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Dubrovnik - Hvar
25–27 mai 2024, Croatie ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
We say farewell to Dubrovnik with the last walk into Old Town (finally find the Iron Throne) and then catch ferry to Hvar, our home for 2 nights only!
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VoyageurThat chair is HUGE, unless elvin has very short legs! 😝
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VoyageurYes the chair huge, but I do have poto waewae...lol
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ATV Quad Self drive Tour
26 mai 2024, Croatie ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
It had to happen, and after 25 days of sunshine, we had our first rainy day
Thankfully, it was only a light drizzle and lasted for only the morning.
Given a brief and directions of what to see and visit, we are off!
Finished off with 2hrs of lying on the beach sunbathing....En savoir plus
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Tvrdava Fortress - City Fort
26 mai 2024, Croatie ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Visited during our ATV Quad experience - Fortica City Fort
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Voyageur That is a stunning photo!
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SPLIT - Diocletian's Palace
27 mai 2024, Croatie ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Second largest city in Dalmatia and on the Croatian shore.
Lying on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea.
An intraregional transport hub and popular tourist destination.
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Voyageur Ha ha.
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Split Riva & Bacvice Beach
28 mai 2024, Croatie ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Beautiful dinner with the Love of my Life on our 1st night here
Then another day of lying on the beach is on the agenda for Day 2
Closet city beach, and only a 10 minute walk from our Air BnB.
Watch the locals playing a handball game much like hacky sack
Day finished with street food from a small diner that the locals eat atEn savoir plus
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Voyageur I love the look of that game. I’d spend all my time giggling.
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History of Split
29 mai 2024, Croatie ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Visit to The Augusteum of Diocletian's Palace, including the Crypt of St Lucy, St John Baptistery/Temple of Jupiter, and The Treasury Museum
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Krka National Park
30 mai 2024, Croatie ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Saying farewell to Split, we pick up our rental car from the airport and make our way to our next stop for three nights, Bibinje.
Driving on the equivalent of the German autobahn, with a speed limit of 130kms, car racing past and before we know it, opps, did someway say 150km's....😗😗
On the way, we take in the incredible Krka National Park, with amazing waterfalls, and Vistovac Island, the site of Franciscan Monastery of Our Lady of Mercy and the Church of Our Lady of Visovac, among the most important natural and cultural values of the Republic of CroatiaEn savoir plus
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VoyageurAmazing area and interesting history we learnt when visiting the small island that is owned by the Franciscan’s (an order of Catholic church)
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Voyageur Probably belly's full of tourists' fingers.
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Bibinje
30 mai 2024, Croatie ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Named after Vibius, a Roman Patrician who owned land in the village.
Located southeast of Zadar between the Adriatic tourist road and the sea.
Our second to last stop here in Croatia
A visit to Zadar, but otherwise sunbathing and floating in the sea, our only agendaEn savoir plus
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VoyageurI reckon Austria will be huge cultural shock after Croatia. This place is so colourful and vibrant.
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Zagreb - Croatian Capital
2 juin 2024, Croatie ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
After a fantastic day at Plitvice Lakes National Park, we arrived into Zagreb early evening, just in time for a quick bite to eat for our dinner.
Today, we visited some of the main attractions to see here in Zagreb, a Capital city steeped in history, and overshadowed with a violent past.En savoir plus
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Plitvice Lakes National Park
2 juin 2024, Croatie ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Our visit to Plitvice Lakes en route to our last stop here in Croatia 🇭🇷 Zagreb (The Capital)
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Voyageur Oh, that's stunning.
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Voyageur Stunning, maybe a wee slip and tumble into the water. LOL
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Ljubljanski - Slovenia
4 juin 2024, Slovénie ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
VoyageurSo gorgeous. Beautiful country.
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VoyageurIs your next stop Prague?
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VoyageurVienna, Austria then Prague
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Lake Bled - Slovenia
4 juin 2024, Croatie ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Voyageur Such natural beauty 😎
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Voyageur Those cliff top
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Voyageur Castles are mind blowing. How did they build them without all the fancy dancy equipment we have now.
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VoyageurAmazing eh, we asked the same question and this was one of the reasons the poor were taxed so much, to pay for the grandiose schemes of the nobility
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Vienna - Austria
5–8 juin 2024, Autriche ⋅ 🌩️ 26 °C
VoyageurAmazing place so much history , buildings of huge proportions and wealth
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Voyageur I’d forgotten that Hunderwasser building was there. Is it one house or apartments? I’ve always assumed it was apartments
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VoyageurApartments, this was the very first one he designed though there are many others dotted around the City, but this is the one known as Hunderwasser House
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Palaces & Museums - Vienna
6 juin 2024, Autriche ⋅ 🌩️ 22 °C
Voyageur I thought the Roman emperor got around in a horse drawn chariot not an American made motorbike. What a disappointment!
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Voyageur 😂🤣😅
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Sisi Museum
7 juin 2024, Autriche ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Today, we attended a performance of the International renowned Spanish Riding School, with the world famous Lipizzan horses located in the heart of Vienna's Hofburg Imperial Palace
Unfortunately, no photography was permitted while the horses were performing, only at the very end.
Next, we visited Sisi Museum - in honour of Empress Elisabeth of Austria and Queen of Hungary (known affectionatelyby her family members as Sisi,) who was betrothed to Emperor Franz Joseph I at 15 years of age until her death by assassination in 1898En savoir plus
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Voyageur What fantastic building to sit in. I imagine it was hugely expensive but I’d say even if the horses were unco it would be worth the money.
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VoyageurYep, very emotional Tania Davis
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Voyageur Hey, is that who our glacier is named after? I mean our almost former glacier.
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VoyageurMight have to Google that?
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VoyageurThat what I wondered too
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Vienna - Day 3
7 juin 2024, Autriche ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Voyageur What is the wire mesh for? To stop tourist?
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VoyageurThey doing reno work and I believe it's to prevent any damage to the sculptures from any wayward flying debris
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Voyageur Interesting. I’d understand that if Strauss wasn’t in gold. I think the gold detracts from the interesting surround.
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VoyageurReally funny is that it's in a really nondescript area, and we were just walking past on our way back to our accommodation and the Gold us what caught our eye, otherwise we probably would have walked straight past without realising the significance of it
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Prague - Czech Republic
8 juin 2024, République Tchèque ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Train from Vienna, Austria 🇦🇹 today to Prague, Czech Republic 🇨🇿
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Voyageur That’s pretty cool.
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Voyageur Hahahahaha … true story !
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Voyageur Loved this city
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Voyageur And the wings moved too. I Knick named this building the moths ( with a lisp).
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Georges Bridge
9 juin 2024, République Tchèque ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
A medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the Vltava River in Prague.
Construction began in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV and was completed in the early 15th century
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Voyageur Such a contrast to the old town and George’s bridge eh.
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VoyageurWe found 15th century statues and modern art all over Prague, down little side streets and such from just strolling around
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Voyageur I love that bridge.
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VoyageurYes I said to Elvin that’s a must and then I went back early when very few people on it … beautiful
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Prague Castle
9 juin 2024, République Tchèque ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Prague Walking Tour
Old Town (Upper) & New Town (Lower) devastated by major 1000yr flood in 2002
Prague Castle founded sometime around 880 by Prince Bořivoj from the Přemyslov family, with both UNESCO & Czech Heritage StatusEn savoir plus
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Voyageur That’s a great shot. The street lamp matches the castle
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Voyageur This and the bridge are the only two things I recognise from 24 years ago!
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Voyageur Mind blowing eh.
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VoyageurWe found out that the Catholic Church own 25 per cent of real estate in Croatia
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Prague continued
10 juin 2024, République Tchèque ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
After our Best of Prague Walking Tour yesterday, we decided to catch the tram back up to Prague Castle and venture into much of what we passed on the outside only!
Inside the incredible St Vitus Cathedral with its amazing stained glass windows, then to the Old Palace with the Coat of Arms of highest officials of the Bohemian Kingdom
Then we visit St George Basilica (the oldest building in Prague Castle) and finally Golden Lane, with the original period homes of early attempts to create gold and a vast array of period Armour and Weapons.En savoir plus
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VoyageurSoo pleased we went back up, effortless catching the trams tap tap of credit card…
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VoyageurAmazing places…
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Prague continued 2
10 juin 2024, République Tchèque ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
The continuation of Prague Castle venture
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Voyageur This was horrific the torture chambers
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Vltara River Cruise & Museum
10 juin 2024, République Tchèque ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We finish with the River Cruise and Georges Bridge Museum
Our last night dinner and stroll thru the crowded streets on which we stumble upon a Jazz Music Club with free entry....incredible way to end the nightEn savoir plus
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Voyageur Illuminatiooooon !!!!
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Dubai - UAE
12–14 juin 2024, Emirats Arabes Unis ⋅ 🌙 32 °C
Our journey home begins. Two nights here in Dubai
Swimming Pool and HD Dealership on the agenda first
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Voyageur Sounds like a tractor!
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VoyageurThat's because she was going soooo slow 🐌
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Desert Safari
12 juin 2024, Emirats Arabes Unis ⋅ 🌬 39 °C
Desert Safari with ATV Quad bike ride, Camel Ride, Falcon Pic and BBQ Dinner
What a fantastic last day/night experience
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VoyageurThe guide really made the trip… originally from Afghanistan and his driving skills were amazing. Convoy style of 4 wheel drives on sand dunes.. Amazing !!!
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Bedouin Camp - Fire Display
12 juin 2024, Emirats Arabes Unis ⋅ 🌙 36 °C
Amazing Fire Dance Display
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