Day 28: Berlin
May 11, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We smashed this city in one day seeing all the sites we wanted to and more. The Brandenburg gates; checkpoint Charlie; the Berlin Wall. But by far the monument and museum to the murdered Jews ofRead more
Day 29: Berlin to Chrzanow - Poland
May 12, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Visited the Berlin war memorial before hitting the road. Although it was 500kms to Auschwitz, Grah and I decided we just really wanted to go there. So today we mostly travelled. Our longest drive yet.Read more
Day 30: Chrvanow to Ostrava
May 13, 2024 in Poland ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Visited Auschwitz and Auschwitz - Birkenau. Our guide was local and amazing. Thought I’d be more emotional but I was just silenced by the enormity of it all. Too surreal to be real but it is. MovingRead more
Day 31: Ostrava to Bratislava
May 14, 2024 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Covered three countries today. Walked around the lake where we stayed. Hit the town centre and had lunch parked by the river. Took the scenic route to Bratislava including bars by the river, castles,Read more
Day 32: Bratislava to Modling
May 15, 2024 in Slovakia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We nearly didn’t go into Bratislava but thank god we did. Great city walk and history. Walked up St Michaels tower and spent hours in the castle and the museum including one of the best three courseRead more
Day 33: Vienna
May 16, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
So much to do and we didn’t get it all done but we were always staying another day. Walked to castle ruins in the nature park where we stayed. Train to Vienna. Belvedere palace, Beethoven statue andRead more
Day 34: Vienna to Salzburg.
May 17, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Spent another wonderful day in Vienna be it drizzly and cool. Visited the Beethoven museum and the Mozart monument. Met a wonderful lady on the bus who told us about the spectacular parliamentRead more
Day 35: Salzburg
May 18, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Spent a fantastic day in Salzburg. Sound of music tour was everything I wanted it to be. Our guide was superb and that is so important. Markets. Mozart museum. Castle wall walks. Tired and we hungryRead more
Day 36: Salzburg to Villach
May 19, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
This was gonna be a lazy do laundry day but Grah found a cable car up the mountain range instead near the small town of Grödig. The cable cars take 45 people and both times we were lucky to be theRead more
Day 37: Villach to Ljublijana
May 20, 2024 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Clean up day and laundry today. It was a public holiday anyway so literally nothing open. Had lunch at a pub followed by a city walk. Went through the mountain range and discovered a post Cold WarRead more
Day 37: Mauthausen
May 20, 2024 in Slovenia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Visited this concentration camp in memory of our neighbour Barb whose father was a survivor.
Day 38: Ljubljana to Zagreb
May 21, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Wasn’t feeling the vibe in Ljubljana so onward to Croatia. Stopped in a town very proud of its heritage called Brezice. After a late brekky we walked the town including a stop at the castle museumRead more
Day 39: Zagreb
May 22, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Went to the botanical park. A little bit of shopping and yes Graham bought something! Investigated “old town” and was enjoying it so much we stayed another night. Back to “our favourite” RamonRead more
Day 40: Zagreb to Zadar
May 23, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Stopped at a town for groceries and had an extended walk around. Took the lazy way to Zadar and discovered a bikie bar for a drink and an hour later a restaurant in the middle of nowhere serving lambRead more
Day 41: Zadar to Nin
May 24, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Luv this place. Finally a proper swim. Bloody stones everywhere. Grah was a superstar on the 10m platform but unfortunately perforated his eardrum on entry. I was lucky to find the hottest female docRead more
Day 42: Nin to Sibenik
May 24, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Morning hike across to an island. Water had lowered overnight and we found an old church. Shock. Morning swim then a lazy drive to Sibenik. So far wineries have been a bust. Awesome lunch at someRead more
Day 43: Sibebik to Zadar
May 26, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Didn’t like this camp spot so much. A little noisy. Climbed up to St John fort. This also got us entry to Fort Barone. This had an AI guide which was cool. Laundry day followed by parking and sunsetRead more
Day 44: Zadar to Lokva
May 27, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
The day was beautiful. Beach time. We swam in front of the Falkensteiner club. Less crowded. A little stony but we found some clear patches. Ate burgers at the Beach bar. Best onion rings and chickenRead more
Day 45: Lovka to Palazzolo dello Stella
May 28, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Continued the great coast rd. Had a drink (and ice cream graham) at the Senj castle museum. Had a swim at Kraljevica- Carovo beach. Had to stop at a town as weather had turned to rain and hail/snow asRead more
Day 46: Palazzolo Della Stella to Venice
May 29, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
On our backstreet drive to Venice we passed more wineries. I spotted a huge market at Latisana. We bought some gear but the best was the fried prawns and squid. So light and perfectly cooked. WeRead more
Day 47: Venice Day 2
May 30, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
What a difference a day makes. Cold rainy and miserable today. We visited the da Vinci exhibition and areas of Venice we didn’t explore yesterday. After an early dinner at the Aperol bar we were done.
Day 48: Venice to Bologna
May 31, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Enjoyed our last proper shower. Shopped and the clouds were black. Managed to avoid most of the rain. Ate lunch at a big green hotel in a suburb of Ferrara. It was so nice we each had three courses. IRead more
Day 49: Bologna to Cervia
June 1, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We wanted to leave Bologna ‘cos we didn’t like it but instead decided to investigate the countryside chasing Castles. Two down travelling through dangerously small roads. I made Graham hunt forRead more
Day 50: Cervia to San Marino
June 2, 2024 in San Marino ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Went down to the beach to see 40,000 plus different umbrella stands along the beach. Thousands of people walking along the beach but I was one of 5 actually in the water. Drove to San Marino. CaughtRead more
Day 51: San Marino day 2.
June 3, 2024 in San Marino ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Had a wonderful day exploring tower 2 and 3. Museums, art galleries. Sunsets. Museum of torture. I’m fkn exhausted.
Traveler
So much to see!!
TravelerOne of my favourite cities, been there a few times and still haven’t seen everything.
TravelerAgree!