Kotor, Montenegro

I am walking around with my mouth open in awe!  I can't stop saying wow and taking photos.  The coast of Montenegro is like none other.. Huge limestone mountains reaching into the clouds coming straight out of the crystal clear waters of the Adriatic sea drew us right in.  Kotor  is very clean and the people are friendly... I'm in a youth hostel now using their wifi and my iPad... Rick Steves would be proud of me!   I found a few treasures yesterday in Dubrovnik .. Known for filagree jewelry I found a fish pendant with large eyes and purchased it from the designer ( or so he said).. We had a lovely fruit and yogurt along with s glass of croatian wine at Restaurant Dubrovnik, which was highly recommended on Tripadvisor.  Up and down the beautiful narrow streets.. Up leading to The Wall!!!  Following that we stopped for lunch at the Baracuda Pizzeria.  Some little soaps jumped into my bag before our return to the ship.  Onboard, it was pool time to enjoy the beautiful Croatian sun and work on my tan! Zumba class followed pool time, then cocktails in sky lounge (we are really enjoying our Elite perks)!  We tried once again to find Carlo but he is now in the martini bar.   We headed to the show which featured one of the West End theatre stars who performed in grease, les miserables, etc.  Lindsey Hamilton was phenomenally good.. Her show ended with "The Prayer" as a duet with our cruise director who sounded just like Josh Groban.   Dinner in Blu, martini bar to find Carlo, and a chocolate martini for dessert topped off a perfect day.  We finally met Carlo and he even  comped us a bottle of Opus One and signed it! Signing off now to explore more narrow cobblestone streets, take photos of the famous Kotor cats and sample montenegran food & wine... Tomorrow we will be in Bari, Italy for our independent wine tour to visit two wineries and the city of Matera.. Therenwill only be ten of us in a 24 seat van!! Love and kisses, Me