FUN-travel: Venice to Venice Seabourn Cruise – Day 7 – Kotor, Montenegro
October 14, 2013 by Susan Clarke
Day 26 – Friday, October 11 – Seabourn Cruise Day 7 – Kotor, Montenegro – thick dark morning clouds give way to sun – 70’s
What I LIKE
Kotor Old City
Chapel of Our Lady
- *scenic cruise of Kotor bay takes 1.5 hrs & pretty spectacular
- majestic mountains rise from sea on both sides of ship
- narrow channel winds through fjords (actually submerged river canyon)
- 7:30 – hot cappuccino finally (when restaurant opens)
- could have ordered room service on deck but didn’t want to start that – too many people
- no big ships can sail in here
- & we’re the only one today!
- 10:15 – short walk to wonderful walled city
- walk half way up hill to little Chapel of Our Lady – over 600 steps
- 1:00 – lunch as usual
- 1:30 – hire taxi driver – started @ $70 Euro & got down to $50
- he was very nice & gave him $60 Euro
scenic drive includes:
- 4 panoramic scenic view stops
- Sveti Stefan – 15th century fortified fishing village
- see Hotel Splendid where Casino Royale was filmed
- walk through old walled city of Budva
- end up on 2nd story rim (where guards were positioned to protect city
- very different experience looking down into city
- 3:20 – cappuccino break – have to potty & costs w/o receipt
- 4:15 – arrive ship
- 4:20 – happy hour outside w/snacks from high tea in lounge
- **6:00 – country tastings – wines & decadent delights from the countries we visited
- 7:00 – dinner on 2 – show up & it’s not fully booked – lobster ceviche w/avocado & cilantro lime dressing, zarzuela (seafood soup w/saffron) & grilled gambas w/risotto (pretty good)
- I can’t believe I stayed awake all day w/o nap
- 9:30 – time for night, night
On Walk Up
What I DON’T LIKE
- *6:40 – have to get up to see scenic cruise of Kotor bay
- only urn coffee
- **scheduled for outside deck 7 & once again moved inside due to weather (high winds)
- & basically a meat & cheese tasting w/only 2 wines (not as expected)
FUN-fact – Embracing the whole hillside of Kotor are the city walls covering a distance of nearly 5 kilometers. A long stairway leads up to the citadel on the hilltop, 260 meters up. The medieval city consists of a maze of lanes and small squares and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
More FF – Budva dates to 5th century BC and is the “riviera” of Montenegro.
Budva