Tuesday, December 19, 2017: Dubrovnik, Croatia to Montenegro and the Kotor Fjord area before returning to Dubrovnik.

By 9:00 we were on the road south of Dubrovik, driving right along the coast. The sun was just perfect for lovely photos of Old Town Dubrovik.  It is a lovely coastline with lots of islands in the Sea, as stated before, some are inhabited, and others are not.  At the border crossing, we left Croatia and entered the country of Montenegro. We will be spending most of the day in Montenegro, driving around the Fjord/Bay of Kotor. 

You drive on a narrow road near the coastline, so that most of the village is situated above the road.  The village along the first part of the drive were not special, but the further you drove the move interesting they became. The mountains coming down into the fjord and the fjord itself was lovely.  

Dubrovnik from our Hotel Room

The Walled City of Dubrovnik

Beginning of Fiord to Kotor

The town of Kotor was the most special, as it is a walled Old Town.  We walked around the town enjoying the old buildings.  We found a couple eastern Orthodox churches, which proved to be interesting, comparing them with Roman Catholic.  We found a little store that had a large collection of Slavic Wooden Dolls, made in Montenegro.  The store clerk was very knowledgeable in the history of the dolls.  Rachel purchased another Santa for her collection that is totally different from all of the other Santa’s she has. The store clerk recommended a restaurant that we found and were able to have a light lunch.  We had muscles for lunch, which were excellently prepared.  After lunch we returned to the car and headed back to Dubrovnik.

The Store clerk gave us the history of the city wall and the wall going up the mountain.  Because of this wall, Kotor was the only city that did not fall to the Ottoman Empire in the 1600’s.

Water Rushing out of the Mountain

Chapel in the Fiord

Sea Farming - Muscles

City Gate to Kotor

City Wall with the Wall Going up the Mountain

Our Dinner Restaurant

Top of the Chimney

Orthodox Church

When we arrived in Dubrovnik we went to the old walled in city for a short walk around dinner.  The city has been rebuilt several times due to earthquakes and therefore does not quite have the ancient city feel to it.  The original city was built hundreds of years ago so it is a very old city.  We found an Iris Pub that served meals for dinner.  After dinner we walked around the city before returning to our hotel for the evening.

Small Boat Slips near Homes

Bell Tower in Dubrovnik - Time 5:30

Decorated Store Window

City Gate

Our plans for tomorrow are to return to the old walled in city of Dubrovnik and walk around more before leaving for Bosnia-Herzegovina.