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.
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!
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