Jul 5, 2007

Montenegro

We've got as many pictures of Montenegro as we do of Pisa. Maybe its when you're coming off a week of sitting beside the Adriatic, that it is hard to get motivated to hit the road with pep in the step again. We took a bus to Bar - Montenegro's coastline, the beginning of the railway to get to Belgrade. On the bus we met a newlywed couple with similar nationalities as ours. Only she was the Cannuck (Vancouver) and he was the "yank" (Tennessee) which I've learned after living in the US, that a "yank" to Americans is not just any part of the country but specifically the north eastern seaboard. They provided entertainment to our bus ride as it was only after a 2 minute stop, where Vancouver Canada decided to get off the bus for a water closet break, and the driver wanted to take off, pulled the bus out, and we watched husband plead for 1 more minute. At this point the Montenegran bus crew has no time for this and start backing the bus out of the station. It was like a scene in Babel. Nobody on the bus helping, just watching this guy in the aisle panic that he is going to leave his wife behind. He stalls them by saying he wants to get off the bus, but he needs a moment to collect his things. As he is slowly packing up his seat, there is wife, running back to angry montenegran bus. It was pretty non eventful really, but I complimented Tennessee on his stalling tactics, and moments later we got chatting with them. Turns out its a small world, Vancouver played volleyball for BC provincial teams, and knew a few of my old teammates from Calgary, and Edmonton. Tennessee then try his luck with Susan, Sally and Jeff from Canada, and maybe I knew them too. I mentally slapped Tennessee at that moment. I thought about countering with Billy Bob, Wilbur, and Ricky Bobby from Deep South but decided I had better not. Katy was on a mission for AC, which we spent most of our time in bar looking for, as for the sights of Bar, what we can tell you about it is ... well let's be honest, not a damn thing.
Ive decided that this is the worst posting we've done. its funny because as I write this in Varna Bulgaria we're listening to a song playing in the coffee bar with chorus "Shut The F*&* Up".
Done

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