Croatia
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Note 113 – Split – Diocletian’s Palace
Viking Ocean’s Mediterranean Odyssey Day 11 of 13 Weather Report Partly Cloudy – 68 F / 20 C – a pleasant mid-October day along the Dalmatian Coast Today’s Plan Yet another Viking included tour is planned today. Walking the old city of Split, Croatia, then explore on our own. Dinner in Manfredi’s tonight. Viking Daily…
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Note 111 – Dubrovnik’s Medieval Fortifications
Viking Ocean’s Mediterranean Odyssey Day 10 of 13 Weather Report Forecast for rain and a high of 61, so I dressed in layers. Actual – cloudy, then sun and upper 60s by 1pm, I had to remove a layer before we returned to the ship. Today’s Plan We planned to take the Viking included walking…
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Note 99 – Our Viking Mediterranean Odyssey Plan
Our next adventure is beginning. We are embarking on Viking Ocean’s 13-day, 6-country Mediterranean Odyssey cruise from Barcelona to Venice. We will fly in a day early and spend the night at a hotel near the Barcelona airport. On embarkation day, we’ve booked a private half-day tour to Montserrat with pickup at our hotel and…
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Note 80 – Passage to Eastern Europe Wrap-up
We’ve been back a while, so there has been time to reflect on our trip through the Balkan countries of Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, and Hungary. As a reminder, here is the cruise route. Favorite Things? Usually, I can pick out one specific thing that stood out about a trip as my “favorite”. However, I…
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Note 75 – Vukovar, Croatia – Croatian Countryside, Wine, Osijek and Vukovar
Only two available excursions today – the optional Croatian Countryside & Wine Tasting (3.5 hours, demanding, morning) and the included Osijek and Vukovar (4.5 hours, easy, afternoon). We selected to do both tours today. Croatian Countryside & Wine Tasting Excursion The description of the Croatian Countryside & Wine Tasting tour is: Discover the rich and…
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Note 72 – Vidin, Bulgaria – Fortresses and Wine
Weather today – Another picture-perfect day with a high in the low 80s F. Vidin is in north-western Bulgaria, near the intersection of Danube River borders with Serbia and Romania. There are a choice of 3 Viking excursions today. The included excursion is Belogradchik Rocks and Fortress (4 hours, demanding, morning). One optional tour is…
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