Montenegro, who knew?

Who new that the place referred to in Shawshank was real?  Not me, but it is and it is beautiful.  We anchored off in the bay in the port at Kotor.  In the words of the Princess Patter, “Kotor is a medieval gem. Its narrow, asymmetrical streets are linked with ancient stone houses, old palaces, and churches dating from the 12th century.”

We enjoyed breakfast on the ship and then headed down to the tenders to get to shore.  Once on shore we were immediately approached by all the people wanting to take you on a tour.  We decided to go with Slobo, yes, that is his name.  Slobo learned how to speak English from Hollywood movies, apparently all they do in the movies is curse as this guy cursed constantly and was full stories.  Joann was kind enough to act as tour guide when Slobo left to get the van.

Interesting fact, checking to see if the van has air conditioning is a good thing, checking to see if it actually has vents in the back of the van is even better.  Lesson learned, Cheryl is now in charge of verifying the heating and cooling functionality of all vehicles and housing.  On the way to Budva we made a couple stops for scenic views.

Budva was the first shopping and site seeing stop.  It is on the Adriatic Sea and has a stone wall, built by the Venetians, surrounding the city.  It is known for sandy beaches and nightlife.  We didn’t partake in either of those things, but we did wander the town a bit, stopped for a cold beverage and took in the architecture and maybe shopped, but just a little bit.

We took a different path back to Kotor and stopped at this spot that overlooks the bay where our ship was anchored off shore. 

Slobo left us off in the old town part of Kotor and we went in to find Pronto Pizza.  Pizza sold by the slice and it was the best that we have had so far on this holiday.  

After the quick bite for a late lunch, I headed back to the ship and the other broads stayed and wandered old town for a bit.  We met back up on the top deck of the ship for a few pictures and to watch as we sailed out of port. 

After heading out of port, we met up at the Explorer’s bar for our pre dinner beverage since Eugene and Lucy are our favorite servers. 

After dinner we headed out to the stern of the ship to watch the sunset.

Tomorrow we are off to Corfu.  I think we still like each other.

Ta Le’me (See you soon!)