Saturday 12th October 2024 (day 29) Today, we went to Prague Castle, where we visited The Old Royal Palace, St Vitus Cathedral, St. George's Basilica and Golden Lane. We traveled by tram, which run very regularly. A tram outside the castle Prague Castle, with St Vitus Cathedral, towering above. The castle is huge. Entrance is …
Friday 11th October 2024 (day 28) Just a short-ish post blog-today. We plan to spend a few days here in Prague and our first impressions are positive. Our journey from Slapy was however, a bit of an ordeal, with driving rain and spray to deal with for most of the way. The road system is …
Thursday 10th October 2024 (day 27) On our way out of Gaming, we passed what appears to be a heritage, narrow gauge railway with some carriages and trucks at the end of some sidings beyond the station. They appear to be in need of some TLC, but many had clearly been extensively restored. Before and …
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Wednesday 9th October 2024 (day 26) Our journey continued north today, through a landscape full of interest. Our destination was a little more ambitious than previous days and this morning we had said goodbye to Jeeves, Michelle and their dog Layla. Our journey with them has been full of joy and it was a sad …
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Tuesday 8th October 2024 (day 25) Leaving Ferlach, we again headed north, at times passing through some very beautiful scenery and one interesting sight in particular. The Journey to Wolfsberg: As usual, we chose to avoid the main motorways (you miss so much). Along the way, at a place called Griffen, we were impressed by …
Monday 7th October 2024 (day 24) Leaving Slovenia: Moving on from Bled, we headed east and the border with Austria. On the way whilst still in Slovenia, we enjoyed some really nice Alpine scenery, enhanced by autumn colours that were just beginning to show. It is amazing how the mountains completely dwarf the settlements in …
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Sunday 6th October 2024 (day 23) Crossing the border from Italy to Slovenia, we are staying the night at a motorhome aire at Bled, a small resort town with a beautiful lake and an 11th century castle. Along the way, we passed some spectacular scenery: We were unable to take the motorhome up to the …
Saturday 5th October 2024 (day 22) This morning we headed further north east and have decided to stay overnight near the small town of Gemona del Friuli which sits on the edge of the eastern Italian Alps. We are staying in the grounds of "Hotel Willy" which is very reasonable at 15€ including electricity. Near …
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Friday 4th October 2024 (day 21) We had planned (and paid for) 4 nights at the campsite in Fusina, on the Venice lagoon, but sadly yesterday was a complete write-off as an unholy tempest hit the area with gale-force winds and horizontal rain over a period of over 24 hours, preventing us returning to Venice. …
Wednesday 2nd October 2024 (day 19) A wet day was forecast, so we had booked tickets to tour the Doge's Palace. Unlike yesterday, when we just wandered around, we made our way straight to the palace, just off St. Mark's Square, passing through some of the poshest shopping streets along the way. Most of the …
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"See-u-Later" 