montenegro – Jules Told Me

Climbing the city walls in Kotor, Montenegro

The cruise ships are pretty much the first thing you notice about the tightly packed medieval town of Kotor. And they are both blessing and curse.

Among the ruins in the Lost City of Stari Bar, Montenegro

The Montenegrin Pompeii, some call it – crumbling houses facing streets that go nowhere; sketchy foundations that refuse to give up their mystery; wild flowers spreading through heaped stones; and empty windows framing isolated walls and distant views.

The only way is up – Lovcen National Park, Montenegro

“You can’t possibly get lost” says the lady in the national park office.

“Did you know there are snakes in Montenegro?” says Elaine.

I am comforted by neither of these statements.