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A small village in the Gulf of Kotor |
Montenegro
was never a place I had thought about for a holiday. Although it is based
around the Mediterranean and blessed with warm temperatures, the thought hadn’t
even crossed my mind. Finding this country on the cruise itinerary was
exciting, I didn’t know what to expect.
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An early morning fisherman |
The
passage to Kotor was based down a huge fjord-like inlet of the Gulf of Kotor.
This passage inland started at 5.30am and we go up to watch it. We ordered breakfast to the side of the boat
so we could eat and watch the huge cruise liner pass little costal towns on the
path in. This was spectacular! All around us were huge rolling mountains and
pretty villages. Many of these villages were likely fishing towns as there were
lots of fishermen and equipment set up. The scenery may have been some of the
best I have ever seen.
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Old Town, Kotor |
Kotor
(like Corfu before) has been occupied by many other nations. It was founded by
the Romans and stayed under Roman rule until the breakup in AD 476. Since then
it has switched between occupation and being an independent republic. Many of
the cities buildings were built during the 300-year Venetian rule from 1420 –
this Venetian influence can still be felt today.
When
we finally docked in Kotor – a World Heritage Site - at 8am it wasn’t a
disappointment. City walls that encased the houses and snaked up the mountain
bordered the old town. It was already starting to get warm at 8am and
TripAdvisors top rated thing to do in Kotor is climb the City Walls. Not
wanting to do this when it is too hot, we left straight for the wall climb,
whilst it was still in the shade.
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The boat is the biggest building here! |
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Kotor Harbour |
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Montenegro flag on the top of the city walls |
Upon
arriving back into the old town, we wondered round the old cobbled streets.
Unfortunately I felt the town was highly touristy and now 2000 cruise
passengers were wondering the streets, cluttering the town. We headed to Kotor’s
“shopping mall” which was very small, but did have free Wi-Fi (which was
amazing after not having it on the boat).
We
popped back to the boat for lunch and afternoon tea (with it literally being parked
in the town). In the evening (when it was cooler) we were able to explore
around the town – there wasn’t much except residential housing, but we did get
a beautiful shot of the boat in the bay. Many of our fellow cruise passengers
jumped on a hop on hop off tour of the surrounding towns which they said was
really good and easily worth the €15 price tag!
When
leaving Kotor, it was dark so we were unable to see the beautiful scenery at
night, but did get to see the glow of the small towns on the water.
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