Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Europe (Pearls of the Balkans & Adriatic) March 2019 - KM's Photo Gallery- One for the Albumn


" The Best Moments of our Tour Group's Travelling Days in Balkans & The Adriatic - 18-31 March 2019 "

" Good Times Come & Go, but the Memories will last Forever "

" A bed & breakfast traveler or backpacker, challenges everywhere. A package tour traveler, guiding all the way. A frequent flyer, seeing a bit here & there "

KM's Photo Galley, One for the Album - A big Thank You to our Tour Leader, Ricc & all the tour members who had kindly posted a number of pictures taken from their mobile phones & cameras to the Balkan Chat Group ….. now sharing these pictures for your reading pleasure ! 

1) Ricc Lee, Sri Americas Tour Leader for this 15 days Balkan trips (17-31 March 2019) - A big thank you to Ricc for his untiring efforts in looking after our group (including food & hotel stays) throughout the trip ! Also thanks to our Croatian driver for his professionalism in driving us around safely to all the places of interests in Balkans for 15 days !  All of us had a excellent RTM (Rehat, Tidur & Makan ie 7-8 hours of rest & sleep in cozy hotels & savoring a variety of Balkans food & Chinese meals) & wonderful time in Balkans despite a tight travel itinerary ie morning calls, late evening hotels check-in & at times long bus rides and 7-8 border crossings ! A real test of our mental & physical strength as most of our tour members are retirees & senior citizens but after the 15 days visit and seeing the best of Balkans, I believe the outcome of this trip was fabulous & "delicious" ! 


2) Group pictures taken in our Balkan tour - hope you all still can recognise the background of these pictures ! 


3) Charlie Angels from Malaysia in Balkans 


4) Makan Makan (Eating) in Balkans - Western & Chinese meals to your delight especially when you are hungry & the weather is cold ! Once seated, all of us were eagerly waiting for our food to be served ! No victory signs until the food are served, am I right ? Don't expect suckling pig, Peking duck, cod fish in your dinner menu unless you order in advance & pay your own (PYO) ! Also, If you enjoy drinking beer or wine, these drinks are on your own expense !


4) One for the album - contributions from our tour members & thank you all ! Never mind some of us dressed like Michael Jackson, Count Dracula, Bollywood Stars, My Fair Ladies, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh or models of a Fashion Parade .... but we all looked jubitant & in high spirits every day throughout the visit, anxiously waiting for the next "best to come" tourist attractions in Balkans to admire & appreciate ! 

Who is this Darkie fellow underneath a Slovenian National flag - Standing Tall ! 
Make a guess the name of this country as shown in this flag ? Montenegro ? A red shirt man with a red flag !
Beaming with smiles ! This young man is same age with me  ! Both are 69 going on to 70 next year ! 
This couple loves pilgrimage tours - happy smiling ! 
The Travel Blogger & his 3 Charlie Angels from Malaysia Boleh
Mr Yap with his wife & a pink umbrella - natural smiles ! 
Mr Loke & our Tour Guide - Sweet memory ! 

My Good Old Days Backpacking in Balkans & Adriatic (2010, 2011 & 2014) 



1) Dubrovnik, Croatia (2014)


2) Tirana, Albania (2014)


3) Skopje, Macedonia (2014)


4) Podgorica, Montenegro (2014)


5) Chisinau, Moldova (2014)


6) Pristina, Kosovo (2014)



7) Ljubljana, Slovenia (2011)


8) Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina (2011)


9) Zagreb, Croatia (2011)


10) Bucharest, Romania (2010 & 2014) 

Botanical Garden, Bucharest, Romania

11) Sofia, Bulgaria (2010 & 2014)

Sofia Train Station (Bulgaria) 

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