RoemeniëConstitution Square44°25’43” N 26°5’15” E 13 augustus 2024, Roemenië ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Our tour started in earnest this morning with some sightseeing around Bucharest culminating with a visit and tour of the Palace of Parliament, the world's second-largest administrative building (afterMeer informatie
RoemeniëBrasov Council Square45°38’31” N 25°35’19” E 14 augustus 2024, Roemenië ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Our hotel is in Brașov, in the Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania. Brașov is a beautiful medieval city founded in 1211 by the Teutonic Knights. We started the day with a walking tour around itsMeer informatie
Bulgarijeпаметник Велчова завера43°5’0” N 25°38’27” E 15 augustus 2024, Bulgarije ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Today was a travel day, crossing the Danube into Bulgaria. It should have taken a few hours but it took much, much longer. The process of getting over the border from Romania to Bulgaria alone tookMeer informatie
BulgarijeСтадион Юнак43°5’2” N 25°38’22” E 16 augustus 2024, Bulgarije ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
This morning, we had a short walk around Veliko Tarnovo where houses cling to the cliffs of the River Yantra, making it one of the country's most beautiful cities. Next we climbed up to the TsarevetsMeer informatie
BulgarijeSv. Petka Samardzhiyska42°41’52” N 23°19’24” E 17 augustus 2024, Bulgarije ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
We had the option today of taking an excursion about two hours outside the city to a monastery. We opted to stay in Sophia and explore it further on our own. We were able to have a leisurely morningMeer informatie
Noord-MacedoniëMacedonia Square41°59’46” N 21°25’58” E 18 augustus 2024, Noord-Macedonië ⋅ ☁️ 35 °C
We left Bulgaria this morning to travel to the North Macedonia’s capital, Skopje. The border crossing in this case was far more routine and didn’t take us three hours like the last crossing. ItMeer informatie
Noord-MacedoniëStruga41°10’40” N 20°40’44” E
19 augustus 2024, Noord-Macedonië ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Today we left Skopje and travelled to Lake Ohrid for lunch on our way to Tirana, Albania. Lake Ohrid straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern part of North Macedonia and easternMeer informatie
AlbaniëMabë41°56’9” N 19°34’14” E
20 augustus 2024, Albanië ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
An early start as we cross the border to Montenegro.
MontenegroUvala Zakolac42°12’35” N 18°56’4” E 20 augustus 2024, Montenegro ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Montenegro is a small, mountainous country with a population of about 600,000 on the Adriatic Sea. The landscape is spectacular.
We visited Kotor and its Old Town which is medieval and beside aMeer informatie
KroatiëPile Gate42°38’30” N 18°6’24” E 21 augustus 2024, Kroatië ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Oh my! What a spectacular city! (We’re not Game of Thrones fans but we understand that this is a big deal place for fans of the series.)
Starting with our hotel room, we have a balcony with aMeer informatie
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Very homey on the inside
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Oh handsome! 😉
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