Inspiration

When we first arrived in Podgorica, the capital city of Montenegro, the two of us found it a little depressing. Being city girls, we love  architecture, culture, shopping, restaurants,  and pulsing energy.   Compared to what we were use to Podgorica almost seemed like a village to us.  There was nothing unique, beautiful or quirky about it.  The architecture is bland, many building are in need of TLC, shopping is lacking and restaurants are all the same...in general there was not anything special. 

Fast forward several months: Fitness, Fotography and Food

We were determined to find a way to make life in Podgorica exciting, beautiful and lovely.

Fitness - We were introduced to a former Montenegrin judo champion who became our personal trainer and motivated us to take advantage of our time and get into shape.  We have been working and sweating it out with him for over a year and have now become inspired to run a half marathon in March. Not only is he an excellent trainer but also a good friend:-).  He has shared stories and experiences of Montenegro and has given us an appreciation of things we could have easily missed. 

Fotography - We both love and have a passion for photography and decided this was great opportunity to learn more.  We met a young local photographer with a great eye who agreed to teach us the basics of photography. A few other expats joined our group and together we took lessons for 12 weeks.  It turned out to be one of the best experiences we could of ever had. Our Monday classes created new friendships and allowed us to see parts of the country through a new perspective.

Food - Since "take out" meals consists mostly of pizza and pljeskavica (Montenegrin hamburger) we were forced to learn to cook.  Inspiration came from local friends sharing family recipes of their favourite Balkan foods. It was entertaining and fun learning to make princess kroffna, honey cakes and soup. One of our lessons was how to make "stuffed peppers" which provided inspiration for the name of our blog.    

Although Podgorica is not our dream expat destination inspiration has come out of it. This is why we want to share with you that excitement and beauty can be found in the most unexpected places. We hope you will enjoy the journey together with us.