… heading into the narrowest part…
This narrow point was were they had chains hidden under the water – as boats came in to attack they would raise the chains, destroy the hull of the ship and sink the boats. The history of the sailors and navy in this area was fantastic – the area had little natural resources and made its wealth by sailors raiding and bring back riches, and also defended the city very well.
…. a little swimming area roped off…
The old part of the city of Budva.
Nice to leave the cobblestones behind – these old tiled roads of the city were much easier to walk on.
The area is known for its beaches – more than 20 of them – but beaches here are not what we are used to… this is about half the beach.
We drove back via the mountains for some more spectacular views – here you can see the ship in the harbour and the city of Kotor.
The old Kotor city square and church.
Cats are well thought of in Kotor and there are lots of little monuments to them and even a cat museum. The reason they are valued is because of the naval history – cats were needed to keep the rats under control.
Traditional costumes.
Beautiful embroidery in gold thread.
love this sign on the coffee shop!
If you look on the mountain behind the roofs you can see the old city walls and a church half way up – or 1600 steps up – then further up is the fort.
Orthodox church in the town square. The old church dates back to the 11th century and was very small with twin altars- the Orthodox and the Catholics celebrated mass together when the Ottomans were attacking the city.
After a great day we caught a boat back to the ship.
We spent the evening slowly sailing back out again which took several hours – so views like this till sunset.
