The two landmarks on offer, a bridge, and a cathedral, were not as hype as the courteous vlogger wanted me to believe. Not even close. (The pictures here do not tell the true story.)

The bridge was just a regular bridge. Nothing unique, nothing special, nothing extra, not even lit at night. How is it a ‘landmark’ in the first place is beyond me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Truth be told, the cathedral was also a great disappointment. It has potential though. If only the town painted the exteriors and cleaned up the surroundings it might have even been quite impressive. It was almost painful to see it stripped down from its former glory standing on a huge empty field filled with paddles and rubbish. Sad and depressing <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The people<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are hardly any tourists in town. The few that come, come for a few hours only en route to the seaside resort Kotor which btw was also my original plan that I foolishly abandoned thinking the post office in a capital town would be more efficient than in a small one that is more less shut down for the season. Oh well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The inhabitants, just like the buildings, appear to be gloomy, tired and worn out. There is hardly any interaction between the people. No smiles, No cheers. The favorite color is gray and black. The favorite food is buns with different fillings which I personally don’t care much for – they all taste the same to me. Everybody (like anywhere else in the Balkans) is chain-smoking. Sad and depressing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The buzz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What buzz? With the exception of one restaurant street, where few younger locals gather to eat, drink and chain smoke I found the city lacking city vibe, deprived of vibrant buzzing life with nothing to see or do. Sad, depressing and boring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n