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Monday, March 24, 2014

Perast and Herceg Novi

Rounding out our tour of Adriatic Old Towns are Perast and Herceg Novi.

We hopped off the bus at Perast just 14 kms from Kotor and wandered around the town with our backpacks on. A few tourists, a few fishermen, several churches, wooden doors with floral carvings, and view of the two island churches under cloudy skies gives Perast a rating of 5.

Then on to Herceg Novi, another 30 kms or so around the Bay, where we scored a sea view room. The Old Town is compact and just about deserted when its raining. We liked the fact that Herceg Novi has a natural transition of the Old Town to the surrounding New Town; unlike Budva which goes directly from Old Town to resort. Plus the Church has matching palm trees (see photo) and the old train station is just outside the Old Town. Rating: 6

Perast with two islands.
Perast, Montenegro

Perast Fisherman
Perast, Montenegro

Perast, Montenegro

Doors with floral patterns.
Perast, Montenegro

Perast, Montenegro

Fire Station -  Perast.
Perast, Montenegro

Old Town Herceg Novi Church: day and night with palm trees!
Perast, Montenegro

Herceg Novi, Montenegro

Gate and Clock Tower.
Herceg Novi, Montenegro

Just outside the Herceg Novi Old Town.
Herceg Novi, Montenegro

The Old Railway Station.
Railway Station - Herceg Novi, Montenegro

And the view from our room.
Herceg Novi, Montenegro


5 comments:

Kathy said...

Cool photos. Love the fire engine!

john said...
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john said...

Thanks Kathy! I'm a sucker for fire engines and fire stations. ;-)

liz said...

Like the 3d picture of the church.

john said...

Thanks Liz!

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