Montenegro - Photos

Hi.  Welcome to my new blog.  My aim with this blog is to share details of my travels and of the quilts that I am hoping to complete now that I have shut down the Ludlow Quilt and sew website.  I thought that it was a way that we could all stay in touch.  The difference with this blog is that I won't be emailing you when I write a new post.  You can be notified of new posts by clicking on the Follow This Blog button in the right hand column at the top.

Within days of shutting down my Ludlow Quilt and Sew website, I jetted off to Montenegro for a week of rest and relaxation.  My first time there and it really was a magnificent holiday.

We flew to Dubrovnik in Croatia and then took a shuttle bus across the border to Montenegro.  Proper borders with passport checks and stamps.  We had forgotten what it's like driving across borders outside the European Union.  We'll certainly have to get used to it again when Brexit takes place.

The photo at the top shows some of the magnificence of the scenery in Montenegro.  This was a church on an island in the Adriatic Sea - a stone's throw from another church on another island, but more of that later.

Montenegro is one of the republics formed by the breakup of Yugoslavia.  It is tiny, with one coast on the Adriatic.  The sea was warm enough for me to go swimming every day - although it was cold when I first entered the water.  I didn't try the swimming pool but I suspect that it was warmer!  The sun shone every day while we were there and the sunsets were stunning.

We walked around the hotel quite a lot - such stunning scenery that we had to keep stopping to admire the views.  We used car taxis to get to the nearest towns, but on one day we visited somewhere further up the coast using a boat taxi - that's it in the photo.

On that day we visited a town further round the bay which seemed to be a playground for the rich - huge yachts and very expensive restaurants.  In general, the food and drink prices were very low.

Another day we visited a different town and that was enchanting..  I bought a beautiful table cloth that I will treasure from a dear old lady who kept grinning and waving to me as she popped up all over the town while we were exploring.

Obviously I was on the lookout for quilt design ideas and this mosaic really appealed to me.

In the same church I saw this gorgeous floor tile arrangement.  Mariners Compass is one of those quilts that I would like to make - when I find the time.

Another trip that we took by boat took us to Our Lady of the Rock, near Perast.  This was a stunning church on a tiny island just off the coast. As you can see it, it's very close to the coast.   Beautiful outside and ...

just as beautiful inside.

I hope you've enjoyed this taster of Montenegro - a lovely country that has put its war-torn past behind it and now ranks among the top most peaceful nations in the world.

I am finding my way a bit with this blog - it's a new platform so please forgive me if I make mistakes with it.  I would welcome any comments and suggestions on improvements that I could make.
Thanks for visiting. 
Rose