Final stop in Croatia: Dubrovnik

    Old town center of Dubrovnik

                             Walking around the old town wall

    The view from the wall

  

                            Loving the streets of Dubrovnik

    Latte and Jazz post dinner

    Rector's Palace

    Church of St. Blaise

    The night view of Stradun, main street of old town

    Dubrovnik
    Dubrovnik was one of those places where I never wanted to leave... beautiful architecture,
    warm weather, friendly people and delicious food! The old town is definitely filled with lots of
    tourists during the day and it can get very crowded, but after most tourists leave the town, the
    whole town comes live at night with brightly lit streets, musical performance and outdoor cafes
    where locals and tourist can relax listening to jazz musicians... This place has a soft spot in my
    heart and hopefully we can stay even longer next time we visit!

Split

    Split
    A busy port city of Croatia is located about three hours from Plitvice Lakes. We decided to stay
    here for 2 nights before moving on to Dubrovnik. One of the main reasons why we visited Split
    was to see the Palace of Diocletian, which is one of the largest and best-preserved structure
    from Roman Empire. Palace of Diocletian was more like a huge complex of apartments, stores and
    restaurants and it was fun to explore the maze of tiny streets. Split had tons of great seafood
    restaurants offering the catch of the day. Exploring the Palace and walking along the harbour was
    fun during the day and at night we enjoyed free concerts in the square by unique musicians from
    around the world.

Next stop: Plitvice Lakes

    A field near Apartment Kristina

                             Kristina's adorable and sweet dog

    Plitvice Lakes

    One of many small waterfalls

    Plitvice Lakes
    This was on top of my list while visiting Croatia. I've seen so many beautiful photos of this
    place and it did NOT disappoint in person. You probably would need at least one full day to see
    most of the upper and lower lakes. There were lots of tourists, including us to walk through
    narrow walkways from one lake to the next, but that didn't stop us from enjoying the beautiful
    scenery. Wish we had planned a couple of more days to just relax in a country side. The family
    who owned Apartment Kristina was extremely friendly and we would love to go back to stay with
    them again.

Frist stop in Croatia: Motovun

    Motovun

    Bella Vista Apartment

                           Entering the town square

    The church on the top of the hill

    Pasta with white truffle sauce

    Filet Mignon with white truffle sauce

    Truffle cheese plate

    Close up of the truffles
   
    Motovun
    A Medieval hilltop village in Istria region of Croatia, has a spectacular 360 view of the beautiful
    surrounding landscape. Truffles and wine are well known in this area so we devoured our dinner
    prepared with white truffles. Looking down from top made me feel so far removed from the rest of
    the world... Wish we had a couple of more days just enjoying the beautiful scenery, truffles and
    wine.

Kremna rezina

    Bled cream cake  
    The puff pastry, vanilla and custard cream dessert that's popular in central-European countries is
    also the dessert to try in Bled, Slovenia. We tried this dessert at the restaurant in Bled Castle. The
    crispy puff pastry on the outside is light and airy and the cream inside is not too sweet. For me
    personally, there was way too much cream versus the puff pastry. I still think it's worth trying once
    if you're in Bled.

Slovenia the Beautiful~

    Lake Bled

    Bled Castle

                             Predjama Castle

                            Skocjan Cave

    A narrow bridge about 130ft above Reka River inside of the cave

    Surreal experience walking down the edge of the cave

    Vintgar Gorge, the most beautiful hiking trail

 

     Slovenia 

     I was not interested in going to Slovenia at first, but my husband had suggested it. The few photos

     that I've seen looked nice, but it wasn't enough to get me excited. As soon as we arrived in Bled, I
     realized how wrong I was. This place was just like a fairy tale. A beautiful lake with a small island
     in the center and a Castle situated on top of the cliff. The town of Bled was so peaceful with
     friendly people which made huge groups of tour buses bearable. We stayed in Bled for 4 days and
     did daily excursions on our own via rental car. Everywhere we went in Slovenia was just beautiful
     and so serene... maybe it's because we avoided big cities. Slovenia has a special place in my heart
     and I can't wait to go back again~!

Bermuda, an overlooked island

    Horseshoe Bay

    Tobacco Bay

    Tobacco Bay

    St. Peter's Church (the oldest Anglican Church in western hemisphere)

    Town center of St. George's

    Unfinished Church

    Bermuda
    I've been itching to travel for a while and work's been really crazy so we decided to take a long
    weekend trip to somewhere close to NY. We decided on Bermuda and what a beautiful island it
    is! The flights were really cheap from NY and it only took us hour and half to get there (so
    close!). Hotels were really expensive so we decided to rent an apartment from
    bermudarentals.com in St. George's town (Unesco Heritage Site). We loved the apartment and the
    town that we stayed in. It was a short walk to town center, restaurants, ferry terminal and the bus
    stop. There are no car rentals in Bermuda so we decided just take the buses to go around the island.
    You can rent scooters, but since we've never tried riding one before so we played safe. Exploring
    the island via bus was a great idea. We were able to see lot of different places and it was definitely
    an easy way to travel. Also, out of all Carribean islands we've visited, we felt that Bermuda was the
    safest. I would definitely go back sooner than later.