An All-Day Train Ride

Today we got a all-day train to Belgrade in Serbia. We went through the mountains and through an uncountable amount of tunnels. It was very crowded, there was no aircon, and there was the disgusting smell of people smoking in the aisles between the compartments even though there was no smoking allowed. I think smoking is disgusting and uncivilized. 

The train was covered in graffiti. At one point it was very crowded. 

A long while later the engine broke down and we were delayed for three hours.

Eventually we got off the train tired and hungry. I was a bit cross.

We walked to our apartment and hit the hay almost as soon as we got there.

One Day in Bar

Two days ago we gave the apartment back and got on a bus to a small place called Bar where we had rented a two-star apartment.

We checked into the apartment and went out for lunch. I had a ham-and-cheese sandwich with pita bread instead of regular bread.

After lunch we went back to the apartment and had a rest.

We went to the beach afterwards but it wasn’t very nice because it was just pebbles and the sea was too cold to go in. 

Later after drying off and changing we went out for dinner.

A Church Island Trip

Two days ago we woke up early and got a five-minute-long boat ride in a small white boat to a man-made island with a church on it. The church was small and it had baby-blue-coloured tower tops.

We couldn't go into the nave because there was a service. 

While were waiting we had a look at the exterior of the church and heard the bells ring.

I looked off the island and saw some small fish which swam in big groups called schools. There were some bigger fish as long as a ketchup bottle with the lid off that swam in twos or threes. Also I saw a stone table with the legs made of carved stone figures holding up the table with their backs and their mouths cupped in a sort of oval shape.

After a while we were able to go in the nave. Unfortunately we ended up having more bad luck. There were two big tour groups so it was hard to enjoy it with the tour groups pushing and shoving.

There were lots of faded pictures of people reading books.

Afterwards we caught the boat back to the mainland.

I'm so scared.

When we got back to the mainland we walked around a bit and went to a small museum which had some naval weapons. The most interesting thing in there was a sword which was all wavy and looked like it was for ceremonial purposes instead of for fighting. It had some crazy name like the blazing fire sword of doom.

We went back home after that and had a cold drink.

Later we went out and climbed a bell tower.

While we were buying the tickets a lady said to us, 'Please don't ring the bells.' I thought that was a bit funny because wouldn't ringing them lose me ten good years of hearing or more?

In the tower there were a lot of bird droppings.

After looking in the tower we went out for dinner.

Don't look down.

  

Going to Perast And Seeing Kotor

Yesterday we packed up our things and caught a two-hour bus to Perast. I mainly just sat around on the bus and didn't do much.

After we got off the bus the guy who owned the apartment drove us there.

The destroyer

We put our bags in the apartment and drove us to a small nearby town called Kotor where the buildings are made out of white stone. There we had lunch.

After lunch we walked to the maritime museum of Kotor and saw some model ships and weapons.

Then we walked around Kotor for a bit and did some shopping and caught a bus home. While we were walking around we saw a giant clothes line with giant clothes.

No idea what this was about

We went out to dinner when we got home at a nice little outdoor restaurant overlooking the bay and I had stuffed squid tentacles with smoked ham and cheese. The atmosphere was pleasant, it was nice and cool. There were swallows flying around in the sky. Out of a window of a house overlooking the restaurant we saw a little terrier looking out at the view.

Then when we got home I had a bath in a mega bath tub with jets and flashing colour changing lights.

A great view of Perast and the Bay of Kotor

All that was missing was a cocktail or a bottle of beer.
 

'I'm hungry.'

'See any mosquitoes?'