25.12.2017

Finally could visit Montenegro and Sarajevo!

great journey 

22.12.2017 – 28.12.2017

1.       22.12.2017 Vienna - Sarajevo 

2.       24.12.2017 Sarajevo - Mostar

3.       25.12.2017 Mostar - Dubrovnik

4.       26.12.2017 Dubrovnik - Montenegro

5.       26.12.2017 Montenegro - Dubrovnik

6.       27.12.2017 Dubrovnik - Vienna 

Hectic? 

Well, till the time I get some good food and a comfy bed at night to sleep, all is well

(1eur = 2BAM)

(1eur = 8KUNA)

SARAJEVO (22.12-24.12.2017)

The bus ride was supposed to last 10hrs. Started from Vienna 1400 and reach Sarajevo 0100. I planned accordingly and informed my hostel lady about my expected late arrival.

The old man next to me a is a local from Mostar. Very sweet but too talkative. So after a while I had to act sleeping to avoid further conversations. He even asked me if I was married, to which I replied Yes! I think I can act married and make up married-conversations pretty well too. My take-away from being in a long relationship. My response to this question to strangers is always yes now. I dont know why, but I think they expect to hear this, and somehow makes me paraya maal also (secure feeling). 

But I dont go for kids when asked (yes, am asked that too after you answer yes to being married). Too much lies to handle.

It was 0030hrs and the bus stops for a pause. I ask my neighbor if he likes to get down, and he is like YES of course. There was a super market there. And everyone bought bags full of stuff. 

I was quite relaxed as my destination was just 30mts away. So I wasn't even bothered. 

So the bus starts and its soon 0100, but no sight of a city in vicinity. I wait patiently, and then wake up the sleeping old man to ask "when do we reach Sarajevo?"

He looks at the watch and says, "well, maybe in another 2.5hrs". And I went numb for a while. I was hungry, thirsty and sleepless and clueless. All my plans for a good nights sleep were destroyed.

I said, the ticket says we should reach 0100. He says, "yes, but you see how slowly they have been going!"

I mailed the hostel guys about my delay and expected arrival in Sarajevo and started to wait. 

Impatient me, at around 0300, I started to ask random passengers about the arrival in Sarajevo. One of them said he would also be getting off there and would let me know. OK!

Reached 0400hrs

Now this time I had no plans to walk whatsoever, so I had not even looked at the walking route or printed the google maps. Smart ass! The reviews said that the route to the hostel is a uphill long walk and I somehow was not convinced to walk that late. Also hostel lady had detailed me about the taxi prices etc.

So I get out and waited a few seconds. Someone said I should just wait there and a taxi would come. Ok!

I wait wait, nothing happens. I start walking without any sense of direction but the roads dont look very promising. So I stand and see a taxi come and flash at me - yey!

It was exactly 7BAM, (3.5EUR) like the lady had said. 

The view I woke up to was "wow". 

Went for Neno walking tours (check google for details)

Sarajevo stay:

Email: doc@thedoctorshousehostel.com

Phone: +387 61 222 914

44EUR (local currency ONLY)

Hope of tunel: Entry is 10BAM

Commute 5EUR

Food (2) 10EUR

Taxi: 10EUR 3.5 EUR

MOSTAR

Euros widely accepted

Mostar funky tour:

Telephone 1: +387 62 612 612 (reservations inquiry)- whatsapp

trip: 60EUR in EUR

food: 10EUR - local or kuna

Mostar stay: Accepts Euros

Hostel Miran

Phone: +387 62 115 333

Email: meskic_mo@hotmail.com

The balance of €8.71 is payable on arrival at the property, in the property’s currency, unless otherwise specified below.

Food: carry

DUBROVNIK

Dubrvnik hostel: 

Nikolina rooms

Phone: +385959089248 +385989514023

Email: nikolinarooms@gmail.com

Accepts KUNA

The balance of €47.60 is payable on arrival at the property, in the property’s currency, unless otherwise specified below.

Montenegro

Euros accepted. 

Not ok with accepting Kunas. 

Food is like super super cheap (compared to Dubrovnik)

Food I spend 6EUR. Ate lavishly (soup, salad, mixed fruit fritters)

Food: 50eur 

Walls: 155KUNA

Lokrum: (80KUNA retrn trip) = 10EUR return trip

25.12: dub / lokrum, depending on weather

26.12: montenegro -- supertours

27.12: srd climb and old town