Europe 2023

April - July 2023

A 67-day adventure by Roger Read more

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- Day 40
- Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 10:00 PM
- 🌙 61 °F
- Altitude: 942 ft
- Slovenia Šujica 46.049886, 14.506246°2’60” N 14°30’22” E
Evening stroll
June 8, 2023 in Slovenia ⋅ 🌙 61 °F
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- Day 40
- Thursday, June 8, 2023
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitude: 1,220 ft
- Slovenia Ljubljana grad 46.048965, 14.50851746°2’56” N 14°30’31” E
Ljubljana Castle
June 8, 2023 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Went up to the castle that stands over the old town. Took the funicular rather than a very steep and long hike. Castle is an interesting mix of the old with a lot of modern touches, e.g, restaurants, a jazz club, etc.

Had an excellent lunch.Read more
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- Day 44
- Monday, June 12, 2023
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitude: 942 ft
- Slovenia Šujica 46.049875, 14.50618546°2’60” N 14°30’22” E
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Postojna cave and Predjana castle
June 12, 2023 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Picked up our rental car, a nice brand new Audi, and off we go to Posojna cave and Predjana castle.
Traveler Castle is built in front of and incorporates a cave.
6/12/23Reply
This was a highlight! Caves setup for responsible exploring. Plus we saw the baby dragons! Proteus. [G]
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- Day 45
- Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 9:21 AM
- ☀️ 63 °F
- Altitude: 942 ft
- Slovenia Šujica 46.049903, 14.5061646°2’60” N 14°30’22” E
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Lake Bled and Lake Bohinj
June 13, 2023 in Slovenia ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Off to the northwest of Ljubljana to Lake Bled and Lake Bohinj. About an hour's drive to Bled. Continue further to Bohinj where the road eventually dead ends at the far end of the lake. Drove through a number of quaint little towns; saw several old churches. Had lunch at a lakeside restaurant.Read more
It was hardly sweet, just fluffy [G]
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- Day 46
- Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 10:49 AM
- ☁️ 52 °F
- Altitude: 5,279 ft
- Slovenia Vřsič 46.433334, 13.74333346°26’0” N 13°44’36” E
Mountains
June 14, 2023 in Slovenia ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
We started out on our last day of the car rental to head off to Vintgar gorge and Vrsic pass. After a very challenging navigation, we found Vintgar only to learn that it was closed for maintenance. Sad. So we headed off to Vrsic pass.

Crazy road with tons of switchbacks, most of which were cobblestone. Of course, the mountain weather moved in on us and we were shrouded in mist by the time we got to the top. On the way down it rained.

Stopped at the Russian chapel erected to honor the many Russian prisoners of war from WWI that lost their lives building the road.

So we headed back and stopped again at Lake Bled. Had a nice interlude there. Nice lunch and sat by the lake watching people, swans and ducks.

Then back to Ljubljana for the evening.Read more
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- Day 48
- Friday, June 16, 2023 at 5:00 PM
- ⛅ 77 °F
- Altitude: 30 ft
- Croatia Riva 43.508333, 16.43833343°30’30” N 16°26’18” E
Split Arrival
June 16, 2023 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Arrived in Split. Went to hotel (hard to find). Walked around a bit.
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- Day 48
- Friday, June 16, 2023
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Altitude: 1,772 ft
- Croatia Information Plitvice Jezero 44.905, 15.61166744°54’18” N 15°36’42” E
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Plitvice Lakes
June 16, 2023 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 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 of the shortest walk through the park due to time constraints. Some walks take ~6 hours.Read more
Mesmerizing walk, a nature wonder. [Gail]
6/18/23Reply
Traveler Maybe not obvious with this picture, but that waterfall is probably a couple hundred feet high.
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- Day 49
- Saturday, June 17, 2023
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 30 ft
- Croatia Riva 43.508333, 16.43833343°30’30” N 16°26’18” E
Split
June 17, 2023 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 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 the establishments here are commingled with the old walls.

Mostly we walked around the old city, ate and drank and took it easy.Read more
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- Day 50
- Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 2:05 PM
- ☀️ 79 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Croatia Supetarska Uvala 43.483333, 16.36666743°28’60” N 16°22’0” E
Boat trip to Trogir
June 18, 2023 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 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 is Split old town) and commuting to Split rather than the other way around. At least if you want to avoid some of the crowds.Read more
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- Day 51
- Monday, June 19, 2023
- ☀️ 84 °F
- Altitude: 797 ft
- Croatia Žeževica 43.436667, 16.9343°26’12” N 16°55’48” E
To Dubrovnik
June 19, 2023 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 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. We stopped at a little roadside wine and fruit stand run by a local winery.

Our driver, Goran runs his own little transportation business with a couple of employees. While driving, he received a call from a somewhat frantic young Brit woman trying to locate her airport pickup. Phone calls ensue. Long story short, she was 3 feet from her driver, but somehow was unable to see the sign with her name that he was holding up. I wonder how well her trip will go.

Got into Dubrovnik and our apartment which is lovely with a nice outdoor patio. 3 minute walk to the old town gate. Stores and services nearby.

The old town is quite a mix of the old fortress and more modern elements such as retail, restaurants and residential. This seems fairly typical of the approach to these old cities in the part of the world. More on the old town in the next section.Read more
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