After our tour of the Castle District, we arrived for our hour river cruise down the Danube River and saw all the sights and it was a lovely experience. I would recommend this to anyone. You take a seat, you are asked for your drink order. Pick up the headphones and select your language and sit back. And I really…
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HUNGARY, BUDAPEST, CASTLE DISTRICT TOUR
Straight after arriving at our hotel. Our room was not ready and as we had a tour booked, we left to experience the Castle District Tour. We took a taxi as to walk it would have been over an hour and we only had 30 mins to get there. We arrived at the Matthias Church. This was beautiful. Then onto Fishermen’s…
CROATIA, DUBROVNIK, SECRETS FROM THE CITY WALLS
We walked the Old Town City Walls. This was the last thing we did in Dubrovnik. I was not a fan of being that high up and the stairs worried me too. For less than ten pounds and you can not pay in euros. Either Croatian Kuna or a credit card. We joined the City Walls at the Gate of…
CROATIA, DUBROVNIK, HOMELAND WAR MUSEUM
While we at the top, we went to visit the Homeland War museum. Housed in the old fort built for Napoleon in 1812. Its significant strategic and defence characteristics gained prominence during the Homeland War when it became the symbol of defence of Dubrovnik and Croatian South. This permanent exhibition was very poignant, and very informative. I really do no see any…
CROATIA, DUBROVNIK, CABLE CAR
On our last day in Dubrovnik, we visited the cable car, we went early as to try to avoid the extreme heat. I had booked online directly. We had walked through the Old Town and eventually found our way to the entrance. The cable car goes up every half an hour. We were lucky as we arrived, they were starting…
Our last visit in Montenegro was to an adorable coastal town called Perast. This is where you could get a boat and visit the Lady On The Rocks church. This is interesting, as it is the only artificially built island in the Adriatic. We decided against this, my husband had done this previous with his parents when it was still part of…