The city of Kotor has
been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its rich history. Our ship
set anchor in the bay, and we took a short tender ride to the pier. After
walking along the top of the old city walls, we strolled around the edges until
we found the entrance to the St. John’s Fortress, high up on the hill. We paid
our 3 euro entry fee to walk the path, and off we went.
It was a fairly arduous
climb up the steps and the rocks. The views of the bay area were quite
impressive along the way, and it was quite warm. We finally made it all the way
to the top and we enjoyed the panorama. We noticed the remnants of a small
village on the other side of the hill, but its access seemed almost impossible.
After resting a bit, we headed back down. It took us 54 minutes to go back down,
so I’m estimating a distance of 2+ miles each way on the climb. 
Needless to say, we
wanted to find a shaded are where we could sit and enjoy some refreshments. We
ordered a Greek Salad and a Ham and Cheese plate. Both had olives and olive
oil. We also tried the local beer and had bottle of sparkling water. The food
and the drinks were great nourishments before heading back to the ship’s
tender.
The view from the ship of our climb , and the top of the area, shows that it was, indeed, quite a trek.
Sailing out of the bay
was very picturesque as we observed it during dinner. We were finally headed
out to sea for our very first (and only) sea day!
Stuart
Everyday in port can be exhausting but sounds like you're having a great time. Everytime you post an olive photo I think of our "wine tasting" near Civitavecchia! Or was that wine guzzling? :-) Enjoy you two! We depart for Maui tomorrow. You can check my blog if you want but we won't be doing much... just walking on the beach morning and evening, reading, relaxing, etc. http://jshawaii2010.blogspot.com/
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