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West Coast of Greece And As Many Countries In The Former Yugoslavia As We Could Manage 2018 August through November.

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View from The Cable Car Dubrovnik Croatia Castle Wall Dubrovnik St. Lawrence Fortress Dubrovnik Street Scene Dubrovnik Old Town
Dubrovnik Harbour Fortress Split Old Town Split Bridge to The Old Town Zadar Croatia
Historic Zadar and Archeological Remains View from The Bell Tower Zadar Bells in The Bell Tower Zadar Having a Chat on The Shoreline Zadar
Zagreb Cathedral Croatia Zagreb Upper Town Main Square Tower and Old City Wall Zagreb Little Red Fiat Commemoration Osijek
Osijek Old Town Building Osijek Fortress and Tower Old Mansions Osijek Street Osijek Walking (Coca Cola) Bridge Croatia


Croatia First Stop Dubrovnik
  • Next to Croatia and first stop Dubrovnik.  A beautiful holiday destination but very expensive in comparison to other towns and cities.  Dubrovnik has a mixed history like most places in the Balkans.  The Old Town and the Fortress date back to the 16th century but its history dates back to the 7th century and further.  More on the net.  We stayed here for 3 nights and visited The Old Town and walked the whole of The Fortress Walls costing €30 Euros per person.  Expensive but the only way to see the area properly.  It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in The Mediterranean Sea.  We felt even though expensive it was well worth staying here as we were in a lovely little apartment with views to die for and fairly cheap.  The promenades of The Old Town are a mix of shops, restaurants, bars and some very historic buildings including churches, palaces etc. and of course Big Onofria's Fountain with some very good drinking water.  The following day we went back to The Old Town again and up on the Cable Car to The Syrd Hill and the home of The Imperial Fortress.  €30 Euros again but the view even from the cable car is incredible and when you get to the top such a wonderful panoramic view of the Old Town and the Adriatic Sea.  The Imperial Fortress was built in 1810 by the French during the Napoleonic Wars and also has a museum commemorating the Croation War of Independence 1991-1995.  Also there was a new zipline when we were there.  
  • Okay now on the bus to Split.  Didn't spend a lot of time here but it looks to be quite an historic place.  We did go out on an RHIB to a peninsula with an old fortress and also to a beach and then got caught in a 120klm per hour storm and nearly got drowned.  If the tour boats are not going out don't go to sea!!!  Glad to get back safe.  
  • On the bus again this time to Zadar.  Original history goes back to the Stone Age.  Again a very mixed history and some of the Old Town dates back to the 9th century BC.  It has had many different cultures here including the Romans, Venetians, Crusaders and many more.  We found lots of evidence of ancient remains but one of the most interesting places was the Bell Tower built in 1893.  Quite a climb up but the view over Zadar and the sea was fantastic and the bells inside were something else.  Also the Venetian Defense System of Walls built in the 16th and 17th centuries is impressive.  Quite a lovely place to visit and if we'd been there earlier in the season we may have got out on a tour boat.  
  • On a bus again this time to the capital Zagreb.  A big city but what we saw of it was interesting.  We stayed at a lovely apartment just a short bus ride from the Upper Town.  Again a mixed history going back to Roman times 1st to 5th century AD.  Also the 11th century saw an Hungarian period.  Lots of historic buildings including churches, cathedrals, stately homes and much more.  The Zagreb Cathedral is magnificent. Completed in 1217 it has been destroyed and rebuilt and also severely damaged over time and is now under restoration but still a sight to see.  We felt that we could have spent more time here as there was so much more to see.  Would definitely go back there.  
  • Back on the road next bus to Osijek.  We found Osijek a delightful city with a beautiful Old Town Complex that is gradually being restored but has some magnificent buildings already.  Dating back to Neolithic times it is also mentioned a lot in Roman times and also throughout the 12th through to the 16th centuries.  It became part of the Habsburg Monarchy in 1687 so has a very mixed history.  A wander around the Old Town is a must and most of Osijek has some beautiful old buildings.  Something we found important was the Art Installation of the Little Red Fiat on the Tank.  This commemorates the defiance of the Croation People against Serbia during the war of independence 1991.  A must see.  Also interesting is the Pedestrian Bridge across the Drava River.  A great landmark opened in 1981 and further enhanced in celebration of 50 years of Coca Cola production in Croatia and the collection of 100,000 bottle caps signifying the construction of lighting on the bridge and the opening of that in June 2017.  Quite a spectacle.  Look up Coca Cola Bridge Osijek.