Adorable Montenegro..

Hello,
in today's post I would like to share further  successive memories with you, this time from a beautiful Balkan country, Montenegro. 


This amazing place is situated in the south of the Adriatic. Montenegro is even called the pearl of the Mediterranean.

We booked a hotel in Tivat, one of the lovliest villages in this country. We had only two days to visit the most interesting places there and relax a little..;) It was very hard to make it happen but we tried to do and visit as much as we can.
In my opinion the entire Montenegro is totally beautiful. As you can see in the picture abow, cottages in towns have interesting architectural style. They have nice red roofs and the whole view is very intriguing.

The only thing that disappointed me were uninteresting beaches. I mean, that there was no sand. However, there was a gray gravel and concrete... As you can imagine it wasn't very comfortable for us to relax on such a beach.. 

I love to explore new places and enjoy the beautiful views and for my happiness there were a lot of such places:) I try to use literally every minute of staying there.

 

A photo of the one of the tourist beaches with view of the surrounding countryside. What's interesting in Montenegro you have both: the mountains around the sea.. 

It was full of interesting species of flowers and plants,very colorful and differentthan in our climate zone, have a look at some photos:

 

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 The water in the sea was very clear, warm and pleasant..Just look at that transparent surface of the water...and it's not a merit of photoshop :P 

 View of the Sveti Stefan's island

 Adorable Petrovac, another town in Montenegro.

At the end of the tour we visited the richest town in Montenegro, called Budva. 

There were a lot of restaurants which served very expensive food, souvenirs were also more expensive than in the other towns.. Our guide told us that Budva is very often visited by famous people and celebrities. We came there quite late in the evening and we found out that there were a huge parties almost everywhere. Lots of the young people were having fun and it was a lot of noise..

To sum up I would like to say that Montenegro is totally amazing country but not many people know about its beauty. There are lots of interesting places you should spend time in:)

Thanks for reading!

J.O

ITALIAN CANNELLONI.

Hi,
today I would like to share with you some culinary experiments which I made three days ago. It's a very delicious and quite simply dish that you can do when you fancy a tasty Italian dinner. :)

It's called Cannelloni. Doesn't it look delicious?

 

Now in a few simple steps I will describe to you the recipe for this feast for the palate. :)

THE  INGREDIENTS:

- minced meat
- 1 onion
- clove of garlic
- some mushrooms
- 1 red or yellow pepper
- one can of tomatoes 
- one tomato puree
- one pack of ready tube pasta ( it's now avalible for example in Biedronka) :)
- bechamel sauce
- a piece of cheese ( I chose the Mozarella one)
- seasoning to taste (salt, pepper, herbs de Provence, basil, a little cayenne pepper, thym

 WAY OF PREPARING :

First of all slice the onion, mushrooms and peppers;

At the same time, heat an oil in a frying pan;

Into hot oil throw in sequence: onion, after a few minutes mushrooms and then pepper.

After about seven-ten minutes throw minced meat and fry everything until the meat won't be fried;

Then throw a crushed garlic and stir everything

Then you must add chopped canned tomatoes and pour tomato puree.

All mix thoroughly and after a few minutes you should season the whole dish as you like.

After finishing the stuffing you can make a bechamel sauce ( it's  surely more delicious than the ready one which is bought in a shop.:) )

To know how to make a bechamel sauce click into this link: http://ugotuj.to/ugotuj/158791667/sos+beszamelowy/p/ 

Then you have to fill pasta tubes with the meat stuffing and place filled tubes in the casserole .

Pour the bechamel sauce at the Cannelloni and sprinkle the dish with grated cheese.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees and insert the dish for 30 minutes. 

Here are the photos of my cooking :

     

 

After a half an hour I took out the dish from the oven and the Cannelloni looked like this:

Bon Appetit!

Well, my Cannelloni didn't look as perfect as the one from the first photo , but it was absolutely delicious!

I love cooking and each time I do something new I feel very proud of myself:) 

Thank you for reading! 

J.O ;)

Another dose of wonderful memories: Timișoara and Belgrade.

The last time I described to you amazing Budapest. Today I would like to continue my report from this interesting tour. 
I relize that for some of you, the Balkans do not seem to be the ideal place to spend the holiday, but trust me, these magical places are absolutely worth seeing! 

• Timișoara

It's a city in western Romania. It was another point of our tour and I have to say I was neither

surprised nor disappointed... 

There is a beautiful Orthodox cathedral, as it is well known, Orthodox churches differ from Roman Catholic ones.  Here you can watch two photos, exterior and interior of Orthodox church:

 

The day of arrival there was a big annual event in the city but I don't really remember the name or something that I could describe you more. Lots of the people were watching and having a great time at the Old Market Square. There were demonstrations of acrobatic dance and concerts of local music.

 

After visiting such a lovely city center all tour participants' went to see and eat typical Romanian food:

• Ciorbă de burtă ( it is a traditional Romanian soup with the addition of tripe, whitened cream)

  

• Mici ( This mixed minced meat, properly seasoned, formed into small rolls and baked on the grill)

   

  It was served with roasted potatoes and fresh vegetables

  Romanian cuisine is somewhat similar to Polish, but as each has its own specialties, which are worth tasting.;) 

     

  • Belgrade 

  This is the  capital of Serbia. The city lies in the north of Serbia, at the confluence of the Sava and Danube. 

In my opinion the city is very interesting because of its history but the authorities have very little to invest in the renovation of buildings. I'm even willing to say that Belgrade at first glance reminds Polish towns 30 years ago.

I have not lived in these times but I've heard a lot.

Look at themselves:

 

There were also many beautiful monumental buildings, which were breathtaking, like for example:

•  Orthodox church of St. Sava

• The ruins of the bombed Ministry of Defense of Serbia

I really enjoyed visiting both towns and I think the fact that they look different from the beautiful European capitals works even in their favor. It's good to visit and watch something less popular

but equally intriguing. 

In my opinion, the Balkans are an example of such a place. :)

Greetings, 

J.O

 

Beautiful Balkans... part 1- Budapest

Hi,
I would like to share with you some wonderful memories from my holiday in the Balkans where I was two years ago. Travelling is one of my hobbies and I try to visit new places each year.
I spent really great time in the Balkans even though the whole trip was quite tiring.
We ( my mother and aunt were travelling with me :) ) visited six countries in twelve days and every place was totally different and incredibly beautiful.
We started our trip in Cracow and after some hours of waiting for the bus we went on tour to Budapest. I felt in love with that city, the capital of Hungary. :)
If you didn't visit Budapest you would try to make it happen very quickly! You will surely be delighted. 
I was watching beautiful historical buildings and taking lots of the phtos.
There are many fascinating places in Budapest and I would like to share some photos of them I took there:  

 Great market hall in Budapest

 The Hungarian Parliament, completed in 1904.

 

View of the beautiful Budapest and the wide Danube

 In the foreground: Heroes Square and Museum of Fine Arts in the distance.

 

The Gellért Hill

To end today's post let's read some Hungarian words:

Good morning

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jó reggelt [jou reggelt]

Goodbye

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viszontlátásra [wisontlataszro]

How much does it cost?

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ez mennyibe kerül ? [ez mennibe keryul?]

Cheers!

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egészségére [egesszegedre]

Poland

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Lengyelország [leńdzielorsag]

Hungary

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Magyarország [madziarorsag]

Thursday

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csütörtök [czuytyrtyk]

In my opinion Hungarian is one of the most difficult languages! 

What do you think? 

Best regards, 

J.O :))

I can feel spring in the air!

Hi everyone,
as all of you can see spring has come and the weather is totally perfect!
I love this season. Days get longer and sunnier, flowers bloom, birds chirp and people smile all the time.
I think that after long months of cold and depressing weather people feel much happier and all what they need is just to walk around the park in thin clothes . :)
The temperate weather zone which we have here in Poland is very fascinating and every season is totally different but to be honest spring and summer are the best!
I feel very happy because of wearing my spring colorful clothes and sunglasses which are perfect for now, while the sun is shining.
To sum up let's watch some optimising photos I found in the Internet and think positevely like I do.:)

 Happy April Fool's Day! :))