Showing posts with label Croatia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Croatia. Show all posts

Monday, January 01, 2007

Signs from the road

Some of our favorites...



[Levin, New Zealand]

[island off Dubrovnik, Croatia]

[near Omaio, New Zealand]



[Texas, U.S.]



[Tennessee, U.S.]



[Paris, France]


[Erbendorf, Germany]


[Bavarian Forest Park, Germany]


[somewhere in Bavaria]


[Nordlingen, Germany]


[Tarragona, Spain]


[Great Torrington, England]


[near St. David's, Wales]


[Levin, New Zealand]


[Singapore]



[Auckland, New Zealand]


[New Mexico, U.S.]


[Picton, New Zealand]



[San Francisco, CA]



[Taiwan]


[Oamaru, New Zealand]


[Hong Kong]


The best sign we weren't allowed to photograph: "Tea-Bagging" (Celestial Seasonings production line, Boulder, CO).

Go to Murray Grainger's Signs of the times for more great signs...

Friday, May 21, 2004

Europe 2004 - Day 25 - Croatia to Austria

  • Bus: Rijeka to Trieste
  • Train: Trieste to Udine
  • Overnight train: Udine to Vienna - reserved seats in sleeper compartment occupied - shared compartment w/sleepy Polish fellow

Thursday, May 20, 2004

Europe 2004 - Day 24 - Croatia

  • Ferry: Mljet to Dubrovnik
  • Overnight ferry: Dubrovnik to Rijeka - another nice Adriatic sunset

Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Europe 2004 - Day 23 - Croatia

  • Ferry: Dubrovnik to Mljet
  • Hiked around island looking for remote beach access - no joy, but nice walk
  • Picnic dinner on hostel's upstairs waterfront patio

  • Björn + Jenny will stay on, visit Plitvice

Tuesday, May 18, 2004

Europe 2004 - Day 22 - Croatia

  • Great outdoor clifftop theatre outside Dubrovnik's old town - were 1 week too early to see Troy here - would have been cool in this setting

  • Narrow alleys of Old Town

  • Nice knocker!

  • Views from atop the city walls

  • Ferry to small island off Dubrovnik - chilled on the western beach...

  • ...no suits or cameras on the southern beach!

  • Had a swim off the eastern shore before ferrying back to Dubrovnik - flashed some fishermen while getting dressed again

Monday, May 17, 2004

Europe 2004 - Day 21 - Croatia

  • Ferry: Vis to Split
  • Bus: Split to Dubrovnik - nice sunset during pit stop in short coastal stretch of Bosnia-Herzegovina

  • Found homestay room among folks @ bus depot

Sunday, May 16, 2004

Europe 2004 - Day 20 - Croatia

  • Bus: Vis town to Komiza on other side of island

  • Boat to Blue Grotto

  • Back to our side of island - walked to a WWII-era British fort

Saturday, May 15, 2004

Europe 2004 - Day 19 - Croatia

  • Walked up to hilltop overlooking Split + coast
  • Split busy! - market day, holiday, + major soccer/football game today
  • Ferry: Split to Vis - walked around our side of the island

Friday, May 14, 2004

Europe 2004 - Day 18 - Rome to Croatia

  • Train: Rome to eastern coastal town of Ancona
  • Ferry: Ancona to Split