1st Day Narita→Lake Bled (S) 6th Day Mostar(B)
2nd Day Lake Bled (S),
Postojna (S)
7th Day Plitvicka Jezera(C)
3rd Day Zadar(C) 8th Day Ljubljana(S)
4th Day Trogir(C)、Split(C) 9th &
10th Day
Ljubljana(S)→Narita
5th Day Dubrovnik(C)、Kotor(M) A la Carte Hotels, Meals, People
(S): Slovenia, (C): Croatia,
(M): Montenegro, (B): Bosnia-Herzegovina

Nacionalni Park Plitcicka Jezera (Croatia)
What was the motive of my decision for this 10-day overseas travel? Still unclear, but actually it was impressive in the result.
On the plane back to Japan, a Chinese proverb came out to my mind. "Prune and peach trees never say a word but paths are naturally built under them." (『桃李不言下自成蹊』(桃李ものいはざれども、下おのずから蹊(みち)を成す)
Views, old city towns, a fortress, churches, mosques, people, ..... They were all the peaceful climate of Central Europe.

On the other hand, I felt depressed here and there. Collapsed buildings, bullet marks on the house walls, temporary houses on the way of repair, ..... The conflicts of tribes and religions lasted until recent years and the struggles of supremacy among neighboring countries, those scars closed in on me by force.

Since the day back home, I spent time enough more to arrange about 1,100 pictures taken during the travel with some out-of-focus. More than 150 shots per day for the actual seven days. The big volume was mostly because of the convenience of the two digital cameras, but also of the expression of emotion.

I have been confused to what title to be put for this travelogue. The guidebook of the travel agency names it as "10 Day-Tour around the Four Countries of Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina". It is true, but too long. So, I name this note "10 Days around the Four Countries in Central Europe", though mostly the same.

I am going to carry the trace table of this travel below, and then will show a lot of pictures from the next chapter.
After this picturearrangement, the next will be the travelogue work planning to run in the Zakki-cho Square as the 56th story.

Date Place Itinerary
Sat
Oct 3
Narita ⇀ Frankfurt
Frankfurt ⇀ Graz
Lv. 09:40 LH-0711, Ar. 14:20
Lv. 16:50 LH-3634, Ar. 18:10
To Blejsko jezero by bus
Ar. 21:00
 (Stay Grimm Hotel)
Sun
Oct 4
Blejsko jezero ⇀
Postojnskaa ⇀
Opatija
Blejsko jezero
Blejsko jezero
Postojnska jama
 (Stay: Opatija Hotel)
Postojnska jama
Mon
Oct 5
Opatija ⇀ Zadar
⇀ Trogir
Zadar
Old City of Zadar
 (Stay: Medina Hotel)
Attendant Mr S
and a Guide
Tue
Oct 6
Trogir ⇀ Split ⇀
Dubrovnik
Trogir Island
Trogir Island, Split City
 (Stay: Hotel Petka)
In Split City
Wed
Oct 7
Dubrovnik ⇀ Kotor

⇀ Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik Fortress
Dubrovnik City, Fortress,
Kotor Old Town
 (Stay: Hotel Petka)
Kotor Old Town
Thu
Oct 8
Dubrovnik ⇀ Mostar
⇀ Plitvicka
Stone bridge at Mostar
Mostar Old Town
 (Stay: Belleview Hotel)
The restaurant owner was a companion of Mr Osim
Fri
Oct 9
Plitvicka
Plitvicka
Plitvicka jezera
 (Stay: Belleview Hotel)
Plitvicka
Sat
Oct 10
Plitvicka ⇀
Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana City
 (Stay: Ljubljana Resort)
Ljubljana
Sun
Oct 1111(日)
Ljubljana ⇀ Graz
Graz ⇀ Munich
08:30 by bus
12:50-13:50 LH-3643
15:40 LH-0714
  (Stay: on the plane)
Mon
Oct 12)
Ar. Narita 10:20
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October 3, 1st Day
Narita ⇀ Frankfurt ⇀ Graz ⇀Blejsko jezero

Today in fact, our tour left a footprints at the four countries for one day. They are Narita (Japan), Frankfurt (Germany), Graz (Austria), and Blejsko jezero (Slovenia).

Until the hotel near Blejsko jezero, it took 20 hours in total with the waiting time for transfer. For our couple, a whole day and night because we got up at 5:30 at home in Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture this morning.

The jumbo jet plane from Narita Airport
At Frankfurt Airport
Genuine taste of beer with Frankfurt sausage
On a small jet plane to Graz
Near Austria
1st Day (Here) 2nd Day >
1st Day Narita→Lake Bled (S) 6th Day Mostar(B)
2nd Day Lake Bled (S),
Postojna (S)
7th Day Plitvicka Jezera(C)
3rd Day Zadar(C) 8th Day Ljubljana(S)
4th Day Trogir(C)、Split(C) 9th &
10th Day
Ljubljana(S)→Narita
5th Day Dubrovnik(C)、Kotor(M) A la Carte Hotels, Meals, People
(S): Slovenia, (C): Croatia,
(M): Montenegro, (B): Bosnia-Herzegovina
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