Today most of the rest of our group left in the morning bound for Belgrade in Serbia. The rest have flights during the day. We set off for the old city to walk the walls before it got too hot and too busy. We went down the end of the road where we caught the […]
Sunday 10 June: Split to Dubrovnik
We started at 8.30 am travelling in a third full bus so plenty of window options. We travelled for a couple of hours south through mountainous areas stopping for a bathroom break before we got to the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. We looked down on some amazing and huge fertile valleys with everything from […]
Saturday 9 June: to Zadar and Split
We were off at 8.30 am over to the coastal city of Zadar. We had to go through this tunnel under the mountains over to the Adriatic coastal area of Dalmatia. It was about a 21/2 hour drive including a short bathroom stop at this roadside cafe and store. I just got a coke but […]
Friday 8 June: Plitvice Lakes Croatia.
After Ljubljana we headed southwest back into Croatia to visit the Plitvice (“Plitvitza”) Lakes National Park where we also stayed the night. It was quite a long way through windy regional roads and Iva was aiming to get there by 4pm as the entry gates close at 5. We knew it was a 2 hour […]
Friday 8 June: Bled to Ljubljana
We had a bit of a disorganised start. We had to be down in the lobby ready to leave at 7.30 but breakfast didn’t start until 7am. Most of us rolled up at around 6.45 but the dining room doors were shut. The doors stayed shut until after 7 and we were all ignored. In […]
Thursday 7 June: Zagreb and Lake Bled, Slovenia
Well it’s all go on this tour! Up for breakfast at 6.30 and then into the bus at 8am for a drive around the city. We had a specialist guide from Zagreb (Tamara) and she was excellent. She is also a lecturer in the university in Russian and French. The bus drove around the various […]
Wednesday 6 June: Zagreb
Well we are liking Zagreb. It’s got lots of old buildings and leafy streets, squares and parks. It’s evidently got a population of about 900,000 people but I don’t know where they all are – perhaps at work? The Hotel Astoria comes with breakfast and it is definitely not to be missed. It goes from […]
To Croatia: Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 June
Well today was all about keeping a sense of humour. We didn’t have to check out until midday so wandered next door to Starbucks for a coffee and what I thought was a danish but turned out to be a very soft and tasteless croissant. Mike opted for the swirl/donut thing so got some flavour. […]