We left at 7:30am this morning to head for Montenegro. I was excited about going to Montenegro based upon my reading of Rex Stout novels, which said that the protagonist, Nero Wolfe, was from Montenegro.
We went through the border with no problem. Our guide got out of the bus showed some paperwork and we went through. The first stop was in Kotor. We then stopped in a walled city, whose name I can no longer remember, but I was impressed by what I saw. We next headed up the mountain with multiple hair pin turns. I became slightly ill. I think that my problem was the relatively sudden change in altitude. When we were almost at the top, we stopped for lunch. I got a cheese sandwich and some juice. I only ate half the sandwich because I was feeling queasy. We then went to the Royal Palace which is now a museum. Montenegro had exactly one king, who ruled from the city of Cetinje, which is considered to be the cultural center of Montenegro.
We went down the mountain back to the other side of Kotor Bay, where we took a ferry to the other side saving at least an hour and half of travel time.
After we got back to the hotel, Bette and I went to dinner in the hotel restaurant. When I went to my room, the electricity was really messed up. I couldn’t plug in my computer which needed charging. I wound up having my room changed.
Bay of Kotor in Montenegro
Island with church in Bay of Kotor
Note low lying clouds - Shot from bus
Another Island in Bay of Kotor
Island in Bay of Kotor
Shot from Bus
Along road
Note Rocks
Walled city of Kotor
The walls were built by the Venetians and the Lion of Venice is on the wall.
Clock Tower
Old building dating back to the 16th century
Church whose origins goes back to the 9th century although most of the construction is later
Another church
Street Scene
Well once used
Maritime Museum
Old anchor - reminent of sailing past
Oldest well in town
Church actually in use
Another church
Having coffee in exchange for use of bathroom
Moat around the town
Airport in the distance
Heading up the Mountain
Looking down
Views from the road
Above some clouds
From the road
Above the clouds
From the road
Note the cloud below
ON the hair pin turns
Above the clouds
Stopping for lunch
At the Montenegranian Royal Palace
Signs pointing to distance to other great museums
Town in which Royal Palace is located
Front of Palace
Royal Palace as a museum
Sign with City Name
Heading down the Mountain
View from Bus
On the ferry which took us across Kotor Bay and saved about an hour and a half of travel time
Me on the Ferry leaving the harbor
Another Ferry
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