But I know that each border can be crossed... and thats why I'm still trying to write, draw, paint, play, sing... life is constant fight to achieve next level, new experience, to show that If you realy want every dream can be easily changed into reality...
Speaking about crossing borders, both literally and figuratively, here are my pics from Montenegro and Croatia from August 2004.
This one was taken from a bus to Kotor. It's two small islands, St. Marco and Gospa od Ċ krpjela, in Boka-Kotorska Bay in Montenegro, near the town of Perast. It's interesting that the right one, Gospa od Ċ krpjela, is an artifical island!
The old sailors of Perast believed they had witnessed a showing of Virgin Mary there and they believed it is a sign from God that they should build an island there and a church on it.
They drew the stones there by their ships and poured them into the water for generations. I think it took them 300 years to build the island!
Btw, I was on the island and in the church in the year 1997 I think.
But back then I didn't have a camera so I didn't make any pics...
Arrived in Kotor. The old town... a very beautiful old town I must say...
What a nice old, derelict stairs!
If you visit Kotor one day, I warmly advise you to climb to the top of the fortress...
However, for the love of God, do NOT look behind while doing that!
Still climbing... I went all the way to the Montenegrin flag... saw at least 10 snakes and I was wearing sandals on my feet!
Was it worth it? Totally...
The view upon the town of Kotor and the bay was breathtaking!
Boka-Kotorska Bay goes for the most beautiful bay of Mediterranean See. It reminds me on Norwegian fjords...
This one was taken from a boat.
The entrance to Boka-Kotorska Bay (looking towards the open see). The land to the left is in Monenegro. The small island is called Mamula and is also in Montenegro. There is an Austro-Hungarian fort from the 19th century there. However, the land to the right is called Prevlaka and is in Croatia. It is the southern most point of Croatia. It is interesting how 90% of people in Montenegro thinks that Prevlaka is in Montenegro but that they can't go there because it is a military zone or something.
Because the government has deceived them systematically for the last 15 years about that. When I told my landlady that I went to Prevlaka she asked me how could I go there, into the military zone. I told her that it was not a military zone anymore, that Croatian government turned it into a touristic park and that they were charging the entrance. She was in a shock to learn Prevlaka is in Croatia, she told me "That can't be, everybody here thinks it's in Monenegro, I must ask my husband!
"...
Btw, she has a direct view on it from her window...
Speaking about Prevlaka here it is!
As I've already said it's in Croatia. On the top of that big steep green hill is the border with Montenegro. You can see a road going uphill to the right of it. And a small white house... it's the border outpost.
That means those mountains behind are in Montenegro. However on their top (being wrapped in the clouds on my pic
) is the border with Bosnia&Hercegovina!
I've almost forgotten to mention that this pic was taken from a helicopter!
Just joking it was taken from here...
The old town of Dubrovnik in the south of Croatia. The most famous Croatian town with a very rich history.
Almost everybody has heard of it... except for that "I'm Hungary" chick...
Two crazy guys I don't know(
), on a hill above the old town. Btw one of them is wearing the OLD Nightwish T-shirt.
View upon the old town of Dubrovnik from the surrounding mountains.
The next 5 pics are from the year 2005, from Zadar, OFFy's town.
If you want to know more details about them, you'll know whom to ask...
The old town...
The pedestrian bridge connecting the old part of the town with the new part.
I was swimming there...
The old town again, at the dusk...
A weird pic...
There you go Kris, I hope you are happy now...