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Blog Summary

Greece (30 April - 19 May 2022)
30 April 2022 - On our way to Greece
1 May 2022 - Athens Day 1 - Athens City Walk, Agora, Acropolis, etc.
2 May 2022 - Athens Day 2 -  Athens during a bank holiday (May Day)
3 May 2022 - Athens Day 3 - Acropolis Museum & National Archeology Museum
4 May 2022 - The Island of Hydra (Day 1)
5 May 2022 - Hydra (Day 2)
6 May 2022 - Ferry, Bus, Van, Car...travel from Hydra to Delphi
7 May 2022 - Delphi
8 May 2022 - Olympia
9 May 2022 - Kardamyli via Pyros Dirou Caves & Kastania...but not THE Kastania
10 May 2022 - Kardamyli Touring (more like trekking)
11 May 2022 - Mani Peninsula Drive
12 May 2022 - Monemvasia, AKA The Rock
13 May 2022 - Nafpolio via Mystras
14 May 2022 - Nafplio
15 May 2022 - Nafplio with day trip to Mycenae and Epidavros
16 May 2022 - Drive to Athens & Return Rental Car
17 May 2022 - Santorini Day 1
18 May 2022 - Santorini Day 2
19 May 2022 - Santorini (Day 3) & Fly to Sofia, Bulgaria

Bulgaria (20 - 29 May 2022)
20 May 2022 - Sofia, Bulgaria
21 May 2022 - Sapareva Banya via 7 Rila Lakes
22 May 2022 - Plovdiv via Rila Monastery
23 - 24 May 2022 - Plovdiv
25 May 2022 - Veliko Tarnovo via Kazanlak (Thracian tomb), a "flying saucer", Shipka Pass, Golden Domed Church, and Tryavna
26 May 2022 - Veliko Tarnovo
27 May 2022 - Burgas via Arbanasi (Nativity Church)
28 May 2022 - Varna via Nessebar
29 May 2022 - Varna

Romania (30 May - 9 June 2022)
30 May 2022 - Bucharest, Romania, via Madara Horsemen
31 May - 1 June 2022 - Bucharest
2 - 3 June 2022 - Sinaia
4 June 2022 - Brasov via Prejmer Fortified Church & Bran (Dracula's) Castle
5 June 2022 - Brasov
6 June 2022 - Sighisoara via Viscri Fortified Church
7 June 2022 - Sighetu Marmatiei via Bârsana, Văleni, & Călinești (Maramures Joyriding)
8 June 2022 - Sibiu via Merry Cemetery & Săpânța Peri Monastery Church
9 June 2022 - Sibiu

Bulgaria (10 June 2022)
10 June 2022 - Ruse, Bulgaria

Austria (11 - 14 June 2022)
11 June - Vienna, Austria via Sofia, Bulgaria
12 June - Vienna Day 1 - Street Tram Tour & City Walking Tour
13 June - Vienna Day 2 - Vienna Opera House Tour, Imperial Treasury Vienna, & Vienna General Hospital
14 June - Vienna Day 3 - Belvedere Palace (Art Museum) & Mariahilfer Strasse Stroll

Croatia (15 - 27 June 2022)
15 June - Zagreb, Croatia via Bratislava, Slovakia
16 June - Zagreb, Croatia
17 June - Zagreb Market & Plitvice National Park
18 - 19 June -Split
20 - 21 June - Korčula
22 - 24 June - Hvar
25 June - The Sights Between Korčula and Dubrovnik
​26 - 27 June - Dubrovnik

Montenegro (28 June 2022)
28 June - Bay of Kotor, Montenegro and Cavtat, Croatia

Croatia (29 June - 2 July 2022)
29 June - Dubrovnik
30 June - Opatija
1 July - Rovinj via Istria's Hill Towns
2 July - Pula & Rovinj

Slovenia (3 - 9 July 2022)
3 July - Lake Bled, Slovenia via Piran & Skocjan Caves
4 July - Lake Bled
5 July - Ljubljana via Drive through Julian Alps
6 July - Day 1 - Ljubljana
7 July - Day 2 - Ljubljana
8 July - Prevalje via Logarska Dolina and Panoramic Drive
9 July - Ptuj via Maribor

Slovakia (10 - 16 July 2022)
10 - 12 July - Bratislava, Slovakia
13 July - Žilina via Senec, Bojnice Castle, and Čičmany Village
14 July - Prešovský kraj via Súľov Rocks, & Salaš Krajinka
15 July - Prešovský kraj (The Hike)
16 July - Košice via Kežmarok, Levoča , & Spiš Castle

​Hungary (17 - 29 July 2022)
17 - 18 July - Eger
19 July - Leányfalu via Gödöllő Palace & Szentendre
20 July - Pécs via Visegrad & Esztergom Basilica
21 July - Pécs
22 July - Sopron
23 July - Travel to Budapest
24 July - Budapest Day 1: Leopoldo town walk & Andrássy út walk
25 July - Budapest Day 2: Great synagogue & Jewish quarter walk
26 July - Budapest Day 3: Pest town center walk & Horizont Brewery Tour
27 July - Budapest Day 4: Memento Park, Hero Square, & City Park
28 July - Budapest Day 5: House of Terror, Elizabeth Park, & Pinball Museum
29 July - Budapest Day 6: - Pest town center walk (Part 2) & Castle Hill walk

Poland (30 July - 15 August 2022)
30 July - Travel to Kraków Poland
31 July - Kraków Day 1: Sukiennice 19th Century Polish Art Gallery
1 August - Kraków Day 2: Rynek Underground Museum, Kraków's Old Town Walk, & Wawel Hill Walk
2 August - Kraków Day 3: Kazimierz Walk (Old Jewish Quarter)
​3 August - Kraków Day 4 - Auschwitz and Birkenau
4 August - Kraków Day 5: Schindler Factory
5 August - Travel to Warsaw
6 August - Warsaw Day 1: Craft Beer Pub Crawl
7 August - Warsaw Day 2: Royal Way Walk, Old Town Walk, & Chopin Concert
8 August - Warsaw Day 3: Jewish Warsaw Walking Tour & Museum of the History of Polish Jews
9 August - Gdańsk via Malbork Castle
10 August - Gdańsk Day 1: Gdańsk Walk
11 August - Gdańsk Day 2: Museum of the Second World War
12 August - Gdańsk Day 3: Gdynia, Sopot, & Westerplatte
13 August - Wrocław via Poznań
14 August - Wrocław Day 1: Old Town Walking Tour
15 August - Wrocław Day 2: Islands Walk & Centennial Park Walk

Czech Republic (16 - 27 August 2022)
16 August - Prague, Czech Republic via Church of Peace at Swidnica (Poland) & Kutná Hora (Czech Republic)
17 August - Prague Day 1: Old Town, Charles Bridge, and Beer Gardens
18 August - Prague Day 2:  Jewish Quarter, Vyšehrad, River Vltava Sunset
19 August - Prague Day 3:  Prague Castle, Lesser Town
20 August - Český Krumlov Day 1:  Rainy Day Blues and Brews
​21 August - Český Krumlov - Day 2
22 - 23 August - Třeboň, then Trebic via Slavonice & Telč
24 August - Morning Tour of Třebíč, then Drive to Mikulov
25 August - Brief Tour of Mikoluv, then Hike to Pavlov (Think Wine)
26 August - Olomouc via Kroměříž
27 August - Olomouc

Poland (28 - 29 August 2022)
28 August - Krakow via Wieliczka Salt Mine
29 August - Krakow ("Awaiting Transportation")

England (30 August - 1 September 2022)
30 August - Southampton, England

Voyage Home (2 - 17 September 2022)
2 - 17 September - ​Enchanted Princess Transatlantic Cruise