I was told a visit to the little town of Perast, Montenegro was a must-see. Not because there’s anything so exciting to do there, in fact, just the opposite, it’s a sleepy little town, maybe 1/4 mile long, on the edge of the Bay of Kotor. There are 2 little manmade islands just a short distance off-shore. I didn’t have enough time for anything more than a little walk through town and a lovely lunch, but I would highly recommend Perast as a place to relax and refresh, over a big crazy resort town any day.

Beautiful, peaceful Perast

I saw a handful of people fishing, which seems to be the only activity in town.

Island of St. George

Our Lady of the Rocks

Lunch! Kajmak is a local specialty, something like cheese, but not (that’s how the waitress described it to me). You spread it on bread, it was yummy.

The real star of the show was this lightly salted, perfectly grilled seabass, which was served with a garlicky olive oil and lemon. So simple, and the best meal I’ve had on this whole trip!

I had seen and read about the amazing Ostrog Monastery online when I was researching Montenegro, and I was intrigued. Not sure why I wanted to see this so badly, nor did I realize just how difficult it would be to get there. I can’t say I would have done it had I known, but I’m glad I did. The views of the Montenegran countryside were worth it - I would not have seen any of this had I chosen to stick with the standard places people visit. So after many hours on multiple buses, a few mishaps due to my lack of knowledge of the Serbian language, and friendly helpful people who didn’t speak English, but were so eager to help me (and mildly amused), this is what I found.

The monestary is literally built into the side of the mountain.

View from the winding road, heading back down the mountain.