The Land of the Black Mountain - The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro by Gerald Prance;Reginald Wyon
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departure for Podgorica
CHAPTER V The view from Bella Vista--New scenery--Promiscuous shooting--The market in Rijeka--The shepherds--Their flocks--Wayside hospitality--The plain of the Zeta--The MoraÄa--The Vizier bridge--Old war-marks--First and last impressions of Podgorica CHAPTER VI Podgorica--Its central position--Our headquarters--Easter in Montenegro--Our experience of it--We view the town--The prison and its inmates--Christian and Mahometan friction--The modern town--The market and the armed buyers--The Black Earth--Easter customs--Montenegrin methods of doing business CHAPTER VII Medun--Voivoda Marko--His life and business--His part in Montenegrin history--Our ride to Medun--His widow--We visit his grave--The Death Dirge--Montenegrin customs at death--Target practice--Our critics--The hermit of Daibabe--We visit Spuž--A typical country inn and a meal--The Turkish renegade gives his views on warfare--Dioclea |
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