Leaving Venice

Cruising

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September 14th 2009
Saturday 12th - cruise day. I arranged for a porter to take our bags from the Hotel Castello to the pier (about three quarters of a kilometer away, through a rapidly gathering crowd) where we had to catch a public transport boat (water bus) back to Pier Roma (no more water taxis for Joan!!). My dilemma was to keep us and the baggage in one tidy heap. Joan would not be able to keep up with the ... read more

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Dubrovnik

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The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a feder... ... read more