Ulcinj Local Customs

I have really been impressed by the city beach, Mala plaza in Serbian or Plazhi i Vog‘l, though, I am glad that it was not the place where we went to bathe !! By the way, is that bathing ? I suppose that it is more going to chat with neighbors than neither bathing nor swimming

I collect pictures of school warning road signs and found this one in Ulcinj, which is completely different from anything I had ever found elsewhere. Amazingly, the girl and the boy have no legs but as always the boy is taller than the girl. Until now, I have not found a single road sign with a girl taller than the boy !

I had been warned that Montenegro was really dirty. Actually, this is not true. What I have noticed can be noticed in any place where, for a few weeks, the population increases 2, 5 or even 10 folds. Even if the garbage cans are oversized most of the year, they are heavily undersized during these few weeks. Thus, though they are collected every day, they often overflow and the collectors have a hard time.

What an amazing name ! This was the entrance to this beach. You have to pay for the entrance and you cannot see the beach. In the 2003 Bradt Travel guide book, they say :
"… several attractive rocky coves dropping steeply to the limpid sea. One of these is reserved for female naturists and has a reputation for enhancing fertility..".
I was not convinced that it was true and found a much likely explanation in a 1979 Nagel Travel guide (in French) I had on my shelf. I translate :
"Ulcinj has a sulfurous spring on the shore, close to the city. Its temperature is 17°C, it is reach in magnesium, calcium, sulfur, iron and silica. It is recommended for curing nervous diseases, rheumatisms, paralysis, women diseases, bones and joints diseases, skin diseases."

However, a closer look reveals that it is not easier than on the beach to walk from one place to another. I have not noticed any one with its own transistor which is fine : when each parasol brings its own music, different from the neighbor's, that can be an added nuisance.

Though the quay of the old city is made of hard stone instead of soft sand for the city beach, it seems to be a better choice. At first sight, it seems that the parasols are a little more apart one from the other and leave more space to wander.

On this close up, you can see that you must forget to walk along the beach. Walking from one parasol to another is quite an expedition as you have to take care of spare legs or arms if you do not want to hurt anybody (and yourself !). In the background, the quay in front of Stari grad Ulcinj is also dedicated to "bathers" (next tip)

ulcinj is mainly populated by muslims, but it is not a very religious place.
as you can see on the photo, the mosque is right next to a high speed internet cafe and the only people who dress up in typical muslim fashion are the older people.