RomaniaConstitution Square44°25’43” N 26°5’15” E 13 agosto 2024, Romania ⋅ ☀️ 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 (afterLeggi altro
RomaniaBrasov Council Square45°38’31” N 25°35’19” E 14 agosto 2024, Romania ⋅ ☀️ 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 itsLeggi altro
Wow! I can’t imagine all the staff needed just to dust the place. [Judy Burrell]
Bulgariaпаметник Велчова завера43°5’0” N 25°38’27” E 15 agosto 2024, Bulgaria ⋅ 🌙 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 tookLeggi altro
BulgariaСтадион Юнак43°5’2” N 25°38’22” E 16 agosto 2024, Bulgaria ⋅ ☀️ 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 TsarevetsLeggi altro
BulgariaSv. Petka Samardzhiyska42°41’52” N 23°19’24” E 17 agosto 2024, Bulgaria ⋅ ⛅ 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 morningLeggi altro
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I like this place. Roof top bars are a thing when there aren't many to be found.
Macedonia del NordMacedonia Square41°59’46” N 21°25’58” E 18 agosto 2024, Macedonia del Nord ⋅ ☁️ 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. ItLeggi altro
Was the bazaar fun? I imagine the umbrellas are to protect people from the hordes of pigeons attracted by the statues. 🙃 [Judy Burrell]
Macedonia del NordStruga41°10’40” N 20°40’44” E
19 agosto 2024, Macedonia del Nord ⋅ ☁️ 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 easternLeggi altro
AlbaniaMabë41°56’9” N 19°34’14” E
20 agosto 2024, Albania ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
An early start as we cross the border to Montenegro.
MontenegroUvala Zakolac42°12’35” N 18°56’4” E 20 agosto 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 aLeggi altro
CroaziaPile Gate42°38’30” N 18°6’24” E 21 agosto 2024, Croazia ⋅ ☀️ 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 aLeggi altro
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Very homey on the inside
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Oh handsome! 😉
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