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Dubrovnik - Hvar
25–27 de mai. 2024, Croácia ⋅ ☁️ 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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ViajanteThat chair is HUGE, unless elvin has very short legs! 😝
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ViajanteYes the chair huge, but I do have poto waewae...lol
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ATV Quad Self drive Tour
26 de maio de 2024, Croácia ⋅ ☁️ 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....Leia mais
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Tvrdava Fortress - City Fort
26 de maio de 2024, Croácia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Visited during our ATV Quad experience - Fortica City Fort
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Viajante That is a stunning photo!
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SPLIT - Diocletian's Palace
27 de maio de 2024, Croácia ⋅ ☀️ 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.
The site of Diocletian's Palace built for Roman Emperor DiocletianLeia mais
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Viajante Ha ha.
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Split Riva & Bacvice Beach
28 de maio de 2024, Croácia ⋅ ☀️ 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
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Viajante I love the look of that game. I’d spend all my time giggling.
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History of Split
29 de maio de 2024, Croácia ⋅ ⛅ 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 de maio de 2024, Croácia ⋅ ☁️ 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 CroatiaLeia mais
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ViajanteAmazing 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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Viajante Probably belly's full of tourists' fingers.
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Bibinje
30 de maio de 2024, Croácia ⋅ ☁️ 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 agendaLeia mais
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ViajanteI reckon Austria will be huge cultural shock after Croatia. This place is so colourful and vibrant.
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Zagreb - Croatian Capital
2 de junho de 2024, Croácia ⋅ ☀️ 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.Leia mais
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Plitvice Lakes National Park
2 de junho de 2024, Croácia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Our visit to Plitvice Lakes en route to our last stop here in Croatia 🇭🇷 Zagreb (The Capital)
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Viajante Oh, that's stunning.
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Viajante Stunning, maybe a wee slip and tumble into the water. LOL
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Ljubljanski - Slovenia
4 de junho de 2024, Eslovênia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
ViajanteSo gorgeous. Beautiful country.
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ViajanteIs your next stop Prague?
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ViajanteVienna, Austria then Prague
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Lake Bled - Slovenia
4 de junho de 2024, Croácia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Viajante Such natural beauty 😎
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Viajante Those cliff top
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Viajante Castles are mind blowing. How did they build them without all the fancy dancy equipment we have now.
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ViajanteAmazing 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 de jun. 2024, Áustria ⋅ 🌩️ 26 °C
ViajanteAmazing place so much history , buildings of huge proportions and wealth
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Viajante 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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ViajanteApartments, 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 de junho de 2024, Áustria ⋅ 🌩️ 22 °C
Viajante I thought the Roman emperor got around in a horse drawn chariot not an American made motorbike. What a disappointment!
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Viajante 😂🤣😅
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Sisi Museum
7 de junho de 2024, Áustria ⋅ ☀️ 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 1898Leia mais
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Viajante 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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ViajanteYep, very emotional Tania Davis
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Viajante Hey, is that who our glacier is named after? I mean our almost former glacier.
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ViajanteMight have to Google that?
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ViajanteThat what I wondered too
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Vienna - Day 3
7 de junho de 2024, Áustria ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Viajante What is the wire mesh for? To stop tourist?
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ViajanteThey doing reno work and I believe it's to prevent any damage to the sculptures from any wayward flying debris
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Viajante Interesting. I’d understand that if Strauss wasn’t in gold. I think the gold detracts from the interesting surround.
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ViajanteReally 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 de junho de 2024, República Checa ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Train from Vienna, Austria 🇦🇹 today to Prague, Czech Republic 🇨🇿
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Viajante That’s pretty cool.
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Viajante Hahahahaha … true story !
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Viajante Loved this city
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Viajante And the wings moved too. I Knick named this building the moths ( with a lisp).
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Georges Bridge
9 de junho de 2024, República Checa ⋅ ☀️ 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
Was originally known as the Stone Bridge or Prague Bridge but has been referred to as 'George Bridge' since 1870Leia mais
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Viajante Such a contrast to the old town and George’s bridge eh.
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ViajanteWe found 15th century statues and modern art all over Prague, down little side streets and such from just strolling around
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Viajante I love that bridge.
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ViajanteYes 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 de junho de 2024, República Checa ⋅ ☀️ 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 StatusLeia mais
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Viajante That’s a great shot. The street lamp matches the castle
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Viajante This and the bridge are the only two things I recognise from 24 years ago!
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Viajante Mind blowing eh.
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ViajanteWe found out that the Catholic Church own 25 per cent of real estate in Croatia
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Prague continued
10 de junho de 2024, República Checa ⋅ ☁️ 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.Leia mais
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ViajanteSoo pleased we went back up, effortless catching the trams tap tap of credit card…
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ViajanteAmazing places…
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Prague continued 2
10 de junho de 2024, República Checa ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
The continuation of Prague Castle venture
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Viajante This was horrific the torture chambers
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Vltara River Cruise & Museum
10 de junho de 2024, República Checa ⋅ ⛅ 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 nightLeia mais
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Viajante Illuminatiooooon !!!!
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Dubai - UAE
12–14 de jun. 2024, Emirados Árabes Unidos ⋅ 🌙 32 °C
Our journey home begins. Two nights here in Dubai
Swimming Pool and HD Dealership on the agenda first
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Viajante Sounds like a tractor!
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ViajanteThat's because she was going soooo slow 🐌
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Desert Safari
12 de junho de 2024, Emirados Árabes Unidos ⋅ 🌬 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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ViajanteThe 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 de junho de 2024, Emirados Árabes Unidos ⋅ 🌙 36 °C
Amazing Fire Dance Display
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