• Tuesday 23 April 2024
    Highlights: Yugo Car Tour, Semlin Concentration Camp, Genex Tower, Learning about Josip Broz Tito leader Yugoslavia, Nikola Tesla Museum

    Today we had booked two optional activities, a Yugo Tour (6,000 Dinars / 50 Euros) and a tour of the Nikola Tesla Museum (500 Dinar). These activities would take most of the day starting from 9 am. Rain was forecast in the afternoon so the hope was we would miss it.

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  • Monday 22 April 2024
    Highlights: Exploring Novi Sad, Exploring Belgrade, The bombed NATO buildings, Statue of Gavrilo Princip (starter of WW1), Belgrade Fortress

    We had a late departure from Novi Sad today at 1 pm which meant time to explore the city a little more. Probably the biggest highlight was Eparhy of Backa, which is a Serbian Orthodox Church. This was closely followed by eating some more of the local ice cream πŸ™‚

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  • Sunday 21 April 20224
    Highlights: Exploring the Petrovaradin Fortress, discovering Novi Sad.

    Today we left the relative comfort of Eastern Europe and moved further east into the Balkans. G Adventure had upgraded the transportation today from public bus to private minivan which was very welcomed.

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  • Saturday 20 April 2024
    Highlights: Visiting the Cave Church on Gellert Hill, meeting new tour members

    Today was the end of the Best of Eastern Europe Tour and the start of the Croatia and the Balkans tour. While I booked this as one tour this does mean a new Chief Experience Officer (CEO), some tour members departing (Anne, Mary, Andres, and Doug) and some new tour members joining as we start the second leg.

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  • Hungarian Parliament- Budapest, Hungary

    Tour Title: The Best of Eastern Europe
    Tour Company: G Adventures
    Tour Leader: Christin Braatz
    Cities Visited: Berlin, Krakow, Prague, Český Krumlov, Vienna, Budapest
    Countries Visited: Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary
    Dates: Sunday 07 April 2024 to Saturday 20 April 2024 (Duration 14 days)
    Tour Type: Classic
    Tour Itinerary (PDF) and Journal Entries

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