Kotor, Montenegro

Day Nine, 2.23.2009

We caught a bus from Dubrovnik to Kotor. We were treated to some onboard entertainment. An older Croatian or Montenegrin man was upset that the radio on the bus was broken, but he was determined to have music one way or another. He told us that he was a “little singer” and proceeded to serenade us for a bit. The scenery was incredible; lots of skyrocket junipers growing on the hillsides. We drove along the coast of an enormous fjord with snow-capped mountains surrounding it.

An old man at the bus station approached us an offered us accommodation in the old city and took us to our room. The old city is like a smaller version of Dubrovnik, but in slightly less pristine condition. Very charming. We got burgers at a fancy restaurant/bar built into a corner of the city wall. Hard to explain, but pretty cool.

Along the waterfront are a variety of boats, ranging from tiny fishing vessels to multi-million dollar yachts owned by wealthy Russians. Andrew and I then scaled the side of the mountain overlooking the city. (see picture). Andrew was singing something and way down below some old man heard him and started singing back in a kinda false-operatic style. Dinner was another nice restaurant, with dinner entrees ranging in price from 3 Euros (really good local specialties) to hundreds of Euros for a kilogram of crab or lobster. They also had free internet, which was weird for a fancy restaurant. We got coffee and spent hours there and apologized for staying so long. They told us that things were different there and not to worry about how long you stay. As the man we rented our room from would say “Nema Promleme” (not a problem) or “dobro, dobro” (good good).