Kotor in Pictures

Thursday, June 9, 2016
The second stop on our Mediterranean cruise was Kotor, Montenegro. 

Unlike Croatia, the people of Montenegro were able to establish their independence through a referendum in 2006, so there landscape was not dotted with ruins. A remarkably beautiful place, and the harbor and it's region where we pulled in is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The view from the top of the mountain down to the harbor where our ship was docked.
Our tour took us up a mountain road that was so full of switchbacks that our bus driver deserved some sort of award. It was also purportedly a two lane road, but I saw little evidence of this. This was the only tour where I tipped the driver in addition to the guide. Because damn. 

A small church in the former capital of Montenegro, Cetinje, where we visited a Museum dedicated to the last ruling King of Montenegro, King Nikola, and also visited a cafe.
We also took a tour of Cetinje, the historic capital of Montenegro. It was a lovely little town, and is still the cultural center of the country.

 
The path along the outer city walls of Kotor to St. John's Fortress. There's a Monastery about 1/3 of the way up. One of the available tours was a walk up that trail, but it was 1,355 steps, so fuck that. 

This was one of the Smart Man's favorite ports, and I would love to go back and see more of the former Yugoslavia.
 


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