Tara na sa TARA!!

A title inspired by my friend's comment on my facebook status when I posted yesterday that I was going to the famous TARA mountain. "TARA" is a filipino expression for "Let's GO"!

Alex, on top of a huge rock pretending to jump off the cliff. Afternoon sun at TARA Mountain at around 230pm!

We planned this trip earlier this week, since they knew how we enjoy roadtrips to Zlatibor 2-3 times a week if we can. There was really no plan. Except to spend some quality time with Mother Nature, to have a couple of beers, some good music to listen to in the car, and carry a swimwear!

The beautiful lake! Serbia does not have a seaside thus people spending their summers swimming in rivers and lakes!

The boys: Ivan, Marko & Alex

The 3 of them racing  :)

Fully-clothed--yes!! ME lying on the rocks cause I don't have the nerve to swim in a lake!! :p

It takes about 2 hours to reach the lake from Uzice. Quite a long zigzag drive, but the view is entertaining. There are a few stops for coffee, a little bit of shopping, but nothing very touristic like Zlatibor. Many (like Marko) prefer Tara over Zlatibor mainly because it's not over-hyped. I like both. And i think most people do, it can brighten up yet any miserable day. We made stops as much as we could, then carried on until it was late.

We even made it into the wilderness.

With Pogi :)

And just when were walking into the deep forest, I asked "So, what is special about this place?"

Surveying first my curious face, Ivan then said in jest "This is where serbians kill little filipinas"!!!

Hahahaha, o-k-a-y, bad joke!! :))

The peak of Tara Mountain

The sun was still up but there was perfect breeze that was so welcoming to tourists!

 
I am running out of superlatives to describe Serbia now. It's been good 2 months so far! Typically, we wait for sunset before leaving,  but this time we had to rush back home for a client presentation. Nonetheless, it was another adventure. And I have no doubt that I am more at peace with myself now all because of the trips we've made to the mountains! It's the best therapy I should say, better than coffee & shopping!

>> Up coming blog will be about summer fashion in Uzice!