The last stop on our cruise was Kotor and Perast, Montenegro. The excursions for this port were cave tours. I thought that sounded like a blast, but Micah didn't agree with me. (He had new shoes and didn't want to get them dirty.) So we decided to take the tour that went over the origins of Montenegro. The strait here is the only way in and only way out. On the mountains there you can't see in this picture, but there are small towers. We were told that chains were stretched across the entrance to keep vikings and other unwanted boats from getting through. A group of vikings were able to a flag used by the people who lived on the island and make their way through the strait and once they came ashore they murdered everyone.
A view of the strait.
Kotor.
The pictures are a little out of order, but this alter is built on the original rock that the island was built from. This alter is inside Our Lady of the Rock church.
Montenegro means black mountain. We were turning around and I just loved how the water looked with the black mountain in the background.
Near Perast are two small islands: this one is Our Lady of the Rock. The island began as a small rock and is man made. Boats were filled with rocks and sank to build the foundation of this church. Every sailor who crossed the water and endured a hardship (storms and such) bring gifts and put them in the church. The most popular gift is silver. The oldest gifts date back to 1452 and the most recent 3 months ago. The picture of the alter is from inside this church.
This island is the St. George Island. We didn't get to go onto this island, but we were told it is a catholic monastery. We were also told that the island was the original cemetery of Perast. I asked the tour guide what happened to the bodies when they built the monastery and she said they are still buried there. It kinda reminds me of Poltergeist.
Here we are on the boat departing the lovely Montenegro.
Our last dinner on the ship.
A view of the strait.
Kotor.
The pictures are a little out of order, but this alter is built on the original rock that the island was built from. This alter is inside Our Lady of the Rock church.
Montenegro means black mountain. We were turning around and I just loved how the water looked with the black mountain in the background.
Near Perast are two small islands: this one is Our Lady of the Rock. The island began as a small rock and is man made. Boats were filled with rocks and sank to build the foundation of this church. Every sailor who crossed the water and endured a hardship (storms and such) bring gifts and put them in the church. The most popular gift is silver. The oldest gifts date back to 1452 and the most recent 3 months ago. The picture of the alter is from inside this church.
This island is the St. George Island. We didn't get to go onto this island, but we were told it is a catholic monastery. We were also told that the island was the original cemetery of Perast. I asked the tour guide what happened to the bodies when they built the monastery and she said they are still buried there. It kinda reminds me of Poltergeist.
Here we are on the boat departing the lovely Montenegro.
Our last dinner on the ship.
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