Month: July - September
Cost for two: 210,540INR
Destinations: Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia
Essentials:
Book your visa appointment at the earliest for your trip. No need to pay online or fill any form to book an appointment. We followed the guideline for applying for Schengen Visa. To get an entry in Croatia, you need multiple entry visa. So you need Schengen visa with multiple entries. We have a horrible experience with Czech Embassy, London. Even though we mentioned everywhere that we need multiple entry visa they gave us a single entry visa for less number of days. Because of this, we had to shell out another 50 pounds to apply for Croatian visa again.
Destinations: Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia
Essentials:
- Umbrellas
- Beachwear
- Splitwise app to make note of all expenses.
- Local transport apps.
- Sunscreen lotion.
- Carry more hard cash.
- Free walking tours recommended at all the places. Those tours help you to get familiar with the places as well know their history.
- Learn some local language.
- Know the local supermarkets.
- Book your stays with Airbnb.
Book your visa appointment at the earliest for your trip. No need to pay online or fill any form to book an appointment. We followed the guideline for applying for Schengen Visa. To get an entry in Croatia, you need multiple entry visa. So you need Schengen visa with multiple entries. We have a horrible experience with Czech Embassy, London. Even though we mentioned everywhere that we need multiple entry visa they gave us a single entry visa for less number of days. Because of this, we had to shell out another 50 pounds to apply for Croatian visa again.
Destination 1: Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic, is bisected by the Vltava River.
Currency 1 Czech Koruna = 3.09 INR
Apartment: Cosy Apartment
Our flight got delayed with Lufthansa. Reaching Prague, we booked a shuttle to Prague Metro to Národní trída where we had booked our stay with Airbnb apartment. You can explore Prague with trams. Daily pass is convenient for the transport. Install DPP Prague Transport official app to check the tram routes.
Must try:
- Trdlo ice cream
- Raclette(potato street food)
Areas to cover: Wenceslas Square, Old Town Square, Prague Castle, Charles Bridge, Clementinum and more in the images below.
Things to do: Segway and climb Petrin Tower.
Destination 2: Budapest, Hungary’s capital, is bisected by the River Danube. Its 19th-century Chain Bridge connects the hilly Buda district with flat Pest.
Currency: 1 Hungarian Forint(HUF) = 0.25 INR
Apartment: Luxury Design Apartment
Flight from Prague to Budapest.
Things to do in Budapest:
- Visit all the sculptures.
- Shopping can be comparatively cheaper here.
- Greek food from Kerkyra
Note: In Budapest, the water from fountains are safe and fine to drink.
Major sites:
- Danube Promenade
- Municipal Concert Hall
- Gresham Palace
- Academy of Hungarian Sciences
- St. Stephen’s Basilica
- Chain Bridge
- Castle District
- Royal Palace
- Matthias Church
- Fisherman Bastion
- Gellért hill
- Liberty Statue
- Citadel
- Elisabeth bridge
- Margaret Island
- Buda hills Parliament
- Buda Castle
- Rudas Bath
Budapest to Lubljana by Flixbus. In Slovenia, you can rent a car with Holiday Autos to visit places internally. It is convenient to drive in the city.
Currency: Currency 1 Euro = 79.36 INR
Apartment: Cozy and spacious. I won't recommend this apartment. The dishwasher was not working. The living room sofa is not suitable to sleep comfortably. The kitchen was filthy.
Supermarket: Lidl
Weather: It was raining heavily in Slovenia at this time.
Things to know: You need Urbana travel card to use the transport here.
Lunch/Dinner:
Places must visit:
Destination 4: Zagreb, Croatia’s northwestern capital, is distinguished by its 18th- and 19th-century Austro-Hungarian architecture.
Currency: 1 Kuna = 10.69 INR
Apartment: Magnus Central Zagreb
Things to know:
Places to visit:
Destination 5: Split is the second-largest coastal city of Croatia and the largest city of the region of Dalmatia.
Apartment: Modern Apartment
Destination 6: Hvar is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast, lying between the islands of Brač, Vis and Korčula.
Apartment: Apartment Huci
Things to do: Take a Blue Cave Tour by Atlas.
Final Destination: Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea.
Ferry from Hvar to Dubrovnik.
Apartment: Magical Sunset place, recommended.
Lunch/Dinner:
- Abi falafel restaurant
- The Wok restaurant
- Cacao Ice creams
- Slovenian Wines
Places must visit:
- Triple Bridge looks pretty at night.
- Preseren Square (Ljubljana).
- Lake Bohinj
- Vintgar Gorge, Bled
- Škocjan Caves is a cave system in Slovenia.
Destination 4: Zagreb, Croatia’s northwestern capital, is distinguished by its 18th- and 19th-century Austro-Hungarian architecture.
Currency: 1 Kuna = 10.69 INR
Apartment: Magnus Central Zagreb
Things to know:
- Croatia can be very hot at this time.
- Umami Restaurant
Places to visit:
Destination 5: Split is the second-largest coastal city of Croatia and the largest city of the region of Dalmatia.
Apartment: Modern Apartment
Destination 6: Hvar is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast, lying between the islands of Brač, Vis and Korčula.
Apartment: Apartment Huci
Things to do: Take a Blue Cave Tour by Atlas.
Final Destination: Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea.
Ferry from Hvar to Dubrovnik.
Apartment: Magical Sunset place, recommended.
Things to know:
- The frequency of public transport is not reliable.
- Dubrovnik Sandwich
- Relish 10 Kuna ice creams at Sladoledarna Dubrovnik
- With Dubrovnik cable car, experience the breathtaking views of the Old Town and Elaphiti Islands.
- Shop at Subcity, which is near the airport.
It was a nightmare when our flight got delayed again and this time we missed our subsequent flight to London from Frankfurt. Because of the Frankfurt night-time curfews, there were no flights after 11PM. We spent our night sleeping in the airport till 7AM.
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