{"id":1004,"date":"2013-08-05T19:41:45","date_gmt":"2013-08-05T18:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/merrington.net\/?p=1004"},"modified":"2013-08-07T20:26:33","modified_gmt":"2013-08-07T19:26:33","slug":"a-sunday-in-gornja-lastva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merrington.net\/?p=1004","title":{"rendered":"A Sunday in Gornja Lastva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){\n  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),\n  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)\n  })(window,document,'script','\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/analytics.js','ga');\n\n  ga('create', 'UA-42922575-1', 'merrington.net');\n  ga('send', 'pageview');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\nJohn Stephens recommended a trip up the mountain to the small village of Gornja Lastva and mentioned a restaurant. So we took a taxi up the slope of Vrmac Hill and the taxi driver dropped us off near an old cemetery.\u00a0 This is a tiny village of about 20 stone homes, with just one elderly lady who still lives here on her own.\u00a0 Many of the houses were damaged in the 1979 earthquake and only have one or two walls standing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1007\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1007\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080920-640x591.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1007\" alt=\"the Church, only 600 years old\" src=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080920-640x591.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080920-640x591.jpg 640w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080920-640x591-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080920-640x591-324x300.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the Church, only 600 years old<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The church is the Roman Catholic Church of St Mary\u2019s, built circa 1410.\u00a0 We tried the door but it was locked.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1009\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1009\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080939-640x480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1009\" alt=\"Panoramic view of the bay\" src=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080939-640x480.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080939-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080939-640x480-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080939-640x480-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panoramic view of the bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The view from the yard of the church was spectacular.\u00a0 Nearby there was a lady collecting some flowers and we asked her where the caf\u00e9 was, she pointed to a house down the lane.\u00a0 Hesitantly, we wandered down the lane to the house\/caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1006\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1006\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080929-480x640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1006\" alt=\"the streets of Gornja Lastva\" src=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080929-480x640.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080929-480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080929-480x640-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the streets of Gornja Lastva<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They bring us mineral water and sit us in the shade under a giant pine tree, at 710M it is cooler than on the marina. \u00a0There are a few people in the house preparing food and Emil comes and says hello.\u00a0 He apologises for his English but it is really pretty good.\u00a0 Emil is the last baby to be born in the village, but only comes back to put on Festas or like today, take in a tour group which comes by bus to see an authentic Montenegrin village.<\/p>\n<p>Emil greeted the Tour group and took them for a tour of the church and the olive press.\u00a0 He then took them to the caf\u00e9 with its little stands of local products; finally platters of olives, bread, cheese and prosciutto were brought out to them.<\/p>\n<p>Emil then collected us and took us on the tour of the church and the olive press.\u00a0 Tiny bats flew around in the room with the olive press, because it has been dormant for about ten years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1012\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1012\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080945-640x480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1012\" alt=\"first stage of the olive press\" src=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080945-640x480.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080945-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080945-640x480-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080945-640x480-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">first stage of the olive press, where the olives are pressed by the large stone wheel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1011\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1011\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080947-640x480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1011\" alt=\"the pulp is then added to these rope 'donuts'\" src=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080947-640x480.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080947-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080947-640x480-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080947-640x480-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the pulp is then added to these rope &#8216;donuts&#8217; (note there is a sump under the board where the oil drains to<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1008\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1008\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080950-640x480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1008\" alt=\"then the 'donuts' are pressed\" src=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080950-640x480.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080950-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080950-640x480-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080950-640x480-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">then the &#8216;donuts&#8217; are pressed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When we got back to our table the friendly tour guide, Dolores from Kotor, had joined our table. One of the village gentlemen, explained to her that they were not a \u201cclassical style restaurant\u201d, they only had the platters available.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1010\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080951-480x640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1010\" alt=\"Lunch\" src=\"http:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080951-480x640.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080951-480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/merrington.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/P1080951-480x640-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Typical Montenegro Lunch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We thought that was more than enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Stephens recommended a trip up the mountain to the small village of Gornja Lastva and mentioned a restaurant. 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