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Med Cruise II: Surprising Kotor

Surprise!  Okay, maybe there wasn’t truly a moment where either Larry or I jumped out and surprised Kotor.  But this city in Montenegro was quite a beautiful surprise and I won’t be surprised to see its popularity grow due to its natural beauty.

May 26, 2012 – Kotor, Montenegro

On Day 11, it was our last port of call, Kotor in Montenegro. And of course, the forecast was for 90% rain. And sure enough, the forecast didn’t disappoint. I think we were close to saying screw it, but we decided that since we hadn’t ever been there before, let’s just do that. But it still was nightmarish, as we got out there and once on the bus, the thunder and lightning flared up followed shortly by hail. Ugh. The tour was “Baroque Delicacies” and part of it involved taking a quick boat trip to this tiny island in the fjord area where a church was. The entire ride there was drenched in rain. But once we got to the island, the rain actually stopped. Yet again, the rain stopped when it needed to. After that point, we didn’t get anymore rain in Montenegro, and it was awesome. Ridiculously gorgeous too. Got to see that island, the town of Perast, and finally a walking tour of the old city of Kotor. Ridiculous scenery, and lots of hotness too. Very nice. It was a nice way to end our touristic section of the cruise, as after that, it’s just two days at sea then we are back in Barcelona.

That evening, we had made plans to have dinner with Dave in the Silhouette Dining Room. Turns out he hasn’t eaten there yet as he’s by himself so he just ate at the dining hall. No gracias. We had a good time talking with him and we all went to the show afterwards, which was a wonderful female singer who is engaged to the magician from the night before. After that was some time in the casino, where finally someone was able to throw the dice for a long time, and I made some money. Lost it all though once that guy sevened out and no one else could throw worth a damn. Saw Harriet & Doug again too and I just love them so much. Such nice people. Then the three of us went to the Sky Bar for 70s night, and in the course of the evening there, I confirmed with Dave that he’s on our team. It’s nice to know that and makes the conversations a lot more specific. Plus, everyone was wanting to know. Trust me.

Arrival in Montenegro

Our approach to Kotor
Beautiful Montenegro environs
Rounding the corner to see a tiny little island
A little island that has a church on it
Just doing its thing
It’s kind of awesome
Cloudy, but gorgeous
Like Norway, this area is all fjord
Getting close to our dock in Kotor

Baroque Delicacies Excursion:  Perast and the Islands

And of course, we get on land and the rain heavens open up
OF COURSE
Larry’s hoping my meltdown is peaceful
The wooded island from the shore
This island is called Our Lady of the Rocks
The wooded isle is called the Island of St George
Dreary and rainy
The town of Perast is where we left from
After a rainy boat ride, we arrrived on the island
And the weather seemed to clear
Up close to the Church of Our Lady of the Rocks
A miracle – blue skies and sunny!
As the weather cleared, dramatic scenery overwhelmed us
Look at that
Larry’s relieved my meltdown was avoided
I think I was skeptical and figured the rain would come back
Inside the church with our tourguide
A lot of baroque art
Quite ornate, and also quite small
Models of the two isles
The views kept getting more beautiful
Incredible
Happy to wear our shades
Looking out towards the mainland
Residual wetness from the hellacious rain
Perast
St George island in the background
Our boatride back to Perast
A useful map of the area
In Perast
Just random hot guy leaning against a church
The Perast coastline
Walking to our coffee break
Caffe Armonia was our brief food break
Quite a setting for an outdoor restaurant
On the drive back to Kotor
There’s our ship moored out in the bay

Baroque Delicacies Excursion: Old City of Kotor

Ancient Venetian fortifications
Walking to the medieval old town of Kotor
You could hike up the mountain
The entrance to old town
The Kotor Cathedral – with uneven towers
Kotor Cathedral dates back to 1166
Medieval pathways through the town
Serbian Orthodox church of St Nicolas
Yay Niksicko!
This was our beer break
Gotta take a pic of the sign
Waiting for a tender to take us back to Equinox
Look at that view – gorgeous

Dramatic Departure from Montenegro

Back on the ship
Enjoying the view as we departed
Enjoying an early evening drink at the bar
Old town Kotor from the ship
Heading out
Like out of Lord of the Rings
Like out of Lord of the Rings
And now for some God Rays
Perast
View of our isles
That sailboat looks bigger than the islands

2013 Mediterranean Adventure Pics

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