Malaysia (Pre Covid 19 - Reminisce My Good Old Days - The 25 Best Places to Visit in Eastern Europe & I) - June 2021

In my preceding posts on " Best Places To Visit & I " series (after watching YouTube, in particular the touropia's travel videos online during the MCO in June 2021), I had posted a selection of pictures taken during my Good Old Days, travelling (backpacking plus package tours) to various countries in Asia & Europe (2006 > 2019) :

1. The 21 Best Places to Visit in South East Asia 
2. The 10 Best Places to Visit in Vietnam
3. The 10 Best Places to Visit in India
4. The 10 Best Places to Visit in Thailand
5. The 25 Best Places to Visit in Asia
6. The 25 Amazing Ruins of the World
7. The 7 Wonders of the World 
8. Travel by Design
9. The Lake / Waterfall & I 
10. The Mountain & I
11. The Bridge & I 
12. The Palace & I 

For this series, I will focus on The 25 Best Places to Visit in Eastern Europe & I (scoring some brownie points here ie visited 18 out of 25 Best Places in Eastern Europe as highlighted in touropia), the 25 Best Places to Visit in Eastern Europe based on touropia's travel video are:

1. Prague, Czech Republic
2. Moscow, Russia
3. Dubrovnik, Croatia
4. Krakow, Poland
5. Saint Petersburg, Russia
6. Transylvania, Romania
7. Tallinn, Estonia
8. Bay of Kotor, Montenegro
9. Budapest, Hungary
10. Lake Bled, Slovenia
11. Kiev, Ukraine (yet to visit)
12. Belgrade, Serbia (yet to visit)
13. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
14. Lake Ohrid, Macedonia
15. Riga, Latvia
16. Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina 
17. Lake Balaton, Hungary (yet to visit)
18. Warsaw, Poland
19. Golden Ring, Russia (yet to visit)
20. Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic
21. Butrint National Park, Albania (yet to visit)
22. Sofia, Bulgaria
23. High Tatras, Slovakia (yet to visit)
24. Minks, Belarus (yet to visit) 
25. Vilnius, Lithuania

Covid-19 Malaysia - Movement Control Order (MCO) ! Stay Home Order (close to 500 days of New Normal life since MCO was implemented in March 2020) ! Balancing one's mental & physical health (daily morning & evening walks, reminiscing my Good Old Days in travelling & journaling my travel blog, watching YouTube & travel videos online & staycation inter-states when travel restrictions are lifted from time to time) ! Indeed, Covid-19 has messed up the whole world ! Life after Covid-19 will no longer be the same ! 

As usual, I had a "know the neighborhood" walk (Wednesday June 30 2021) this morning. Peaceful, quiet & cool ! While doing the morning walk, I met Sam & 2 of his buddies from Sunway - a very pleasant morning indeed getting to know new friends .... an early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day !  

Performing a small act during my evening walk on a gloomy day (Monday June 28 2021) near my neighborhood !  This Photo was taken by a kind Samaritan who enjoyed morning walk near the place of my residence ! 

June 28 2021 - Finally got my Covid-19 Vaccination Digital Certificate after taken my 2nd dose of vaccination from Setia Alam Convention Center, Selangor !

The 18 Best Places in Eastern Europe I had visited during my backpacking years (2009 > 2012 & 2014) & package tours (2017 & 2019) in Europe, a total of 7 visits to Europe during the Spring season in my Good Old Days ..... 

" The Oldtown Charm of Eastern Europe " - behind every travel, these were the pictures of my Good Old Days free & easy travelling & package tour in Eastern Europe (2009 > 2012, 2014, 2017 & 2019):

1) Prague, Czech Republic (June 2017 & May 2009) 

2) Moscow, Russia (May 2009) 

3) Dubrovnik, Croatia (May 2014 & March 2019) 

4) Krakow, Poland (June 2017, May 2010 & 2019)

5) Saint Petersburg, Russia (May 2009)

5) Transylvania, Romania (March 2019)

6) Tallinn, Estonia (May 2009)

7) Bay of Kotor, Montenegro (March 2019)

9) Budapest, Hungary (June 2017 & May 2009)

10) Lake Bled, Slovenia (March 2019)

11) Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia (March 2019)

12) Lake Ohrid, Macedonia (March 2019)

13) Riga, Latvia (May 2009) 

14) Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina (March 2019) 

15) Warsaw, Poland (June 2017 & May 2011) 

16) Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic (May 2009)

17) Sofia, Bulgaria (March 2019 & May 2010) 

18) Vilnius, Lithuania (May 2011)  

KM, keep dreaming ! Dream does not have an expiry date ! Can my "yet to visit" turns into "the world is your oyster & reality" ?  

19) Kiev, Ukraine (yet to visit) 

20) Belgrade, Serbia (yet to visit)

21) Lake Balaton, Hungary (yet to visit)

22) Golden Ring, Russia (yet to visit) 

23) Butrint National Park, Albania (yet to visit)

24) High Tatras, Slovakia (yet to visit)

25) Minks, Belarus (yet to visit)