Italy-Croatia 2019

Sunday we crossed the border into Montenegro to visit Perast where we took a boat to see the church of the Lady on the Rocks island. Pauline Maughan in Perast From there, we moved further along the picturesque fiord to the town of Kotor where we had lunch...

We left Split and headed north towards Zagreb, but we had planned to stop on the way at Plitvice Lakes National Park. We had been told this is one of the great natural wonders and national treasures of Croatia and well worth a visit. Walking along the wooden...

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou Being close to beauty - fantastic, transcendent, eternal, saturating beauty - can put us into a dreamy state of bliss, that magical feeling of perfect peace and happiness. I believe all of us have experienced...

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On our last day in Zagreb, we walked from our hotel to the botanic garden. Inside Zagreb botanical garden Inside we found an impressive collection of specimen trees and shrubs, many of which are spring-flowering and therefore at their peak in April-May. But there...

In Ljubljana, we started the last day of our tour with a walk around the old town centre. Colourful building outside our hotel in Ljubljana We walked to the Tromostovje, the Triple Bridges, which connects the old town with its historic, medieval buildings on one side of...

Monday morning we went to the Vatican to see the Pope’s garden, which covers about 60 acres. It is located behind the Vatican buildings which means you get a very good close up view of St. Peter's dome from the garden from a different angle. St Peter's from the Vatican garden

Our journey to Zagreb was easy and relaxing and not too long and we arrived just in time for lunch and to check into our hotel, Hilton Canopy, which is in a great location, close to downtown. Funky lobby of our hotel, Hilton Canopy, in Zagreb After lunch,...