Split Arrival
16 июня 2023 г., Хорватия ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Arrived in Split. Went to hotel (hard to find). Walked around a bit.
Plitvice Lakes
16 июня 2023 г., Хорватия ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Checked out of the flat in Ljubljana. Met our driver for the trip to Split. On the way we stopped at Plitvice Lakes for a couple of hours. Beautiful waterfalls and rapids.
We took only a portion ofЧитать далее
Split
17 июня 2023 г., Хорватия ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
In Split. Staying at a small hotel in the old city. In fact some walls of the hotel are the ancient walls of Diocletian's Palace. That is common within the old city - most if not all of theЧитать далее
Boat trip to Trogir
18 июня 2023 г., Хорватия ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Booked a half day boat trip to Trogir, the blue lagoon and a couple of beaches. Quite enjoyable. Would recommend to anyone traveling here to consider staying in Trogir (a UNESCO heritage site as isЧитать далее
To Dubrovnik
19 июня 2023 г., Хорватия ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Private car and driver to Dubrovnik. Mostly uneventful drive. First half was freeway through mostly rural, inland areas with few habitations. Second half was closer to the coastline and less rural. WeЧитать далее
Dubrovnik Old Town
20 июня 2023 г., Хорватия ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Explored the old town of Dubrovnik. Walked the wall surrounding the town - about 1.5 miles with lots of steps. We started around 8:30 to avoid some of the crowds and heat. But it was still quite warm.Читать далее
More Dubrovnik Old Town
20 июня 2023 г., Хорватия ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
More pics of the old town.
Montenegro Lunch
21 июня 2023 г., Черногория ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
On the way back, we stopped for lunch at the Catovica Mlini restaurant. Lovely place with a stream flowing through the outdoor area. We were in a vine covered domed gazebo. The service was impeccable,Читать далее
Montenegro
21 июня 2023 г., Черногория ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
We hired a car and driver/guide and went off to Montenegro to see the Bay of Kotor, the Kotor old town and Perast.
Montenegro is not in the EU, so we did have to go through border crossings, butЧитать далее
Dubrovnik Last Day
22 июня 2023 г., Хорватия ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Fairly easy day. Slept in, explored a bit more outside the old town. Found a charming park that overlooks the sea and leads down to a swimming spot.
On to Budapest
23 июня 2023 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 91 °F
Most of a day traveling from Dubrovnik to Budapest through Warsaw on Lot Airlines. Unfortunately, 2 of our 3 checked bags didn't arrive. Good news is that the bag with most of the clothes we need forЧитать далее
Budapest
24 июня 2023 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
As we were checking out of the hotel, we learned that today was a major celebration of Harley Davidson motorcycles, and there was a major parade of them scheduled that morning. Made us wonder if weЧитать далее
Budapest Night Tour
24 июня 2023 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
On to Vienna
25 июня 2023 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Cruised to Vienna. Couple of locks and a safety drill.
Vienna
26 июня 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Couple of bus tours through Vienna including a visit to Schoenbrunn Palace, the Vienna home of the Hapsburgs.
Vienna 2
27 июня 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
A free day in Vienna. Went to the local market and a museum of furniture - mostly about the Hapsburghs. Was overcast and a bit rainy, but also cooler which was nice. Gail and Kate got sucked into anЧитать далее
Wachau Valley Bike Ride
28 июня 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Left Vienna and stopped in Durnstein where Kate, Kyle, and I took a guided e-bike tour through the wine country at one end of the Wachau Valley. Lovely countryside, vineyards and quaint littleЧитать далее
Wachau Valley and on to Passau
28 июня 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Back on the boat, we headed upstream once again to go through the Wachau Valley. Beautiful scenery, lovely weather. Couldn't have been nicer.
Went through a lock. Not the first and not the last.
Passau
29 июня 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Stopped in Passau, Germany for part of the day. Took a guided tour, had lunch, wandered the streets and headed back to the ship. Heard stories about the floods over the centuries.
Oberhaus Museum
30 июня 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
After lunch, we headed up to the Oberhaus Museum. It is a castle built originally in the 13th century high on a cliff overlooking the Danube and Passau.
Very interesting with quite a mix of exhibitsЧитать далее
Passau Again
30 июня 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
We left Passau headed for Regensburg, our last stop. Or so we thought. After going through another lock that took a very long time, we headed upstream for an hour or so. Then we stopped and turnedЧитать далее
On to Prague
1 июля 2023 г., Чехия ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Left the boat and met our driver, Milan, for the 3 hour drive to Prague. As we crossed the border from Germany into Czech Republic, the terrain got more hilly and it seemed like it became more rural.Читать далее
Boat trip on the Vitava River
1 июля 2023 г., Чехия ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Took an hour long tourist boat trip on the river. We always like to do this. Easy, relaxing and you get a different view.
Prague
2 июля 2023 г., Чехия ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Toured around Prague. Took a funicular up to a park with a carousel, house of mirrors and a lookout tower.

































































































































































































































































































































































































