And what a journey we had! Weve been home for several days now, and Im rested enough to do my blog. We covered a lot of ground over our month long trip, had lots of great experiences, drank lots (beer, wine, spritzes), ate lots (grilled fish, pasta, pizza, gelato), and walked about a million steps, up hills and down hills, up stairs and down stairs 😂. If you‘re thinking of visiting Croatia (which I highly be prepared for lots and lots of stairs!
We travelled in a wide variety of transport on this trip (plane, train, subway, bus, mini van, and a variety of boats), which was lots of fun. We took numerous ferries in Croatia and they were a great way to travel along the coast. They and efficient, and you could easily take them travelling independently in Croatia.
Our time in England visiting Susans family was a great start to our trip, and the cliffs in Eastbourne were beautiful. I loved our short time in London, and being there at that time, around the Queens funeral, was pretty amazing. I
Croatia fulfilled our expectations, and more. It is such a beautiful country, with amazing national parks (we visited two); lovely old walled towns filled with red tiled roofs; UNESCO World Heritage Sites; Venetian buildings; and Roman ruins. It has reinvented itself after the destruction and suffering of the Homeland War, and deserves all the accolades it rightly receives now. I highly visiting Croatia.
We also really enjoyed our time in Italy, first in Lecce, then in Rome. Meeting my brother Ross and sister in law Beth in Lecce, and exploring some of the towns in Puglia, was fantastic (with Ross at the wheel of Fabio the fiat!). We enjoyed many Aperol Spritzes, and pasta and pizzas in Italy, and shopping! We got a taste of Rome in our short time there, and saw a lot of amazing sites (the Vatican Museums, the Colosseum, St. Peters Basilica). We really enjoyed walking in Rome across all the piazzas with their beautiful fountains. Us and one or two other tourists!
one. The whole trip was varied and amazing. I loved walking the city walls in Dubrovnik, and was just so happy to finally be there. I was truly awed by the vastness of St. Peters Basilica in Rome.
If youve travelled with us all this time, a big thank you to you for following my blog! I really appreciate it when people tell me they enjoyed the blog; it makes all the time writing it worthwhile. And, of course, I enjoy writing it and revisiting our trips in the months and years Ive attached a bunch of random photos from our trip, in case you havent followed along, and want a taste of what weve seen and done. The blog isnt going anywhere, and if you havent had time to read it as Ive made the entries, you can go back and read any/all of the entries any time (or just have a look at the photos). Here is the link to the entries for this trip, in chronological order:
