Roof top terrace seafood lunch, Luna's in Hvar Island town.

Catamaran to Korcula Island from Hvar.

Korcula Island. Probably our favorite spot on the trip. Vacation from vacation,. no organized tour events

Beef stew lunch. After lunch waiter served Grappa made from roses. Brandy??

Boat ride from Korcula on Adriatic for wine tasting "Happy Hour".

Sunset on Korcula.

Bridge @ Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina. 45% unemployment in the country. Wonder where is the hope for these people.

Silversmith getting ready for the day of tourists. Didn't want him to know we took his picture.

Squid risotto in Dubrovnik, old town. Tasted pretty good!!

Walking the wall around Old Town, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Nice lunch, grilled calamari and salad. Overlooking harbor & tourists. Cruise ships bring many tourists.

Dubrovnik in the background. Pepo, our driver to Montenegro took some back roads. No traffic while we stopped for pictures, strudel and guide talk.He was in the military during the 1991 war.

How do we get "Croatia" from Hrvatska? Their language is so different. Pregame for Croatia vs Ireland EuroCup soccer match.

Mary and 4 Croatian soccer fans getting ready for Ireland. Croatia won 3-1.

Croatia scored the first goal. Everyone is happy.

Group mime. Put a coin in the basket and they all move.

Souvenir pitchers & Christmas tree ornament from 6 countries.

Amphitheater in Pula, on the Istria Peninsula, Croatia. 2 theaters put together, to maximize seating, form amphitheater. Colosseum is the name of the amphitheater in Rome.

Wicker & umbrella break in Rovinj, also on Istria Peninsula.

Dinner at Brtonigla, Croatia.

Iced coffee (expresso, ice cream, whipped cream, chocolate) in Opatija. A tourist destination, somewhat like Okoboji, but on the Adriatic.

Rick Steves tour guides, Jenn, assistant from Seattle and Barbara, lead guide from Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. 16 lakes connected by hundreds of waterfalls. 

The Riva promenade in Split, Croatia. Segway training before taking a tour around town.

Wine from Slovenian winery was consumed in Split, Croatia. Hotel personnel who furnished cork screw made us aware that Croatia has good wine too. We agree!!

Salsa dancing at Peristyle Square in Diocletian's Palace, in Split. Different music each night.

Leaving Split for Hvar and Korcula islands.

Oarsman taking us to the island in a Plenta boat. There's no keel, so he has to work hard to steer the flat-bottomed boat.

3 Plenta boats waiting for tourists. They do not leave until the boat is full, no posted schedule.

Outstanding WW I Museum in Kobarid, Slovenia. It's about the people, not the uniforms.

Delicious lunch at Award Winning winery in Slovenia. We enjoyed the local wines through the trip.

Roses are planted at row ends of vineyard, because they suffer the from the same diseases as the grapes, but only show it sooner.

Fresh truffles. Found this morning. We had a truffle and wine tasting in Motovun, Croatia.

Motovun in the background. Our hotel was in an old castle at the top of the hill. Long walk up to the hotel from bus stop. Streets too narrow for the bus.

Overnight train from Krakow, Poland to Budapest, Hungary. We each had our own sleeper unit. No one in top bunk!!

Looking across Danube River from Buda to Pest.

Breakfast on the balcony of Bellevue B&B on Buda side of Danube. From our room could see Parliament Building.

Lango, cabbage salad and beer lunch @ Great Market hall.

Holocaust Memorial, shoes along the bank of the Danube. Jews were shot and fell into the river.

"Hospital in the Rock" Secret Military Hospital and Nuclear Bunker. Perfectly preserved WW II era medical supplies & equipment, most still in working order.

Triple Bridge in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Arrived here after 9 hour long train ride from Budapest.

Overlooking island with chapel on Lake Bled.