Corfu, Greece

 Corfu, Greece     Tues, March 31, 2026

It was a drizzling, rainy day so we rented a car to ride out of the city. The rental company brought the car to us from the airport and when we were leaving picked it up.

That was really great customer service!

The port had a nice building to seek shelter under until the car arrived.

We headed north out of the city toward Acharavi.

Larry was good at finding some off the road tracks. It made for a very interesting day. 

We drove through a huge old olive grove.

When the old olive trees are cut back from the thick trunks, they grow new branches out of the sides of the old trunk.

Stately homes dotted the countryside.

Spring was in full progress with redbuds and

wisteria blooming.

Cactus appeared all over the island telling us that the winter seasons were mild.

A reminder of home

Unusual rock formations were along the coast.

Scenic walkway in Kassiopi, a gorgeous beach town in the northeast.

We can only imagine what the water color would be on a sunny day. It still isn't bad on a cloudy day.

We marveled at workmanship when passing numerous stones walls.

Kassiopi 

Upon returning to the city, we passed by....

the old fort .

                                         The old fort from the ship.

We spotted sizable fish swimming by the dock of the ship.

The old fort was on a peninsula leaving the harbor.

Corfu Town was packed with city life. We loved our day discovering parts of this great Greek island.

Bar, Montenegro

 Bar, Montenegro     Monday, March 30, 2026

Larry and I left the ship to find a cloudy day. We boarded a shuttle that took us through all the industrial area of where our ship was docked to the port entrance.

 

Montenegro costumed citizens greeted us.

The Sun Princesses with Montenegro Navy ships

Larry and I walked this wonderful paved path through rows of palm trees.

WHAT A MAN! What an anchor!

Palm trees ment tropical weather.

A lighthouse in the horizon

The King's Palace was being refurbished. Unfortunately it was not open to the public yet.

Spring flowers were in abundance.

We walked a couple of miles along the coast. Bar had a rocky beach.

A cat and a fisherman.....probably a normal sight here for when a fish was caught, the cat was rewarded.

Breakfast is served.

Locks of promises attached to the bridge.

Tropical flowers were present.

The local public bus driver tried to explain how to get to Starry Bar in the Montenegrin language. It was a comical discussion.

Starry Bar or Old Bar is an over 2000 year old city in Montenegro built by the Romans and Ottomans. Part of the area had been refurbished from an earthquake; however, most of it still lies in ruins.

The crowds of people when entering Starry Bar

 indicated its popularity.

Shops, cafes, and restaurants lined the walkway through Starry Bar.

We walked up gentle leveled steps outside the castle walls.

Our imagination led us to the medieval shops that once existed at the entrance of the castle compound area

These bottles of wine had cobwebs and dust on them, making you think they were authentically from long ago.

Kumquats are popular here.

An olive tree growing in the middle of  Starry Bar.

How can this tree being growing out of the wall?

Entrance into ancient Bar

Ottoman Structure

A map of ancient Bar

What interesting designs of stones.

Small amphitheater inside ancient Starry Bar.

Many ruins inside the walls

Spring time 

This fresco of the Virgin Mary believed to be from the 13th-14th century is still present.

   Several churches were inside the castle walls

 

Turkish baths from the past

Present day Bar, below the castle walls

Our ship, the Sun Princess, was in the harbor.

My man is loving being surrounded by all this history.

                          We loved spotting a waterfall . 

Modern architecture was on the fringes of Starry Bar.

Elvis and Belushi were spotted in the old city.

Turkish products were for sale.

One of the oldest olive trees in the world is in Bar, Montenegro.

It is believed to be over 2000 years old.

This bus shuttled us back to the cruise ship through the industrial port.

Walking back into the port, this modern sign in  Bar pointed out the distances to key places in the world

We returned to the ship with lots of thoughts about what life would have been like living in Bar long ago.

What a great day of visiting a city of modern and medieval times!