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Official Name: Montenegro
Established: 21 May 2006
Population: 633,158 (2023 census)
Country Size: 13,812 square kms
Religion: 72.1% Eastern Christian Orthodox, 19.1% Islam
Languages: Albanian, Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian
Currency: Euro
Capital: Podgorica
Order of Visit: Eighty Second
First Visit: 26 April 2024
Last Visit: 28 April 2024
Duration: 3 Days
Highlights: Sea kayaking, Exploring historic Kotor, hiking to Kotor Fortress
Cities: Kotor
Montenegro Journal Entries
Official Name: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Established: 1377 (Kingdom of Bosnia)
Population: 3.4 million (2022 estimate)
Country Size: 51,209 square kms
Religion: 51% Islam, 46% Christian
Language: Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian
Currency: Convertible mark (BAM)
Capital: Sarajevo
Order of Visit: Eighty First
First Visit: 24 April 2024
Last Visit: 26 April 2024
Duration: 3 Days
Highlights: Latin Bridge (Sarajevo), Tunnel of Hope (Sarajevo), Assassination spot of Archduke Ferdinand (Sarajevo), Ottoman Influence (Sarajevo), Cable Car view (Sarajevo), Tito’s Atomic Fallout Bunker (Konjic), Koski Mehmed Pasa Mosque & Minaret (Mostar), Stari Most Bridge (Mostar), Exploring picturesque Mostar
Cities: Sarajevo, Konjic, Mostar
Bosnia and Herzegovina Journal Entries
Official Name: Republic of Serbia
Established: 1217 (Kingdom)
Population: 6.6 million (2022 census)
Religion: 86.8% Christian (81.1% Serbian Orthodoxy), 4.2 Islam
Language: Serbian
Currency: Serbian dinar
Capital: Belgrade
Order of Visit: Eightieth
First Visit: 21 April 2024
Last Visit: 24 April 2024 (planned)
Duration: 4 Days
Highlights: Petrovaradin Fortress (Novi Sad), Belgrade Fortress, Yugo Car exerience, buildings bombedby NATO in 1990s, Josip Broz Tito Memorial, Semlin Concentration Camp (or rather the lack of acknowledgment of this camp)
Cities: Novi Sad, Belgrade
Serbia Journal Entries
Official Name: Hungary
Established: 895 (Principality of Hungary)
Population: 9.6 million (2023 estimate)
Religion: 42.5% Christian, 16.1% no religion, 40.1% unknown
Language: Hungarian
Currency: Forint
Capital: Budapest
Order of Visit: Seventy ninth
First Visit: 18 April 2024
Last Visit: 21 April 2024
Duration: 4 Days
Highlights: Hungarian Parliament, St Stephen’s Basilica, USA President Statues, Buda Castle, Matthias Church, Fisherman’s Bastion, Great Market Hall, Chain Bridge, Gellert Hill Cave Church, Funky Ruin Bars
Places Visiting: Budapest
Hungary Journal Entries
Official Name: Republic of Austria
Established: 976 (Margraviate of Austria)
Population: 8,902,600 (2020 estimate)
Religion: 57% Catholic, 8.7% Eastern Orthodox, 7.9% Muslim
Language: German
Capital: Vienna
Order of Visit: Fifteenth
First Visit: 21 May 2006
Last Visit: 18 April 2024
Duration: 7 Days
Visit Highlights: The beautiful Austrian countryside, a brilliant wine and bike tour of Wachau Valley, enjoying performances at the Vienna State Opera (Opera in 2006, ballet in 2024), Habsburg’s Winter and Summer Palaces
Places Visited: Vienna, Wachau Valley
Austria Journal Entries
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