Montenegro

Have you ever heard of Montenegro? Well, its a small seaport city located near Arendale and a favorite vacation spot for Anna and Elsa. Hah-just kidding-but it might as well have been true for all I knew about this country; which was pathetically little. I won’t give you a history lesson. You can look it up on Wikipedia, but I will tell you that even though the newly named country of Montenegro is only 9 years old, it’s actually been around for centuries – and is absolutely medieval. A small fully walled city perched upon a mountain overlooking the Mediterranean complete with castles, fortresses monasteries, moats, and even cannons. We packed our time here with a private boat tour, a visit to a splendid island church, afternoon drinks overlooking the Mediterranean, and a dip into the Adriatic Sea.

Montenegro-a fairy tale country if there ever was one.

 

We had a private boat tour with friends.

 

Olivia loved having free roam of the boat. The kids sat in the front the entire time enjoying the sun and sea.

 

Hundreds of churches built on the sea front, the mountainsides, and even islands everywhere.

 

This church took 200 years to build and every rock had to be rowed out to the island.

 

Ornately painted ceilings.

 

The church is still in use today.

 

Unlike other sites, you can get really close to and actually touch their exhibits.

 

We spent the afternoon leisurely enjoying drinks with our friends.

 

Coca cola – Montenegro style.

 

And of course Grace found the only ice cream shop in the village.

 

Olivia who is getting great at taking pictures.

 

Clock towers are everywhere.

 

Our view from the boat is too magnificent.

 

The kids jumping into the Adriatic Sea from our boat.

 

This water was very salty and cold but that did not deter Olivia one bit.

 

What’s more fun than going on vacation with your parents? Going with your Math teacher. Bruce Cooke organized this fantastic excursion for all of us and even Grace admitted she loved it.

 

Inside the walled city of Kotar.

 

How gorgeous is this?