Category: Travel

  • Official Name: Czechia Established: 1198 (Kingdom of Bohemia), 1918 (Czechoslovakia), 1993 (Czech Republic) Population: 10,693,939 (2020 estimate) Religion: 75% No Religion, 10.3% Catholic Language: Czech Capital: Prague Order of Visit: Fourteenth  First Visit: 14 May 2006 Last Visit: 17 April 2024 Duration: 12 Days Visit Highlights: Terezin Small Fortress, Prague Palace, St Nicks Cathedral, Sedlec…

  • Official Name: Republic of PolandEstablished: 960 (Duchy of Poland)Population:  38 million (2022 census)Religion: 71.3% CatholicLanguage: PolishCapital: WarsawOrder of Visit: Seventy eighthFirst Visit: 09 April 2024 (planned)Last Visit: 11 April 2024 (planned)Duration: 3 DaysExpected Highlights: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum Visit, Wawel Royal CastlePlaces Visited: KrakowPoland Journal Entries

  • Official Name: The Federal Republic of Germany Established: 1871 (German Empire), West Germany and East Germany 1949, Reunification 1990 Population: 83,166,711 (2019 estimate) Religion: 31.7% Protestants, 31.2% Roman Catholics Language: German Capital: Berlin Order of Visit: Thirteenth  First Visit: 11 May 2006 Last Visit: 09 April 2024 Duration: 12 Days Visit Highlights: Heidelberg Castle, Attending…

  • Official Name: Republic of Finland Established: 6 December 1917 (Independence from Russia) Population: 5,528,737 (2020 estimate) Religion: 68.7% Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, 26.3% no religion Language(s): Finnish, Swedish  Capital: Helsinki Order of Visit: Twenty-First    First Visit: 08 July 2006 Last Visit: 7 April 2024 Duration: 5 Days Visit Highlights: Parliament Building, ice breakers ships,…

  • Tuesday 07 May 2024Highlights: Reunion’s – Darby with Lana, me with Boots and Juno The journey home can be a long one, especially from Europe and today was the end of that journey that start on Saturday 4 May back in Split. Today started with an overnight flight from Singapore (review here).