Ljubljana Slovenia
A fitting end to our time in Slovenia, Ljubljana fits our idea of a classic European city. From the river running through the…
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Piran Slovenia
We had originally planned on spending time along Croatia’s coast, but with COVID closures that was not to be. That ended up being…
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Koper Slovenia
A quick stop on our trip from Lake Bled to Piran. We knew it would be a short stop, but since it was…
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Smartno Slovenia
A beautiful little wine village in the hills between Lake Bled and Piran on the coast. We had read about this area of…
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Slovenian Car Train
Sometimes the quickest way to get from Point A to Point B is to drive your car onto a flatbed train and get…
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Lake Bohinj Slovenia
We knew that Lake Bohinj in Triglav National Park was on our hot list, as we had read that it was a much…
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Hiking Vintgar Gorge
Filled with small waterfalls, rapids, and erosion potholes, the Vintgar Gorge is a 1600m long spectacle of nature. With gloomy skies, we loaded…
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Lake Bled Slovenia
Lake Bled is the Tahoe of Europe. Slovenia, and Lake Bled in particular were never on our Go-See-Do list until I heard people…
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Salzburg Austria
Salzburg is the first stop on our extended Austria-Slovenia holiday. Best known as where Mozart was born, you can visit his geburtshaus (birthplace)…
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Prague by Night
As with most of Europe’s Great Cities, Prague is simply amazing at night! Multicolor lighting and grandiose architecture create an eye-pleasing display that…
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Lansperk Castle Ruins
On the map, but not much to see. But when there are clearly marked castle ruins then I think it’s worthwhile to make…
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Litomysl Czech Republic
There’s Litomysl Czechia, and Litomysl Minnesota. You can probably guess where the residents of the second one came from… Having been to Litomysl…
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Usti nad Orlici Lookout Tower
A quick drive up a nearby mountain on our way back from Litomysl to Usti nad Orlici provides beautiful views out over the…
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Dolni Dubrouc Family Visit
Taking a trip to the old country to visit Colette’s Bohemian roots. It’s great to have an interpreter in the family to break…
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Mount Snezka Czech High Point
While we technically could have taken the cable car to the top and checked the Czechia high point off the list, why not…
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Prague Czech Republic
It’s a big album because well – there’s a lot to see in Prague! One of Europe’s Great Cities, there is grand architecture,…
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Hohenzollern Castle
Yet another of Germany’s must-do castles. Since this was on our drive down to Konstanz with several other castles along the route, we…
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Castle Honberg Ruins
Yet another castle ruin! We have had these in our Germany map since we got here, and the drive down to Bodensee seemed…
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Hohentwiel Castle
Hohentwiel Castle is the largest castle ruins in Germany, built on top of the Hohentwiel volcano in 914. With many uses over the…
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Retro Berlin
A fun part of our trip was looking at old photos and trying to stand in the same spots. Mostly success, the only…
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Supersize Me
If I had one word to describe Berlin, it would be OVERSIZED. Building? Make it bigger! Green space? Make it larger! Boulevard? Make…
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