Lake Skadar

As the climate in the coastal area is rather hot it was a bit difficult to get a good night sleep, so many of us got up early to go jogging. The weather was warm and sunny the whole day, so it was perfect for some water related activities. 

We left our apartment at 10 in the morning to head towards Lake Skadar, where we held our last business meeting. The ride there was wild as usual as we saw turtles and snakes on the road along the way.  When we arrived we were warmly welcomed by Sara, the local tourism agency representative of outdoor and more, who took us to a boat tour on Lake Skadar, which is the biggest lake in the Balkans. Before we could do that we had to see off our supervisor Domenico, who had to get back to Podgorica to catch his flight back to Switzerland. 

During the amazingly beautiful boat tour on Lake Skadar we were able to hold our meeting with the tourism agency representative Sara in a more relaxed atmosphere. On the way we saw the ruins of the so called Montenegrin Alcatraz, a prison which was built on an island and was said to be impossible to escape from.  One of the highlights of the tour was the lunch in a completely private restaurant in a hidden bay. The restaurant is only reachable by boat and offers delicious food with a fascinating view on the lake. The meal was huge and filling as usual in Montenegro. 

After the meal we returned to the boat and took the course back to the beginning and were very lucky to see Pelicans on the way as it is said to be very unusual in the area. The captain took a short break in the middle of the lake so all interested group members had the chance to jump off the boat and take a swim in the lake. 

When we returned to the office, we handed over our presents from Switzerland and paid for the trip. We got some useful information to fill in the rest of the day with sightseeing. We took a narrow road (wide enough for 1 car) up to the mountains again to have an amazing view on the Skadar and have a photo shooting there. 

Getting back to the apartment we used the time to work on our project management parts and freshen up after a hot sweaty day and to prepare ourselves for a dinner in the old town of Budva. 

To round up our very successful study week the whole group went together for a last meal into the old town and took the chance to enjoy the last evening at the sea.