Tag: Croatia and the Balkans
-
Thursday 25 April 2024.Highlights: Sarajevo Tunnel of Hope, Walking the 1984 Olympic Bobsled track, Viewing Sarajevo from Cable Car, Viewing the eternal flame. We commenced an included morning tour to learn about the Sarajevo Tunnel aka the Tunnel of Hope. The tunnel was constructed between March and June 1993 during the Siege of Sarajevo (1992…
-
Wednesday 24 April 2024Highlights: The mountains of Bosnia, Exploring the history of Sarajevo Today we left Belgrade at 8.30 am for a long travelling day to Sarajevo and visiting a new country Bosnia and Herzegovina with a complex and bloody history with their neighbour in Serbia.
-
Tuesday 23 April 2024Highlights: 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…
-
Monday 22 April 2024Highlights: 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…
-
Sunday 21 April 20224Highlights: 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.
-
Saturday 20 April 2024Highlights: 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…
-
Friday 19 April 2024Highlights: Exploring Buda Castle, admiring Matthias Church, enjoying the stunning views of Fisherman’s Bastion, walking over Chain Bridge, examining the stalls at Budapest Central Market, marvelling at St Stephen’s Basilica, having a lovely dinner cruise on Danube River. A massive day exploring Budapest, in particular the Buda part of the city was…
-
Thursday 19 April 2024Highlights: Visiting the Nem Adom Fel Cafe, St Stephen’s Basilica, the controversial Memorial for the victims of the German Occupation, the Soviet Heroic Memorial, surprising USA Presidents statues, the stunning Hungarian Parliament building, the massive Great Synagogue, and the cult Ruin Bar visit. Today we left Vienna behind travelling first by a…
-
Wednesday 17 April 2024Highlights: Exploring the stunning Schönbrunn Palace, a night of ballet at the State Opera House watching Die Kameliendame. Today I wanted to explore the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. This summer palace was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers who purchased it in 1569 first making it into a game reserve…
-
Tuesday 16 April 2024Highlights: St Stephen’s Cathedral, Franciscan Church, Augustinian Church, Hofbug Palace, Vienna’s many buildings, laneways and sculptures We woke to very fresh and cold weather which definitely wakes you up. Today I used warmer clothes to help with the colder weather. Just on 9 am we set off for Austria and Vienna. It…
Nathan's Insights 