{"id":1010,"date":"2011-06-10T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-10T10:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/?p=1010"},"modified":"2014-12-21T12:19:04","modified_gmt":"2014-12-21T11:19:04","slug":"die-uninteressanteste-hauptstadt-europas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2011\/06\/10\/die-uninteressanteste-hauptstadt-europas\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe&#8217;s Least Interesting Capital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>My guide book does not really promote the Montenegrin capital very well. However, as I passed through for the third time, I decided it was time for a short stroll through the city. So, I spent just over two hours exploring <span xml:lang=\"sla\" lang=\"sla\">Podgorica<\/span>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>By now, I know why my guide book was not that enthusiastic about the city. It has indeed only little to offer. Directly behind the (nicely renovated) <span xml:lang=\"sla\" lang=\"sla\">Trg Republike<\/span>, for example, you can find decades old builds in disrepair (see picture to the left).<\/p>\n  <div class=\"quer_re wp-caption alignright single-image\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/europe\/crnagora\/central\/index_12.htm\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img256x192\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/europe\/crnagora\/central\/thumb\/12.jpg\" width=\"256\" height=\"192\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Old Turkish Bridge\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   Old Turkish Bridge\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n<p>At&nbsp;the same time, there are several places where you can see that the city would indeed have potential. Sadly, however, these places are evidently not made use of (except for depositing trash).<\/p>\n<div class=\"center\">\n  <div class=\"quer wp-caption\">\n  <div class=\"quer_li\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/europe\/crnagora\/central\/index_13.htm\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img256x192\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/europe\/crnagora\/central\/thumb\/13.jpg\" width=\"256\" height=\"192\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Mora&#269;a\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   <span xml:lang=\"sla\" lang=\"sla\">Mora&#269;a<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"quer_re\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/europe\/crnagora\/central\/index_15.htm\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img256x192\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/europe\/crnagora\/central\/thumb\/15.jpg\" width=\"256\" height=\"192\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Dvor Petrovica\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   <span xml:lang=\"sla\" lang=\"sla\">Dvor Petrovica<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"clear\">\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n  <div class=\"hoch_li wp-caption alignleft single-image\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/europe\/crnagora\/central\/index_14.htm\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img192x256\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/europe\/crnagora\/central\/thumb\/14.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"256\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Sahat kula\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   <span xml:lang=\"sla\" lang=\"sla\">Sahat kula<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n<p>The best way of describing the city is probably the statement made by an English couple I met just shortly afterwards. They are currently living in <span xml:lang=\"sla\" lang=\"sla\">Podgorica<\/span>, and when asked about the advantages of <span xml:lang=\"sla\" lang=\"sla\">Podgorica<\/span>, the succinct response was:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nThere is a cinema.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My guide book does not really promote the Montenegrin capital very well. However, as I passed through for the third time, I decided it was time for a short stroll through the city. 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