a few days-weeks-months here at some point.
A few minutes after arriving in Ulcinj a couple pulled up and offered us a room. We're getting better deals lately too. Our board is €10 each, a very nice breakfast included. When we got to their house they made us some turkish coffee and served us crepes. Later we walked around down by the beach and up into the old town. A man there sat us down and chatted with us for a while and served us free pear schnapps. Later, after walking around for a while longer we stopped for a couple of beers. Cost: €1 each.
We splurged and spent another €10 each to have our hosts make us a nice homemade dinner. First they served us a very good peach brandy. Unfortunately they kept insisting on refilling the glass with more. This theme would continue throughout the meal. Next came an incredible fish soup and fresh bread, along with a salad. The salad had olives that the family had grown and preserved themselves. Along with the first course the white wine started flowing. It was hand-bottled so I assume it was some local wine. The main course consisted of pan-fried fish caught earlier in the day with a great garlic-lemon puree. Potatoes and risotto were served on the side. All in all it was one of the best meals we've had on the trip.
We woke this morning to a call to prayer from a mosque down the street. A pretty violent thunderstorm blew in overnight and so the weather is cool today, ruining our plan to veg out on the beach all day. This is probably a good thing as we're still trying to figure out how to get Robin to Ireland on Monday.
Ulcinj is a lovely town with very friendly people, and best of all it is kind of off the beaten tourist track. We'd like to come back and spend a few days-weeks-months here at some point.
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