Placid turquoise water surrounded by dense forest, the Black Lake close to Žabljak is a stunning place to visit. Nestled in Durmitor National Park, the lake is the ideal taste of the park if you don’t have time to explore it more thoroughly. Black Lake (Crno Jezero) is the largest of Durmitor National Park’s glacial lakesContinue reading “Black Lake”
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Žabljak
After the vertiginous views from the monastery we’re heading to the lovely little mountain town of Žabljak. Zabljak is the highest urban settlement in the Balkans, located at the altitude of 1456m in the middle of Durmitor National Park. Žabljak is surrounded by 22 mountain peaks over 2200 meters, 18 mountain lakes and the TaraContinue reading “Žabljak”
Ostrog Monastery
The first stop off on our Montenegrin road trip is to the incredible Ostrog Monastery and this entails a lot of hairpin roads….as usual! The monastery is split into an upper and lower site, and is a Serbian Orthodox Church. Its most famous sight is the upper monastery situated against an almost vertical background high upContinue reading “Ostrog Monastery”
Magical Montenegro
Next up on our 2023 hitlist is the Balkan nation of Montenegro. We’ve been meaning to visit here ever since we came back from Croatia way back in 2014! It’s a temperature shock going from rainy Manchester at 14 degrees to the middle of a heatwave . . . roasting between 38 and 42 everyContinue reading “Magical Montenegro”
Gardens galore
Me and my gardening buddy headed to the NEC for the horticultural wonderland that is Gardener’s World Live! Here’s the Kings Meadow – a delicious tide of every shade of cornflower and other wildflowers. Me giving peonies the stink eye – I adore them but they utterly refuse to grow in my garden! So itContinue reading “Gardens galore”
Rambling the ruins
A final few bits from our Athens trip way aback in May! Featuring random ruins and a warm lake.
Heraion lagoon
Lake Vouliagmeni also known as Vouliagemi and Heraion lagoon is 3.5 kms from Ancient Heraion and the lake is a picturesque area surrounded by many cafes and tavernas. We had it all to ourselves as it was still out of season, but it is thronged with visitors once the peak summer holidays start. Below is the tiny church ofContinue reading “Heraion lagoon”
Corinth Canal
Time for the engineering nerd to get his manmade structure on with a visit to the Corinth Canal. The Corinth Canal is an artificial canal that connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It is 4 miles in length and only 80.7 feet wide meaningContinue reading “Corinth Canal”
Parthenon by night
We head back up Filopappou Hill to get a wonderful, iconic view of the Parthenon at night. Close to the monument there is a stone structure with iron gates. According to tradition, this is the prison where the great Greek philosopher Socrates was imprisoned and died. The 147-meter high hill is close to the AcropolisContinue reading “Parthenon by night”
Street Scenes
Back to roaming some of the less explored areas of Athens now and we’re planning on heading for the Central Market (Varvakios Agora) and the nearby neighbourhood of Little Asia. But as usual I get hugely sidetracked by the incredible amounts of street art to be found. From tiny stickers on lamp posts, to fullContinue reading “Street Scenes”