Travel planning

In anticipation of our trip later this year to Europe, for the world dog show in Bratislava, I have been researching the places we are going to, so that we maximise our stay in each place.

The picture above is of the Grand Place , in Brussels which in August each year has a carpet of flowers (about 700,000 begonias) laid out for several days. It looks spectacular. It wont be there when we are, but Brussels is always a wonderful visit for a couple of days.

Then we are going somewhere new - Dubrovnik in Croatia - it's at the bottom of the map


It is supposed to be a spectacular place along side the Adriatic, so hopefully lots of great seafood and a chance to try some new Croatian wine. It is also a world Heritage site like the Grand Place in Brussels - so 2 for 2, so far.

Our Hilton hotel is just outside the old wall and is supposed to be very nice and the old town is well worth exploring, according to all I have read.

Then we go to the show in Bratislava (its about 1 hours drive East of Vienna) and apart from meeting up with friends and perhaps a quick city tour, most of our time will be spent at the show. According to the guide books, Bratislava does not have a lot of "must not miss" items. We will spend a day in Vienna and that's another of my favorite European capitals...I have many!