From Istria to Rab Island

Next stop on the Croatia itinerary is Rab Island, a super picturesque place in Kvarner Gulf of the Adriatic Sea.  We had beautiful weather in an incredible landscape, with lots of surprises and new things to learn.  Click here to read the journal of the days we spent on Rab.

View looking west from the top of the barrier part of the island. Rab Town - four towers!

View looking west from the top of the barrier part of the island. Rab Town – four towers!

It’s on to Croatia!

Finally, at the beginning of the second week, we are in Croatia.  Here’s the first installment of the Croatia part of the journal.  These first days we are in Opatija, a resort town on the Kvarner Gulf.  Our walks took us into the Istrian peninsula.  Click here to read the journal and see the slideshow.

View from the scenic road out into the Kvarner Gulf (or Bay)

View from the scenic road out into the Kvarner Gulf (or Bay)

Lake Bled and Environs (Slovenia)

Nothing looks so like a fairy tale than Lake Bled, Slovenia.  I spend two nights here and parts of three days on my recent trip to Slovenia and Croatia.  I hope you enjoy the post…I really enjoyed the place!  Click here (or on the link) to read about my stay.

Chapel of St. Mary on Lake Bled

Chapel of St. Mary on Lake Bled

Far Western Slovenia

I spent 3 days in Kobarid, Dobrovo, and the Triglav National Park while staying in a fantastic hotel in Bovec.  Click here to read about these three days of our Slovenia and Croatia trip.

Just one more Soca River shot!

Just one more Soca River shot!

If you’re new to this trip you can start here, in Trieste, as we did, and follow along

Ljubljana

Trg or Square near our hotel, our access to the river.

Trg or Square near our hotel, our access to the river.

We spent two nights and one fantastic day in Ljubljana.  Here are lots of pictures of the things we saw, and a couple of paragraphs only of the things we did.  Click here to read the blog post and see the pictures.

If you didn’t see the first post and want to read from the beginning, click here to read from the beginning.