Montenegrin Landscape Part 1...

...The Coast.

The first in a series of shots which will beg the question "why wasn't Lord of the Rings shot here??". The answer is probably that it's too idyllic. And not enough orcs.

The drive around the Kotor fjord is amazing - the road winds only a metre or so above the level of the water all the way around, with brightly painted little fishing boats moored in tiny stone quays, and much of the time it feels like you are driving right on top of the water - which is what would appear sometimes actually happens...

A couple of days spent on the coast was a balm - here's Jo and I presenting the fjord from the amazing switchback road to the old capital, Cetinje, and below is the island town (now resort) of Sveti Stefan - one of the most recognisable sights of Montenegro (even though every time I've seen it before I had no idea it was part of this amzing, tucked away place).