jackiesr

hello to all,

My husband and i are arriving Berlin on July 16, from texas. Would love to get together with people getting to Berlin before embarkation on 18th. At the very least, we could exchange info about Berlin to Warnemunde transportation. How about making contact ang meeting on the 16th or 17th—lunch, dinner, drinks, or whatever.

To all, We are getting excited about our December sailing. Who else is going? We will be there 2 nites early, arriving on the 9th.

jackie

We just got off the Celebrity Constellation this week, from our Adriatic cruise. Kotor is a beautiful port, and an interesting town to wander about. I found the shops touristy with bunches of shops selling knick-knacks, rather than local crafts and nice things. However, I am not a shopper so I may be the wrong person to ask.

I did walk up the mountain---the one thing that I wanted to do in Kotor. Great walk in blue sky in October, but I would not want to do in the summer. I went with a group from the ship on a tour, because I wanted to find out about the history of the area, the role of Montenegro in the Serbian-Croatian war, and the daily life of the Montenegro people. Our English high school teacher was perfect to get that info from. If I had just wanted to hike up the mountain, that would be no problem without a tour guide. The way up in STEEP, with very smooth rocks in lots of places. Would NOT do this walk when it has rained. There were lots of people going up and down the trail. PRobably took about 90 minutes going up, and half hour going down. You will have to take water, and stop along the way, but the views are gorgeous. There are no handrails per se, but there is a rock wall that can be used most of the time.

I am 65 years old and work out, so I am in good shape, but my husband could not have done this hike. Instead, he went on a tour in a coach--Cetinje, Budva, and others. He really liked the tour and the scenery. The town can be seen in an hour, no problem. Lots of old buildings and walkways in the town, but no gorgeous scenery.

The cathedral is Tryphon, interesting but not astounding.

The best thing that I did was sit at an outdoor cafe and have a bowl of mussels with a glass of wine. Perfect!!