Baltics to the Balkans

Europe » Slovenia
June 28th 2012

Published: July 14th 2012

Our twenty-five day trip through Eastern Europe provided us with an insight into quite a different corner of the continent that we had not experienced before. In the course of our trip we experienced many differences in climate, geography, language, culture and religion. One common thread was that the countries we visited had all suffered from the dead hand of communism. This is very obvious visu... Read Full Entry

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Auschwitz

Birkenau - entrance

Birkenau - womens' quarters

2012 Euro Football

Poland was proud to cohost this big event. The locals didn't progress past the preliminary stage despite the enthusiastic support.

Krakow - Royal palace

This beautiful royal cathedral sits at the entrance to the palace.

Krakow - cathedral

The climb to the top of the main tower was worth it for the view over this beautiful city.

Krakow - Rijeka

The Rijeka is the biggest medieval square in Europe and is surrounded by elegant buildings and open air cafes.

Krakow - an old tradition

This is the window from which the bugler plays his unfinished tune on the hour in daylight hours.

Krakow salt mines

Huge caverns in the former salt mine had been transformed into churches and chapels. There were some amazing figures sculpted from salt.

Bratislava

The tiny old town of the Slovakian capital surprised us with its charm.

Bratislava

One of the many quirky statues around the town.

Budapest - main station

Arriving from Bratislava. The last section of the four hour trip ran along the banks of the Danube - great views.

Sarajevo - "Sniper Alley"

The infamous stretch of road where hundreds were shot over the four year period of the seige. The Holiday Inn was where the international journalists stayed.

Sarajevo

Entrance to the Old Quarter. There is a maze of cobbled alleyways.

Sarajevo

Mosques stand beside churches and synagogues. Made us wonder why the country had had such a bloody history.

Mostar - Stari Most (Old Bridge)

Although this ancient bridge was rebuilt after the war it is still very impressive.

Mostar

The temp reached 45 deg and the river looked inviting but the water was freezing.

Mostar

This ruined building beside our B&B had been the local high school before the war. We saw many buildings like this.

Mostar

You can't see it but we are cooling off with our feet in the river. Local men dive from this bridge into the river.

Split - Croatia

Balmy evenings saw all the locals and tourists out and about.

Split - inside Diocletian

The Roman Emperor Diocletian built this enormous palace for his retirement!

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