The Wall Street Journal reports NATO is close to a decision to admit Montenegro as a member country. A mountainous Balkan principality, Montenegro is a place of considerable charm.
It is located on the Adriatic coast just north of Albania. The tiny country also shares borders with Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia, moving counterclockwise from Albania. The Balkans can be a tough neighborhood.
The DrsC have cruised into Kotor, Montenegro, which is a port at the head of what Norway would call a fjord. It is a walled city, very old, with cobbled streets. We thought it resembled Diagon Alley, the Harry Potter series' wizarding neighborhood in London.
Have you ever wanted to own a woman's shoe store? Kotor is your city. The women of Kotor wear over-the-top dressy spike heels that at least look expensive. The shoes must make walking on uneven cobblestones a challenge.
It seemed every not-old woman we saw was wearing 4 or 5 inch spike heels, shoes an actress would wear on the Oscar ceremony red carpet. Likely this fashion choice would also make Kotor a great town in which to be a podiatrist.
Montenegro produces a prosciutto-like ham that is delicious, but very pricy, and the beer isn't bad. Kotor would be a great place to sail to in your yacht - tie up and stroll the old town inside the walls. We liked it much better than tourist-clogged Dubrovnik up the coast.
Later: The invitation has been extended, and Montenegro is expected to accept. Russia is unhappy about this.
