Š for Šibenik
Quick Croatian pronunciation lesson. Š is pronounced as a “SH” sound. We drove from Plitvička jezera (the Č is a “CH” sound) to Šibenik. Actually Devin drove and I did my best to help but ended up cracking jokes as…
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Nacionalni park Plitvička jezera
Arrived at the park at 9 AM. Our host had given us some secret info regarding a third and unpublished gate. This one has free parking but does not open till 9. All other gates open at 7. We got…
Journey to Plitvička Jezera
I didn’t get a chance to post yesterday because the internet was down at our AirBnB. We picked up our rental car in Zagreb around noon. Since we were returning it at the same location the rental car agent gave…
Zagreb is Hot
Zagreb was a nice 92 degrees today. A little too hot for all the outdoor sight seeing we had planed. We headed to the market because we’ve learned from past trips that these can be fun and provide a great…
A Tale of Two Journeys
Today is a travel day and this post was going to be a little light but a certain chain of events occurred involving train tickets. We got to the train station about 45 min before departure, found the platform, and…
Karwendel
We had incredible weather on our last day in Mittenwald! We planned the night before that if the weather was good we would be headed up Karwendel, the nearest mountain. When we were planning this trip I thought it may…
A Hike to Remember
Mittenwald – It was 7 AM when the alarm when off. I looked outside and the sky was clear and I could see the Alps! By 8 we were downstairs being served breakfast. The breakfast was similar to our last…
On to Mittenwald
Devin awoke at 6 and took a hike back to the town to get some more sightseeing in. I took the boring logical route and stayed in bed. Our bed and breakfast served breakfast at 8 and I was there…
German trains!
Our next stop on our journey is Rothenburg. Our journey started at the Munich train station where we learned the German word for delayed. (verspätet) Devin used the helpful info desk to find an alternative train and we boarded. Making…
Munich by Bike
Got up from our long long slumber. 13 hours by Devin’s count. Up and out the door by 8 AM. Apple Strudel/Pastries and coffee for breakfast. Bike tour We had a bike tour starting at 9:30 AM so we set…