Motorcycle Tour - Crossing into Montenegro Ep. 14
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00:00Thank you very much sir.
00:30Assalam Alekum and Good Morning from Dubrovnik.
00:54It's 8.30 in the morning.
00:57I got up quite early today.
00:59First of all, check out the view down there.
01:01All the passages are of this view.
01:04I have got an apartment at a very good location.
01:07I was lucky.
01:08We also got a parking lot yesterday.
01:10The guy who owns the apartment was very nice.
01:12He found a parking lot for us.
01:14So we will go and check if our bike is parked there or not.
01:18That's a different story.
01:19But Inshallah, there won't be any problem.
01:21Before starting today's day, let's have some breakfast.
01:25I am feeling very hungry.
01:27We will pick up something from the supermarket.
01:29And I will share the rest of the plans with you.
01:57Thank you very much.
02:05You are welcome.
02:07The funny thing is that when I came here last time, the fee was 200 Kuna.
02:11Now it's almost 25 Euros.
02:15And now it's only 50 Kuna based on the Corona discount.
02:19And not only here, but in all the national parks in Croatia, it was almost 200 Kuna.
02:25So now it's on discount.
02:27At first, I didn't want to come here.
02:29But then I thought, why 50 Kuna?
02:31If you like the view of the city from the city walls,
02:34then I will explain everything from the top instead of walking inside.
02:47The city walls are so empty.
02:49Last time, it was full and there was no place to keep your feet.
02:54In the 14th and 15th century, this city was the main trading center of this region.
03:01So this city was rich from the very beginning.
03:04On the other side of the city wall, you can see the Luvijanac fort.
03:09The purpose of building this fort was to defend the city.
03:13Because the fort is built at a height of 30-40 meters.
03:16And when you attack the army from both sides, there are more chances of winning.
03:21The Venetians sent an army to build this fort for them.
03:26But the Venetians refused and said that they would build it themselves.
03:30And they built this fort in just 3 months.
03:34Many times, they even defeated the Venetians because of this fort.
03:38For the Game of Thrones fans, you can see a small strip between the city wall and the fort.
03:46This is the King's Landing, which was included in the Game of Thrones.
03:50There are a lot of interesting things here, which I will share with you.
04:11In the Yugoslavia war in 1991, this whole city was destroyed.
04:15The Montenegro and Serbian armies had taken control of this city.
04:20So there was a lot of shelling.
04:22But after that, this city was reconstructed.
04:25I think it was done with the help of the UN.
04:27Because the UN is a part of the World Heritage.
04:30After that, there was a boom in tourism.
04:33But I think the main boom came after the Game of Thrones.
04:36Because people didn't even know about Dubrovnik before.
04:39To be honest, I didn't have much interest in coming here.
04:43I didn't know that it is such a historic place.
04:46Or that it is so beautiful, especially.
04:48So I got this idea after the Game of Thrones.
05:01The tower that you see in front of me, you must have seen it in the Game of Thrones.
05:06I don't remember exactly where it is.
05:13The tower that you see in front of me, you must have seen it in the Game of Thrones.
05:30Bismillah... In the name of Allah.
05:32Assalam Aleikum.
05:36I hope I will have a good day today.
05:39There is very little petrol in the bike. It will take 27 km.
05:43Let's see if we can find a petrol station on the way.
05:47I will try not to enter the city.
05:49Let's go a little further. There is a road going up.
05:51If I can find one, I will fill it up.
06:10Let's do the same.
06:12That biker has gone. Let's follow him.
06:16I shouldn't do that.
06:19It's not allowed.
06:24But what's the use of a bike if we have to stand in the traffic?
06:28We are not slowing anyone down.
06:30Here is the petrol station.
06:32Let's fill the bike up.
06:34There is no petrol in it.
06:39Let's go.
06:47Now we are heading towards Montenegro.
06:49Montenegro is a Balkan country.
06:51It used to be a part of Yugoslavia.
06:53It's one of the most beautiful countries that I have visited.
06:57Many people don't know about it.
06:59Even I didn't know that it is so beautiful.
07:01When I went there for the first time, 2 years ago,
07:04this area is called Bay of Kotor.
07:06This is the whole area.
07:08The small city is called Kotor.
07:10It will take me 2 to 2.5 hours to get there.
07:27We have reached the border.
07:29The first one will be from Croatia.
07:32We will exit from here and go to Montenegro.
07:34Let's see if they let us go.
07:36I have read about Montenegro.
07:38It's not an issue.
07:40They have opened it as a part of Shenzhen.
07:43Sorry?
08:03Where are the Montenegro guys now?
08:06Let's see what they have to say.
08:09Here they are.
08:11Let's see what they have to say.
08:17Here they have mentioned the International Insurance Card.
08:20I have that.
08:22It's a green card.
08:24Let me show you.
08:30There he is.
08:32Hello.
08:40This is the card.
08:42The green card.
08:44This is the bike insurance.
08:48This is the document.
08:50This is part 1.
08:52Part 2 is about keeping the bike at home.
08:55I have kept part 1 with me.
09:03Part 3 is about keeping the bike at home.
09:07He speaks German.
09:12Yes, sir.
09:14Hello.
09:22Hello.
09:24I haven't seen you yet.
09:28I will take a picture now.
09:30But don't take it off.
09:40Yes, yes.
09:43I will take a picture now.
10:00Thank you very much.
10:06So we are back in the business.
10:09This is now the border number.
10:11Austria, Slovenia, Croatia.
10:13This is the 4th border.
10:15Let me tell you a little bit about the borders.
10:18This side is with Croatia, where I have entered.
10:21The other side, where I will exit, is with Albania.
10:24The upper border is with Bosnia, Serbia and Kosovo.
10:28It's a small country, not a big one.
10:31The population is also very low.
10:33Approximately 6.5 lakhs.
10:35They also use Euro.
10:37It's not a big part of the country.
10:39But people with Schengen Visa can come and go here.
10:42They can put a stamp on their passport.
10:44The part where I am right now,
10:46the majority of the population lives in this area.
10:49It's called the Bay of Kotor.
10:52We will be driving along the Bay of Kotor.
10:55Their capital is Podgorica.
11:00We are not going there.
11:02We will be driving along the Bay of Kotor.
11:04We will decide to do a small detour tomorrow.
11:08Their language is Montenegrin.
11:11It was also a part of Yugoslavia.
11:14It was separated during the war between 1991 and 1995.
11:19Their languages are similar to Croatian, Slovenian, Bosnian and Serbian.
11:30But I think they are quite similar.
11:34Podgorica
11:50We are in Pirast now.
11:53It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
11:56You can see two small islands over there.
12:00There is a church over there.
12:03There are two churches on both the islands.
12:07It's called Our Lady of the Rock.
12:09Normally, you are not allowed to go any further by car.
12:12You have to park your car here.
12:14There are no tourists these days.
12:16Only locals are allowed to go.
12:18We are allowed to go as well.
12:20Bikers are allowed to go as well.
12:22We are just passing through the town.
12:24You get these exclusive views only when you go on a bike.
12:28You won't get them normally.
12:33Podgorica
12:53I am still in Pirast.
12:55The Lady of the Rock and St. George churches are right next to each other.
13:00This is where the fairies go.
13:02I have been here before.
13:04It's a beautiful place.
13:06So I thought of taking a break here.
13:08What did I order?
13:10I ordered this juice.
13:12It's not orange. It's lemon juice.
13:14I was in need of salt.
13:16I was sweating all day long.
13:19Another benefit of taking a break is that I got internet here.
13:23I have booked a room for myself in Kotor.
13:26I will stay there tonight.
13:28It will take me another 30-35 minutes to get there.
13:31This church was built in 1450.
13:34It is said that two fishermen went fishing and saw a light.
13:39They found an icon of the Mother of God, according to their religion.
13:45According to Christianity.
13:47They brought it here and kept it in the church.
13:50The next day, it was missing from the church.
13:53It was found again at the same spot.
13:56They found a small stone.
13:58They threw the stone here and made an island out of it.
14:01And built a church here.
14:03It's in the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
14:05This is its history.
14:07Now we are going towards Kotor.
14:09How long will it take to reach Kotor?
14:11It's quite fast.
14:13It will take another 20-25 minutes.
14:28It's alright.
14:30I know what I gotta do.
14:34We have reached Kotor.
14:36I am thinking of going to my apartment first.
14:39My accommodation is a minute away from here.
14:42I have to find it and take care.
14:44The address was the church's address.
14:47But mostly, they have written the name of the apartment on the main road.
14:52That it should be somewhere around the apartment.
14:59The guy who booked my apartment,
15:01has closed it for the next two months.
15:04I just got a call from him.
15:06He was begging me to cancel it.
15:08He said that if I report it to Booking.com,
15:11they will cancel it.
15:13They won't let me book it again.
15:15I have just booked a new apartment.
15:18I have given him the money.
15:20He has cancelled it.
15:22He will return the money to me.
15:24Let's see if the next apartment is nearby.
15:31I have finally reached.
15:33And this is my poor apartment.
15:35The view from here is amazing.
15:37It's very cheap.
15:39I paid 20 euros per night.
15:41The first apartment I booked was even cheaper.
15:43It was only 10 euros.
15:45But unfortunately or fortunately,
15:47maybe it's for my own good.
15:49I have just returned to my apartment.
15:51It's very hot here.
15:54I am thinking of changing into light clothes
15:57and going to Kotor.
15:59The city center is about 5 km from here.
16:02There are a couple of nice places there.
16:04Let me show you.
16:14I have finally reached the top.
16:16There is no one here.
16:18Normally there are a lot of people here.
16:20But as you can see, there is no one here.
16:22When I came here last time,
16:24there were about 100 people here.
16:26It was the end of September or October.
16:29There is no one here now.
16:31It's the main tourist season in summer.
16:33I have had a tough day today.
16:35I have worked hard over the top
16:37to get you guys some good drone shots.
16:40If I had shot it from below,
16:42I wouldn't have been able to get it at this height.
16:44And I was afraid of losing the signal.
16:46So I have worked extra hard for you guys.
16:49I hope you guys like my hard work.
16:51There is a little bit of light left.
16:53I would like to get some good shots.
16:55I will meet you guys down there.
16:57We will go down and have something to eat.
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