Montenegro - Croatia for Russians

Montenegro felt a lot like a Russian version of Croatia. Slightly different food, different writing on the signs, and all the tourists clearly came from the East, not Western Europe. It all combined to give it a bit of a more rugged feel. The country's slogan is "Montenegro - Wild Beauty" and it seems pretty accurate to me.

We spent a few days at the beach near Budva. Budva had yet another cool Stari Grad. It was one of the smaller and cozier ones we had been too, but after 3 old cities in Croatia we didn't spend too much time there. We spent a lot of time on the beach. But the highlight of the trip was definitely the day we spent in and around Kotor.

Kotor is a beautiful town set on the edge of Europe's southernmost fjord (see below). It was a really cool natural setting, with mountain walls rising up over a crystal blue inlet of water. We hiked up for a few hours and found our way to the top of an old fort that overlooked the whole scene and spent some time chilling with a couple bird, surveying the bay.

Montenegro concluded our excellent adventures in the Balkans. And after waiting through an endlessly long customs customs that nearly made us miss our flight, we headed off to Spain for the second leg of the summer.

View of Kotor

Sun peeks through city (not my underwear drying on the clothesline)

Kotor old town

Kotor bay