By Ricky, on December 31st, 2009
Premošten, Croatia © Ricky Yates
When I wrote my first blog post about travelling to Asia and back which I posted on 30th October 2009, three days after our return to Prague, I promised to write about our trip ‘over the next few weeks…….’ As you can see, I was somewhat optimistic – it has taken me just over two months rather than a few weeks! But here on the last day of 2009 is my twenty-first and last post about our journey of 4,500 miles/7,200 kilometres, through twelve countries over a period of twenty-three days. Once this is posted, I shall return to writing about Church and expat life in Prague, something I’ve only done twice in the last two months on my blog.
We explored Trogir in the bright morning sunshine of Sunday 25th October before setting out to drive some . . . → Read More: Home to Prague
By Ricky, on December 31st, 2009
Bell Tower of the Cathedral of St. Lovro, Trogir © Ricky Yates
About 30 km along the coast to the west of Split is the gorgeous and tiny medieval walled town of Trogir. It is situated on a small island that lies in the channel separating the Croatian mainland from the larger island of Ciovo. (There should be a hacek over the ‘C’ but most web browsers won’t cope if I put one in!) There is a road bridge linking Trogir to the mainland and another one linking Trogir with Ciovo.
Trogir is littered with Romanesque and Renaissance architecture, the result of many years of Venetian rule. Chief amongst its many glories is the Cathedral of St. Lovro with another exceedingly tall bell tower. The Romanesque portal dating from 1240 features some amazing intricate carving as can be seen in the photograph of the . . . → Read More: Trogir
By Ricky, on December 29th, 2009
The Bell Tower of St. Domnius Cathedral, Split © Ricky Yates
On the evening of Friday 23rd October, we arrived in Split on the central Dalmatian coast of Croatia. This followed a day of driving through some of the heaviest rain I’ve experienced in a very long time. Our ferry crossing took place with only a few spots of rain falling. But as we passed through Herceg Novi and headed towards the Montenegro – Croatia border, it started raining with a vengeance. As a result, we drove past the wonderful historic Croatian city of Dubrovnik, only just able to make it out in the near distance through the heavy rain and mist.
Our journey through the driving rain along the Adriatic coast was also notable for taking us into the ninth different country of our trip. For 10 km, the main coastal highway passes into . . . → Read More: Split
By Ricky, on December 28th, 2009 View Larger Map
I hope that the map above will help to indicate the considerable indentation the Bay of Kotor makes to the coast of Montenegro as well as helping readers locate places mentioned in my previous post. What it also shows is the problem facing anyone wanting to drive along the coast road in a relatively straight line. – You can’t!!!
Fortunately, between Lepetane, (5 km northwest of Tivat) and Kamenari, (about 2km east of Bijela), there is a regular car ferry service across the narrowest point of the entrance channel leading into the Bay of Kotor. I gather there is a plan, at some future date, to build a bridge here. In the mean time a number of car ferries ply their way back and forth across the channel. Unless you use the ferry service, you are left with a scenic but very long and windy . . . → Read More: Taking the Ferry
By Ricky, on December 27th, 2009
Bay of Kotor with the town of Kotor to the right of a large cruise ship © Ricky Yates
In the south-western corner of Montenegro, not far from the border with Croatia, lies the fascinating Bay of Kotor. It is often described as the most southerly fjord in Europe which the geographer in me immediately wants to dispute! Fjords are the result of glaciation whereas the Bay of Kotor is a submerged river valley. However, with the whole of the sea inlet surrounded by steep-sided mountains it is very similar in appearance to a fjord.
The historic walled town of Kotor lies at the southern extremity of the bay. As can be seen in my photograph
A view along the Bay of Kotor with another smaller cruise ship moored on the right. The village of Prcanj is just off the to the left of . . . → Read More: The Bay of Kotor
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