It is a 461 step climb up to Petar II's mausoleum:
Petar II was born in 1813. He attended the Cetinje Monastery at age 11. When he was 17, his uncle died, making him the Prince-Bishop of Montenegro. He established schools, libraries, and brought in a printing press. Petar II is most loved as a poet. He died in 1851.
A massive Petar with an open book sitting on his crossed legs and an eagle watching over him is carved out of a single block of black granite.
Now we head out to view Montenegro.
We are supposed to see Italy, the Adriatic Sea, and Albania from here, but a haze over the horizon blocks our view.
Above is the Gulf of Kotor (a fiord).
A village is below.
The path back:
This is the Orthodox Monastery in Centinje where Petar II attended school. It was originally built in 1484 by Ivan Crnojevic and has been rebuilt (using the same rock) several times. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and has a nativity painted on a wall. It was the spiritual, cultural, and political center for the Prince-Bishops of Montenegro.
Very cool trip and pics! Thanks for sharing once again.
ReplyDeleteLes and I are going to the T.C. on Friday afternoon in order to attend the funeral for Jim Bateman who passed away last Tuesday. He had kidney cancer for just a short time and I think he died about 3 months after diagnosis. Also, while I was looking for his obituary I came across one for Noreen Taylor who died this week. More proof that time marches on whether we like it or not.
Hope you are both well. Finally getting close to 90 degrees here - so we can enjoy summer for about two weeks and I'm sure that fall will be upon us.
Love you guys, take care!
Sherrie
P.S. How is the new apartment?