A wonderful place. Great coastline and the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. A UNESCO world heritage site with Venetian works of defence, Roman ruins, rich history +++
Interesting Sea Organ which uses sea waves and tubes to create random sounds
Submarine boats
Rather sad looking Yellow-legged Gull
9th Century Byzantine Church St Donatus
Our ship The Allura …
Norwegian ship beside The Allura
Well safely aboard this spectacular ship. July 18, 2025 marked the launching of this new ship. 1200 passengers and 800 crew from 61 countries. More about this amazing ship to follow. Spent the first day aboard just relaxing ….
Sunset along the Croatian coast
Glimpses on ship
A few last pics from Trieste
Breakfast at Forum Boutique hotel
Sunset at Trieste
Of the many things to see in Trieste Castillo di Miramare or Miramare castle is amongst the best. On a very hot day, we took the bus to the castle and taxi back. Known for the castle, tropical trees and plants, cliffs, marina and more. What follows is only a very small slice of the pie.
The Superyacht seized by Italian authorities in 2022. Belonging to Russian billionaire Andrea Melnichenko. Worth C$ 852 million. The yacht is anchored in Trieste. A super Tesla on water.
Great statuary, clothed and unclothed.
European Shag. A species of cormorant. In decline.
Much more common European Robin
Some of the Marina
Just 2 days to spend here. The maritime gateway for northern Italy, Germany, Austria and Central Europe and home to about 200,000 residents.
Italian wall lizard
Never ceasing to amaze me, I’m enjoying every day. More photos of the Lake Bled tour and Ljubljana and its sights.
The church on the island
Atop at the castle
Boat ride over to the church
Dragon bridge
Locks on bridge
A bird spotted. To show the full power of Artificial Intelligence I will show this example. I do not use AI for my photos, but I could not resist this amazing technology as an IDENTIFIED assist. The first photo is the original shot … can you see the bird in the grass?
The next step is to cut out the bird …
Of course it’s behind grass and way out of focus …
And then the magic of AI and you see a Gray Wagtail
Hooded Crow again using AI to assist
And me … thanks Norma!
A wonderful place. Great coastline and the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. A UNESCO world heritage site with Venetian works ...
