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Montenegro

The page that stays open

Montenegro — Mea Zen’s illustrated journey

There was still room in the notebook, though I had started to carry it differently. Less like proof that I had gone somewhere. More like a companion that could be silent.

The mountains rose, the lake widened, and a storm drew a dark sentence over the sea. I watched from shelter. Some pictures ask us to come closer; others are best kept at a sensible distance.

At the end of the route I turned back to the first page. The sentence was still there. Start with the place you think you already know. This time it seemed to be addressed to me.

An imagined travel diary inspired by original Travel2City photographs. Mea’s scenes and words are a creative interpretation, not a documentary account.

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Between the mountain and the water

Kotor — illustrated scene with Mea Zen
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Kotor

The gate belonged to a wall. The invitation belonged to the day.

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Perast — illustrated scene with Mea Zen
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Perast

The island did not need to be reached to become part of the journey.

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Lovcen — illustrated scene with Mea Zen
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Lovcen

The mountains made a little more space inside my thoughts.

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Ostrog — illustrated scene with Mea Zen
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Ostrog

I put the notebook away. Some places ask for quiet first.

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02

The weather has a voice

Skadar Lake — illustrated scene with Mea Zen
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Skadar Lake

The lake held the mountains lightly. I tried to do the same.

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Rijeka Crnojevica — illustrated scene with Mea Zen
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Rijeka Crnojevica

A bridge joined two banks without asking them to be alike.

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Tara — illustrated scene with Mea Zen
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Tara

Over the gorge, I held the railing and let the view do the traveling.

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Ulcinj coast — illustrated scene with Mea Zen
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Ulcinj coast

From shelter, I watched the sea write a sentence of its own.

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03

No last page

Bar — illustrated scene with Mea Zen
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Bar

The old tree had never needed a straight line to keep growing.

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Podgorica — illustrated scene with Mea Zen
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Podgorica

By the river, an ordinary afternoon became enough.

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Virpazar — illustrated scene with Mea Zen
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Virpazar

I had collected places. The pages had collected a way of looking.

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Sveti Stefan — illustrated scene with Mea Zen
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Sveti Stefan

I closed the notebook. The journey stayed open.

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