Sunday, May 16, 2010

Debrovnik

Not much logic to these pictures I am afraid. Weather againgst us. The walled city is quite amazing.

























This is me wet and cold in front of the entrance into the walled city. Didn't matter, pretty amazing. We had a guide who gave us a real insight into the history both past, past and more recent.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Vienna to Venice

All very excited as we loaded onto the taxis, no idea what awaited us.
I am just going to upload a whole pile of photos of Venice. We were all so excited to arrive, loaded into water taxis and immediately in amongst the canals and the business of life. Our hotel just around the corner from St. Mark's Square.


































view from the hotel.




no tourists now- just beautiful in the early light




cleaning the square in the early morning


















Watching glass being blown. Yes i did buy a little something.




Island of Burano where the fisherman painted their houses different colours so they could find their way home.



























As we were leaving, some pumping out of the bar area was underway, bit of a higher tide that night. Apparently some of our lot were in there as the water rose. Not me of course.


Arriving Dubrovnik from Split

Looking out from near where we had dinner in Split. The Dalmation Coast













Lake Bled, cruising to the island and not forgetting the Cake!



Saw lots of evidence of the war




Walking through the Plitvice Lakes National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site













Coffee Stop


























Just another hotel-Split (there was an over booking at the hotel we were supposed to go to so Insight had to'put us up somewhere")







Our group sightseeing in the Roman port of Salona.










Markets in Salona
















A stop in Bosnia.




Amazing views from a very swish Hotel room ! The drive along the coast from Split was spectacular even though the weather was against us a bit. Hoping it clears tomorrow so we can take the cruise.
















Pretty tough