Montenegro

I signed up for a group tour to the coast of Montenegro as this was not the type of trip that would feasible to do on my own.  I was picked up by the bus at 7:30 am, there were about 20 people on the tour.  Most were Americans & Canadians, so the tour was conducted in English.  The tour guide Ana was very good & had a nice sense of humor.

We stopped at a nice scenic overlook of Dubrovnik & then on to two border stops for passport checks.  We took a 5 minute ferry ride across a bay to get us on our way to Buvda.  Buvda is a beach town nicknamed "Moscow on the Sea" since the Russians own about half the real estate in town.  Most of us ate at a nice seafood place on the water.  I had a large plate of fried calamari for only $10.  We did a quick visit of the old town & then off to Kotor.

Kotor's walled fortress that dates back at least 700 years, although there was some damage to about half the buildings from an earthquake in 1979.  Unfortunately we had a little rain when we got to town, but luckily it only lasted 30 minutes.  We had 90 minutes to explore the town on our own.  I took the walking path up to the base of fortress overlooking town.  There were some terrific views of the town & harbor.  I even saw a Russian couple heading up to small church on the mountain to get married.

The last stop was the small town of Perast. I was hoping to see the famous church of the rocks on a small manmade island near town, but unfortunately it was closed.  Here is a link to the history behind it.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_the_Rocks

We took a back way through a little used border crossing & were quickly on our way for the drive back to Dubrovnik arriving home around 7:00 pm.  Overall it was a good trip & worth the $50 price.

I don't have much planned for tomorrow since there is supposed to be rain during the day & I need a day to take it easy.

Church of the rocks