2018 Euro Alpine Trip Blog

mjn77 · 07-24-2018, 02:33 PM

No! Slovenia is not a 3rd world country with gravel roads!!

mjn77 · 07-24-2018, 04:13 PM

The view from hotel entrance;

mjn77 · 07-24-2018, 04:14 PM

Rest day tomorrow. Only driving i might do is to check the location of the ferry port for Thursday.

EL Jeffe 5 · 07-25-2018, 08:47 AM

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No! Slovenia is not a 3rd world country with gravel roads!!

who would ever think that
may need take map out and travel more often

DeeKay · 07-25-2018, 09:15 AM

Wow nice and detailed blog! I love these annual road trips and as part of our family holiday for the summer we aim for Italy. This year southern Tuscany just 100 km north of Rome.

So the trip this year has been amazing and long from Copenhagen, through Germany, Austria and the alps and into Italy - first stop around lake Garda for a night and a dinner and then on to Tuscany.

Yesterday we had a day and evening stop in Rome - around 2.100 kilometres from home

Brake_Late · 07-25-2018, 01:19 PM

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No! Slovenia is not a 3rd world country with gravel roads!!

Slovenia not Slovakia

mjn77 · 07-25-2018, 03:10 PM

Had a relaxing day off with a mud bath at Soline Bay.

mjn77 · 07-25-2018, 03:12 PM

Then went to Citta Vecchio for food.

mjn77 · 07-25-2018, 04:07 PM

Made a mistake with the timetable for the ferry off the island! I was reading the times for the reverse direction!

So instead of aiming for the 9.45am ferry......it’s the 7.45am ferry!!!

Shit! That is a 5.30am alarm!

mjn77 · 07-26-2018, 01:26 AM

Well, here we are, at the ferry port.

Ferry due in 20 mins.

mjn77 · 07-26-2018, 03:09 AM

On the ferry.....

OOliver · 07-26-2018, 04:15 AM

Nice! Thanks for sharing.

mjn77 · 07-26-2018, 04:35 AM

Time for another ferry! This time from Rab back to the mainland.

mjn77 · 07-26-2018, 04:36 AM

Once on the mainland, we’ve three mountain passes before we go on the Adriatic highway to Reijka for the hotel.

mjn77 · 07-26-2018, 11:26 AM

After arriving at Senj we headed east up into the mountains.

mjn77 · 07-26-2018, 11:27 AM

mjn77 · 07-26-2018, 01:44 PM

Tonight’s feast....

mjn77 · 07-27-2018, 12:46 AM

Day 7, back north through Slovenia and into Austria.

dsmclark · 07-27-2018, 06:37 AM

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Is this Ham wrapped around egg? it looks delicious either way! What was it called?

mjn77 · 07-27-2018, 06:53 AM

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Is this Ham wrapped around egg? it looks delicious either way! What was it called?

Smokedbacon and cheese wrapped in pork.

mjn77 · 07-28-2018, 12:05 AM

So, yesterday is left Croatia behind and headed to Austria via Slovenia. This involved the Vrsic pass in Slovenia and then the Wurzenpass on the Slovenian / Austria border. The top of the pass is the actual border.

More animals casually sleeping in the road at the top of Vrsic.

The view from the hotel

The food;

The restaurant was a short walk further up a mountain;

Today we head for Germany and continue our way home.

mjn77 · 07-28-2018, 03:24 AM

Stuck at the top of the Nocky due to cows blocking the road!

07-24-2018, 02:33 PM	#23
mjn77 Colonel 1445 Rep 2,043 Posts Drives: E90 M3 LCI Jerez Black Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Herts, UK iTrader: (2) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [10.00]	No! Slovenia is not a 3rd world country with gravel roads!!
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mjn77 Colonel 1445 Rep 2,043 Posts Drives: E90 M3 LCI Jerez Black Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Herts, UK iTrader: (2) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [10.00]	Day 7, back north through Slovenia and into Austria.
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