Sept 25 Port of Kotor, Montenegro

The medieval town of Kotor was settled by the Romans and over the centuries has been claimed by the Venetian Republic, the Ottoman and Austrian Empires, and in recent times Yugosalvia.
With the break up of Yugoslavia, Montenegro became an independent country in 2006. Montenegro means "black mountain" ("Monte = mountain) due to the dark color of the forested mountains.
It took 2 hours to pass from the Adriatic Sea through the Bay of Kotor (Google "Map of Montenegro" and zoom in on the bay to see its interesting shape and route the ship had to reach the city of Kotor.

Some views as we approached Montenegro and

passed through the Bay of Kotor.

There were numerous villages lining the shore.

The old city walls of Kotor were built by the Venetians.

Entrance through the wall to the old city.

Some views in the old city.

A small cove along a narrow street where we

stopped for a coffee and did some emailing.

(many of the coffee shops have free wi-fi)

People still live in the old part of the city.

Stairs to one of the homes.

Along the back streets away from the shops.

Kotor is known for its cats (in every street and shop) and it even

has a cat museum. The cats have become a symbol  of the city and 

there are numerous cat souvenier shops. The exact origin of Kotor is 

not known but it is believed to be as old as commercial trading in

the Adriatic. With the ships came cats and the city adopted them. So

it now has a multicultural cat population. 

We were amused watching a cat staulk some  pigeons. The

pigeons seemed careless and oblivious to the cat but always

flew out of reach when the cat pounced.

If you look closely, you can see the old city

fortress walls that extend above the city.

It is possible to walk to the top.

Later that evening, this little guy showed up

in our ship stateroom.