Mooching around Montenegro 15/10/2017

This blog is a little milestone because it is my 100th one. I don't suppose for one minute that anyone besides myself has read them all, although Carol Rogers might just have done. Can I thank you Carol for your loyal support over the years.
How about a closer look at our accommodation that we are rather disappointed about. See what you think.

Here is the front of our building, our apartment is the penthouse right side. The top half balustrade is the front of our balcony. The actual apartment is out of shot. See below the main room, the kitchenette (interesting 1960s euphemism?) and shower/toilet are along the corridor towards the front door.

And our view from that balcony

The beach is pebblely but clean. The end that is further away is managed during the summer season ie sunbeds and parasols, lifeguards and showers, but is much quieter at this time.

However five floors up on top of the next-door Kalamper Hotel is a five star facility complete with complimentary bottled water which we can enjoy for €10 a day. We did.

Another view of the Kalamper rooftop heliophile's paradise. You can see how busy it is and also the bar and eating area beyond the parasols. We enjoyed some smoked salmon for lunch which seemed appropriate in this, the land of the smoker.

The next and last resort down the coast is Ulcinj then you reach the Albanian border. The majority of the population of Ulcinj is Albanian and therefore Muslim. It certainly has a distinctly eastern flavour and is especially popular with the Kosovan holiday makers. It is a delightful town which flows down a steep valley to finish with a promenade and sandy beach. Above this to the north is the Stari Grad (old town)  up into which we climbed and drank a literal sundowner.

The old town and sandy beach from the promenade.

Looking back at the promenade. The sand in the shade is less flattering but look at the minaret attached to the mosque in the foreground. It looks like a rocket ready to take off to an Islamic heaven. In contrast the concrete sculpture (?) in the centre skyline looks rather like its big brother that has plummeted to earth. Finally the little harbour below the Stari Grad. The prom became really lively a little later in the evening and we enjoyed an excellent dinner there.