Kotor

After a really wonderful breakfast we loaded up 10 AM and we on our way. 

The road was at times, twisty turny through mountain passes followed by wide flat bottomed valleys where there were towns with orchards, and fields of various produce being grown. 

We had a quick gas station break at 11:15 and then proceeded into wild mountainous terrain with switchbacks. The road is in good condition however we weren’t going regular highway speed. 

We are now in, what is considered, a Mediterranean climate so the mountain sides are drier than in the interior. 

The crossing of the Bosnia and then Montenegro borders took an hour. 

Arrival at the Bay of Kotor was breathtaking. This area is simply astonishing; breathtaking with 5000 feet high mountainous terrain that plunges down to the ocean into a huge bay. 

It took us about an hour to drive through the heavily populated seaside around to the farthest south part of the bay to the old walled city. 

Our hotel is in the center of the old walled town. So cool!!

After getting our rooms we got together in the lobby and had a guided one hour walking tour. Turns out this place is part of the Venetian Empire at one time and was never conquered by the Ottoman Turks. The walls of the city go all the way up the mountain side and have not been destroyed. People can walk all the way up to the fortress if they wish!

As always the tours are very interesting.

This city gets over 500 cruise ship stops in its 7-8 month cruise season. The Viking Sky is “parked” right outside the main city gate (the Sea Gate).

Our guide said that the country really doesn’t have much option in restricting cruise ships as the country needs the tourist dollars. 

We were all together for supper in Sea food restaurant that is supposedly the best within the walls. Caro and I shared a fish soup, a shrimp/squid main course, a beer snd and a Coke Zero. It was merely OK ( and cost us $72-yikes).

Afterwards we walked along the malecon in both directions for about an hour.