Helsinki, Finland - The Helsinki C (Central Railway Station) is always the jumping off point of central Helsinki. |
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In August 2016 I flew to Serbia and Slovenia for over 3 weeks. This included a week in Serbia, 2 weeks in Slovenia, and a layover in Helsinki, Finland... More coming soon...
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Helsinki, Finland - The Helsinki C (Central Railway Station) is always the jumping off point of central Helsinki. |
Helsinki, Finland - The Uspenskin katedraali (Uspenski Cathedral) was built in 1868 and has a good vantage point over Helsinki. |
Helsinki, Finland - Havis Amanda (the mermaid statue) with a view of the port. |
Helsinki, Finland - When in Finland, enjoy a reindeer burger. |
Helsinki, Finland - Mannerheiminie is the main business shopping street in Helsinki. |
Helsinki, Finland - The 40 metre (130 feet) Finnair SkyWheel along the waterfront. |
Helsinki, Finland - View of Helsinki from the top of the Finnair SkyWheel. |
Belgrade, Serbia - The view from my hotel overlooking Trg Slavija (Slavija Square), at the intersections of Kralja Milana, Beogradska, Makenzijeva, Svetosavska, Bulevar oslobođenja, Deligradska and Nemanjina streets. OK, I didn't really expect you to read all of that. |
Belgrade, Serbia - Trg republike (Republic Square) is the central meeting point referred to as 'kod konja' ('at The Horse'). The Prince Mihailo Monument is in honor of him liberating Serbia. |
Belgrade, Serbia - Dom Narodne Skupštine (House of the National Assembly) is the center of the Serbian Parliament. |
Belgrade, Serbia - Hram svetog Save (Church of St. Sava) is still under construction and the inside needs some work. Construction started in 1935 and also 1985, it's a long story. |
Belgrade, Serbia - Beogradska tvrđava (Belgrade Fortress) from the 7th century has many gates, including the Stambol Gate with the clock tower. |
Belgrade, Serbia - Me in the Belgrade Fortress, at the the confluence of the Sava River and the Danube. |
Belgrade, Serbia - Like I said, lots of gates. This is the Zindan Gate. |
Novi Sad, Serbia - Spectacular view from my hotel room of this lovely city, despite it being the 2nd largest city in Serbia. |
Novi Sad, Serbia - The Vladičanski dvor (Bishop's Palace) is yet another beautiful building in the pedestrian zone. |
Novi Sad, Serbia - Completed in 1780, Petrovaradinska tvrđava (Petrovaradin Fortress) is high above the Danube overlooking the city. |
Novi Sad, Serbia - The delightful Trg Slobode (Liberty Square) includes the city hall building. |
Novi Sad, Serbia - In case you haven't noticed, I really like this city. So where is everyone? |
Sremski Karlovci, Serbia - Around the tree filled Trg Branka Radičevića (central square) of this historic town are many 18th and 19th century buildings. |
Sremski Karlovci, Serbia - The city and Danube from the Duško Trifunović (poet) Viewpoint. Hey! Down in front! |
Belgrade, Serbia - Statue of Marshal Josip Broz Tito, the President of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. |
Belgrade, Serbia - The Kuća cveća (House of Flowers) is the mausoleum for Marshal Josip Broz Tito (1892–1980). In 2014 I saw his birthplace in Kumrovec, Croatia, so I guess this completes my Tito Trek. |
Belgrade, Serbia - The Muzej Nikole Tesle (Nikola Tesla Museum) contains many of his artifacts, along with his ashes. |
Belgrade, Serbia - 24 Yugo sightings! Most of them red. From 1978-2008, there were 794,428 cars made. So, I still have more to find... |
Kamnik, Slovenia - From the 11th century, Kamnik is one of the oldest towns in Slovenia. |
Kranj, Slovenia - The Glavni trg (Main Square) is at the heart of the well-preserved medieval old town. |
Škofja Loka, Slovenia - The Kapucinski most (Cappuchin Bridge), the oldest preserved bridge in Slovenia from the 14th century, crosses the Selca Sora river. |
Radovljica, Slovenia - It's called 'Portrait of a Traveler', artist unknown. I could look at this for hours. |
Radovljica, Slovenia - Linhartov trg (Linhart Square) is the core of one of the best preserved Medieval old towns in Slovenia. |
Bled, Slovenia - Almost my hotel view, right on Lake Bled. Enjoy a Kremna rezina (cream cake) while you are there. Yea, you know what I'm talkin' about. |
Bled, Slovenia - Incredible scenary during the 5 kilometre (3 mile) walk around Lake Bled. Including the Blejski grad (Bled Castle) and Blejski otok (Bled Island). |
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia - The Cerkev Device Marije Vnebovzete (Church of the Assumption) on the town's square is from the 14th century. |
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia - Driving through the Soča Valley in the Julian Alps . |
Bovec, Slovenia - Panaramic mountain views abound in the Julian Alps while driving the 50 hairpin turns of the 1611 metre (5285 foot) Vršič Pass. |
Predjama, Slovenia - A must see sight in Slovenia, the grad Predjama (Castle) was built in 1570. Hey, they only had to build 1 wall, how hard could that be? |
Postojna, Slovenia - Postojnska jama (Postojna Cave) is another must see sight, and it includes a 3.5 kilometre (2.2 mile) train ride deep into the cave. |
Piran, Slovenia - Tartinijev trg (Tartini Square) includes the Občinska palača (Town Hall) in this beautiful town. |
Piran, Slovenia - One of the few towns in Slovenia on the Adriatic Sea, Piran is on a peninsula jutting out into the sea. |
Piran, Slovenia - From the top of the town wall built in 1470, you can see the narrow medieval streets that make walking the town so interesting. |
Izola, Slovenia - On the Adriatic Sea, Izola has more of a Mediterranean fishing village feel then the other Slovenian towns on the sea. |
Koper, Slovenia - The big Slovenian city on the Adriatic Sea (24000 people), it is a port city, more modern, with a small old town. |
Park Škocjanske jame, Slovenia - The highlight of Škocjanske jame (Škocjan Caves) is the 3.5 kilometre (2.2 mile) long, 60 metre (197 foot) wide, and over 140 metre (460 foot) high canyon. Think underground Grand Canyon. |
Kozarišče, Slovenia - Grad Snežnik (Snežnik Castle) built in the 13th century is just one of many castles through out Slovenia. |
Turjak, Slovenia - What'd I tell you? Grad Turjak (Turjak Castle) is also from the 13th century. |
Žužemberk, Slovenia - Nope, different castle. You know the drill by now. Grad Žužemberk (Žužemberk Castle) from the 13th century, along the Krka River. |
Celje, Slovenia - You wouldn't know by looking, but this is Slovenia's third largest city. |
Celje, Slovenia - View of the city and Savinja River from the 14th century castle. |
Maribor, Slovenia - The second largest city in Slovenia, this is the pretty Glavni trg (Main Square) with the Rotovž (City Hall) taking center stage. |
Maribor, Slovenia - Lots of incredible architecture, including Grad Mariborski (Maribor Castle) on the left in Grajski trg (Castle Square). |
Ptuj, Slovenia - Founded in 69 A.D. along the banks of the Drava River, Ptuj is the oldest city in Slovenia. I guess back then they only had 1 vowel. |
Lendava, Slovenia - The Stolp Vinarium (Vinarium Tower) stands at 53.5 metres (176 feet) and offers views of Slovenia, Hungary, Austria and Croatia. Been there, been there, been there, and been there... |
Velenje, Slovenia - Slovenia's fifth-largest city, and home to the well preserved 13th century Velenjski grad (Velenje Castle). They sure were busy building in the 13th century. |
Idrija, Slovenia - This town had the 2nd largest mercury mine in the world at one time. Ooh, shiny! |
Ljubljana, Slovenia - Great view of the town centre and the Tromostovje (Triple Bridge) crossing the Ljubljanica River. Also, a great spot to be on their webcam. |
Ljubljana, Slovenia - Vodnjak treh kranjskih rek (Fountain of the Three Carniolan Rivers) in Mestni trg (Town Hall Square). |
Ljubljana, Slovenia - A view of the city from one of the towers in Ljubljanski grad (Ljubljana Castle). |
Ljubljana, Slovenia - The Zmajski most (Dragon Bridge). Legend is Jason was the founder of Ljubljana, and he and his Argonauts killed a dragon. Pretty small dragon if you ask me. |
Ljubljana, Slovenia - Prešernov trg (Prešeren Square) and the Tromostovje (Triple Bridge) crossing the Ljubljanica River is the heart of the lively old town, even at night. |
Ljubljana, Slovenia - A hearty meal of Slovenian meat. This ain't my first rodeo... |
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