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my knees to fit. The room was dominated by a big Jacuzzi tub for two, but I am certain
there wasn't enough hot water available to fill it. I doubt it will ever be used (except for
something to look at as you're crunched up on the toilet).
A huge thunderstorm hit with enough fury to keep the automatic glass doors opening
and closing on their own. Nothing drained—a torrent ran down the stairs outside the front
door. With the rain, a backed-up sewage smell drove me out of my room. And just as I sat
down for a cup of coffee in the lounge, the lights went out. Peering past the candelabra on
my table, the overwhelmed receptionist explained with a shrug, “When it rains, there is no
electricity.” The man who runs the place just looked at me and said, “Cows.” (I think he
meant “chaos.”)
Montenegro's Bay of Kotor rewards the curious traveler.
Eventually the rain stopped, the clouds parted, and I continued exploring. The first
major stop in Montenegro when arriving from Dubrovnik is the Bay of Kotor, where the
Adriatic cuts into the steep mountains like a Norwegian fjord. And there, at the humble
waterfront town of Perast, young guys in swim trunks edged their boats near the dock,
