Day 1 - The Departure
June 18, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °CAt Newark airport. Last meal before European Vacation. And Saison Dupont. Bogey likes the cloth napkins (not pictured, but trust her, they were cute)
At Newark airport. Last meal before European Vacation. And Saison Dupont. Bogey likes the cloth napkins (not pictured, but trust her, they were cute)
Chris here. We arrived! Got here early this morning and decided to bike around Vondelpark and the canals to stave off the jet lag. Definitely started to feel the 1 hour of sleep. We walked around theRead more
Hi! Bogey here. Went back in time with Vincent Van Gogh today at the Van Gogh Museum. Vincent - is that you????
Also pictured are some beautiful night shots of the city.
On our final day in Amsterdam, we found a cute coffee shop that served very good third wave coffee (Back to Black), then wandered the De Pijp neighborhood and ate breakfast at The Meets where IRead more
On Tuesday night, we took an overnight train (sleeper car) from Amsterdam to Munich. We changed trains and then caught a train to Ljubljana this morning. The train journey was a lot of fun and theRead more
After settling into our hotel we walked around the city. The old town is situated along the banks of the Ljubljanica river and is an interesting mixture of 17th-19th century architecture from theRead more
We booked a day trip with a guide from Slovenian Explorers (Martin) to visit the towns of Celje and Ptuj. Both are river towns and have a castle overlooking the Old Town. The castle in CeljeRead more
The second part of our tour today was to the town of Ptuj (pronounced Patooey), reportedly the oldest town in Slovenia. There is archaelogical and historical evidence of it being occupied by ancientRead more
We got up early and decided to go for a run in Tivoli Park, a sort of horticultural park and nature preserve just west of Ljubljana's Old Town. We discovered a verdant network of trails winding up andRead more
As the afternoon waned, we drove southwest from Ljubljana to the small town of Črniče in the Karst region of Slovenia, nestled in the sun baked hills of the Vipava valley. We stayed at an ecotourismRead more
Ellen Marinelli I TOTALLY trust her!