We started early this morning because we were sailing into Kotor, through an amazing serise of bays and straits. Kotor and the straits ar surrounded by high craggy mountains. As we approached the strait to takevus into the fiord of Kotor, a bank of fog moved in giving us an amazing show of the move,net of the cloud but which hid what was supposed to be beautiful monastery. I guess we will see them as we depart this afternoon. Once were in port the fog burned off and we were treated to the most glorious day we have had so far on this trip.
Kotor is an old walled city with fortifications going up the side of the mountains. Some of the friends hiked up aways others chose coffee in the square.
Montenegro's history like Crostia's is one of invasion and war. They are Russian Orthodox and a smaller part Roman Catholic. Like the other cities we have visited, Kotor is trying to create a tourist trade as the other industries are dying.
After lunch wwe returned to the city andcwondered the streets a bit longer. The chuechescweventered were quite simple, even the one that was supposed to be Baroque had moments of calm. The roof was flat, wooden cross members but did have five paintings hanging on it.
Later in the afternoon the Kotor Acapella choir sang in the theater. It is a group of eight women in tradational costume singing folk songs of the region. They were every good, I understand that they have been awarded World Heritage status.
Dinner and to bed for me. Others did go on for another round but I was really tired.
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