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Well this is it !I flew in from Split yesterday and today it will be 8 hours to Toronto and 3+ hours to Regina . Counting Denmark I think that is 9 countries and at least 6 currencies I have dealt with in 33 days. Yikes . No wonder I have no idea what a kroner is in Canadian $. ..and I don,t even care!, The last 2 days in Croatia were very p.easant . There were 4 of us and we had late breakfasts , walked about lazily , took a 40 minute city bus to another UNESCO site that starts with a T , had good Meals and in general took our time . It was good . What can I say ... I really did not get to k ow Copenhagen . I ... read more

What a lovely little town Kotor is ! I had vaguely heard of the bay but not the town and it is delightful. Unfortunately the weather was terrible . A huge amount of rain fell on our way from Mostar and continued for 24 hours . We were staying in the old town , a walled city , and the narrow streets were full of water .Fortunately there are no vehicles allowed within the walls so the only splashing was from the downspout s .I had been wearing my sport sandals when I arrived but by 6 pm my feet were cold and I warmed them up in the shower before heading out for supper in my runners , which were soaked through in a short time. The next morning our sea kayak adventure had to ... read more

Travelling through the counttryside is quite interesting . Seeing canola at different stages from Germany -Poland- Hungary and now means nearly continuous bloom . Bosnia it is probably 3 weeks later . OccasionLy we have seen deer. Highways in Germany , Poland and Austria have fences in the forested areas. The roads are good Lots of forested lands .coniferous , at higher altitudes and boreal otherwise Serbia looks poorer than Bosnia Farming fields are long and narrow . It reminded me of Quebec. Forest floors are clean and most yards have stacks of wood. I think they heTvwitg wood. Lots of areas of power generating windmills . They supply a LOT of power in Europe as do solar panels. ALL kinds of trees in bloom . Enough to trigger my alergies .Thank goodness I brought my ... read more

What a beautiful city !!! Budapest is my favourite of these Eastern Europe cities . The buildings are lovely .it is really easy to get around , the streets are fascinating where-.ever I have been and getting lost is a pleasure .Although the people do not seem overly friendly they are helpful. . The streets here are relatively straight and have a logical pattern and the street maps are easy to read as the corner building always has the name of the street on it (Prague ,s map was good also ) There are many pedestrian areas . Food is really good , i had wild boar with blueberries on a scone last night , and the subway ,tram and bus system are efficient and not to expensive , a 24 hour pass is @4 dollars ... read more

Last time I wrote I was on the train travelling from Poland to the Czech Republic . Having WiFi as one travels is good idea . Fortunately there were no roaming charges involved . It was an easy train ride . Tomorrow it will be a 4 hour journey to Vienna by private vehicles...comfortable vans that we used today . But I am getting ahead of myself. Thank you for the notes you have sent . It sounds like everyone in enjoying the holidays and the spring weather . I do believe we were 'all real tired of winter . I must admit I have day dreamed a litle about plants showing themselves in my Back yard . I will be into that when I get home but now I am enjoying spring in Eastern Europe. ... read more