Serbia and Montenegro 2024 Part 3 Arriving in Montenegro, 30th May 2024

I arrived in Montenegro in the early morning on the 30th of May. I had travelled overnight on the train from Belgrade. We had two border crossings during the journey and our passports were checked and stamped.

The scenery as dawn broken was amazing. The train passed through the mountains of Northern Montenegro. 

We arrived in Podgorica around 7.20am, and I managed to catch the next bus to Kotor at 07.55. The bus and railway stations in Podgorica are next to each other.

The bus stopped in the former capital city, Cetunje on the journey. 

The traffic going to Kotor was heavy and it took a while to arrive in bus station which is on the edge of the city. After a sunny start to the day, the heavens opened just as I arrived in Kotor. However, I met Penelope & Diana from Virtual Tourist and we managed to contact the owner of apartment, where I was staying, thanks to the kind lady in the Tourist information office outside the city wall, by the Sea Gate.

I settled in to my apartment, and stayed in while there was a thunderstorm outside. Kotor is surrounded on three sides by mountains, and the Bay of Kotor is on the fourth side. 

In the afternoon I bought some snacks from the local supermarket. I had a ham roll and coffee for my late lunch. I also explored the streets and the squares of Kotor. 

Valentina had arranged an early registration outside the Hotel Vardar at 6pm. This was the first opportunity to meet the other Virtual Tourist (VT) attendees. We chatted and socialised and enjoyed the local beer, (Nisicka). 

Later on in the evening people separated into small groups and I joined Claus, Aleksandra & Danielle for drinks and a Sopska salad at the Bar Pub in front of St Tryphon Cathedral where we chatted until about 10.30pm.