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Kotor, Montenegro

Kotor, Montenegro 

(5/29/2012, Tuesday)

Via Celebrity Solstice, read review here

 

Early morning: I woke up and we were just finishing docking. Therefore I missed the sail-in. However, I am determined to get a great seat to take in the scenery and fjords as w sail out.

Tip: Do not miss, I mean that, do whatever it takes to get a spot in the front of the ship as you cruise out of Kotor. The fjords and the sharp turns the ship makes sailing and dodging the jagged shoreline is incredible!

Here are some shots of early morning Kotor:

 
Getting to Kotor: Coming in on a cruise ship you will need to tender. The tender ride is extremely short as you can see the dock from the ship.





Once you get off the dock you will walk through the welcome area. You will want to walk towards the right, follow the crowd, and you will make your way into the city. Below you can see us standing on the dock with the cruise ship behind us for reference of how close the dock is.






Kotor is a small, walled medieval city.  You will not need a tour or a guide; Kotor is an easy port to do on your own. You can explore the old city by foot or climb the trail to the top for an incredible view.

Our plan: 3 of us would climb all the way up to the fort while mom and dad just strolled around the city together. We easily reached the tender and before long we were stepping off in Kotor. I pointed up to the red flag at the top of the fort and told Brandon and Tyler that was where we were headed!

Kotor, Montenegro is a small medieval town along the Adriatic sea. We did not get a map or anything for Kotor, it is pretty easy to get around. We followed the crowd to the entrance of the medieval town. And walked through the cool opening in the wall.Medieval towns have a lot of charm!

As I stated, our goal was to climb the trail up to the top to see the fort. We were also told the view from up top is amazing! By this point I had consumed more dessert in the past week than my entire life combined so I welcomed the hike! We left mom and dad and easily were able to find the start to climb the winding path up to the fort. We paid the guy 3 Euros to climb and started.

Not long after we started did Brandon and Tyler start complaining, already? Come on guys! We made it to the half-way point where a guy sells water and there are a few benches to cool off and rest. This seems to be the point where those who decided they do not want to continue go back down and those that are determined continue on. We lost Brandon at this point and Tyler was being a good sport. Well honestly the reason he stayed was because he didn’t want to leave me alone, he really did not want to continue.

This picture does a good job showing the zig-zag donkey trail we hiked up. Yes, it really is an old donkey trail. I thought it was fun :)

Tyler needed another break so I took more pictures. The wild poppies were so pretty!

We finally made it to the top. It took us about 45 minutes to reach the top. It was nice and breezy up top and we could see the storm clouds rolling in.

We viewed for a little, took in the view and headed back down. There is not really a lot to do up top besides take the view in, which is truly spectacular. The ship looks so BE-A-Utiful from up high!

Going down took 23 minutes. I found almost “skipping” down was a lot easier than stopping and stepping each individual step. I flew down the switchbacks and stones and made it to the bottom in no time.

Video from the fort at the top of Kotor:
http://youtu.be/eBUza1kXkL0

We took the tender back to get some lunch. And by lunch, I mean dessert. I just walked up a donkey trail, I think I burned enough calories to start of the sweets again :)

After lunch we decided to nap… until… what sounded like someone was putting dynamite in the mountains and exploding them. It made both of us jump right up out of bed. It was thunder! The thunder has a deep rolling, growling, roar that moves through the mountains. The sound most bounce off the sides of the fijords. The video does not do it justice, like most videos. I wonder if daily afternoon storms are common here (i.e. central Florida).

Here is a video of the thunderstorm in Kotor:
http://youtu.be/A4AVYRm7MA0

It was getting closer to our departure time. As I mentioned above, sail-away is something not to miss. We headed up to the Sky Lounge to save a couple seats, play backgammon, and get ready for our departure from Kotor.

We headed to the Sky Lounge to watch us navigate through the fjords and make our way out to the Adriatic Sea. The thunder storms continued and the rain rolled down the windows of the Sky Lounge. However, by the time we existed the fjords the sky cleared up,

If you have anymore questions about Kotor, Montenegro please ask me in the comments or email me.

Thank you for reading and traveling with me,
Ashley

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