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Montenegro Landscapes

come back in completely new shine!!!

Been on a trip last weekend, visited Velika Plaza Ulcinj, and I've found some treasury there!!!

When I say treasure, I don't mean on gold bracelets or necklaces that people are looking for on those big sand beaches, but on wonderful peace of wood on which clams were living ;) and yes, big waves have brought it out on sunlight FOR ME! ;) And here are some pictures of it ;) 

Little treasure

Velika plaza, Ulcinj

And than after wonderful Big beach in Ulcinj, we've gone to visit most tranquil place of prayer - the Church of Ostrog in Zoganje, where you could sit and contemplate for hours indeed ;) 

Here you can rest your soul, have nice time with your friends or kids, there is enough room for everybody but also you have to look out from goats, bees, small spiders and little bugs ;)

Trees are old and mostly are oaks, small bushes, and other Mediterranean types of trees.. 

You can see the big salty terrains, where was big fabric for extracting the salt from the sea, which enters deep into the soil. 

Also the place where this forest is held, is on small hill above that fabric, hidden in vineyards of hard working people.

After all I adore photography, and I suppose that you all love that contrast of new and old, hard and gentle, like this lovely flower is to the surface of old dead tree.. 

For some looking spooky, for me looking lovely, as that violet and rays of sun, make their voice toward living energy, that could cut trough most dark ages or thoughts of person ;) 

Wishing you the nice day with lovely landscapes of my country, please, come back again for more and more stories abroad ;) 

Thank you! :)

Trip for Orthodox Easter 15.04.2012.

Dapchevic field

There is something in these lands full of mountain peaks, that makes you wonder - what is out there? What could we find out next?

With a pocket full of hills, Montenegro is an destination for real adventurers. There is a joke about our country in which is described, how small our country is. but is that really true? If you start your trip from port of Bar, head up on old road towards Ulcinj, and than turn left on Sukobin border, and again left to end on Virpazar, it takes you aprox. 200 kms?! That isn't so small regarding that the road is sorrounding the massive of Rumija and Lisinj all together.

Dapchevici field and Pashina St.

So, my mom have told me an amazing story of her discovery, when she last time went to Ostros, a place on that old road for Ulcinj. They went to Zoganje, and found a plate that tells about a monastery called Ostrog?!

We thought that she is trying to give us a beat to go there and explore but, she wasn't alone. As a fact there is only one world wide known monastery in Montenegro which is considered for big sacrificial place for all religions we know that come there. That monastery is on road between Podgorica and Niksic, and it is visited almost every day of a year, especially for Saint's birthday.

Road towards Zoganje

So we headed to find that on

e again with our mom but as you could possibly assume, we took one wrong turn and we couldn't go back. :) But the best things were just to come. We ended one of our wrong turns in one little village which is called St.George (as there live a great popularity of catholic Christians) and there was a lovely monumental building in honor to this saint.

It is a sculpture of this saint, which is killing his known enemy - the dragon, made as sort of relief and surrounded by stone walls in a little house which has big front doors, from which you can see the sculpture, and it has also side windows, which are letting the rays of sun get onto the picture and light it on magical way. As we were there around 4 o'clock while sun was still high, we couldn't catch that magic play of light so we took our best shots and put them here.

I hope you'll be amazed, as we were, when we saw this lovely sight of human devotion to Christian beliefs. This monument was built with so much love, and you can see that it is well cleaned and preserved from weather and years to come, as it was built 7 years ago (back in 2004.)

Monument of St. George

So it wasn't so bad after all, we found out about new things, monuments, and I wasn't lazy after all. I took and expedition over internet and wound a site of ours that speaks about that monastery, http://www.destination-montenegro.com/cg/ulcinj-crkvecg.htm the fifth row is talking about famous church we wanted to find, but I believe it will be our next and bigger motivation for next road towards unknown religion heritage.

Here are more shots about lovely spring in our country. I hope you'll enjoy and wait for more stories about our exploration travels :)

Ada Bojana - Delta of river Bojana that enters in Adriatic sea

The entrance on Ada Bojana

On the road trough Gornji Štoj

Greenhouses in Možura

Traveling towards new exploration :)

Thank you for reading!

THE CROSS OF VLADIMIR

Saint Kosara (Vladimir's wife)

St.Vladimir

Preserved in the Androvic family as a most precious relic. Every year, on the day of St. Troica, the cross is carried to the top of the Rumija mountain to the place where, according to legend, there used to be a church. There is a custom among the population for the participants of the procession to take a rock with them, because according to the legend, the church shall rebuild itself once there are enough rocks.

Church of Prečista Krajnska

St.Vladimir's Cross

After the church of St. Maria collapsed, the cross was found in it’s ruins. Today the cross belongs to the Androvic family. The cross is 45cm long, 38vm wide, 2,5cm thick, made of wood and gold plated. The place where the cross is kept is known only by the two oldest members of the family. The cross is related to the life of the old king of Duklja, Vladimir (980-1016), whose seat was in Krajina (Ostros). During the war with the Macedonian Czar Samuil, Teodora (Kosara) fell in love with the handsome king of Duklja, who seemed “ sweeter than honey “ to her, and told her father that she would throw herself in the lake if she was not allowed to marry Vladimir. Shortly after they were married in a castle not far from the Precista Krajinska Monastery on the Skadar lake.

After Czar Samuil died, he was followed by Vladislav, who soon invited king Vladimir to come and visit him in Prespa, and as a sign that he would be safe, sent him a golden cross,.Knowing that Vladislav was an unstable person, king Vladimir asked for a wooden cross, because “ our Saviour was crucified on one”. Vladislav sent three monks with a wooden cross, but as soon as Vladimir arrived in Prespa, he was killed at the church door. At the time of his death, he had a wooden cross in his hands, and was buried with it in Prespa. Vladimir’s wife Kosara had his body moved to the Precista Krajinska Monastery then entered a monastic order. After she died, according to her wish, she was buried beside the king. King Vladimir was proclaimed as saint.

In honor to this precious story and in order to preserve health of persons that come out on Trojica day on this mountain 1500m high, Serbian orthodox church have built a metal-plated building in form of church in which persons could lit their candles in spite to cruel winds that blow there. That is truly one of a kind holly building ever made like that on territory of Montenegro and it has it's own charm ;) maybe that is the only metal object that isn't cold like metal objects are ;)

Transfering new metal plated church on Rumija Mountain above town Bar

The church which is visited on Trojica's Day, where Vladimir's cross is brought

every year