Dubrovnik was very touristy but breathtakingly beautiful. Here are a couple views from the city walls.
We drove down to Montenegro for the day, passing through Bosnia on the way. The coast was gorgeous, the people friendly.
We then went to the island of Hvar (pronounced Hwar.) On a rather hairy taxi ride, we drove the length of the island, which is covered with fields of lavender. Hvar Town was virtually car-free, lovely piazza, just a delightful harbor town.
We next went to Strasbourg for the Tour de France. My husband took pix, but unfortunately my camera's batteries died! A nice French lady invited us upstairs to watch the start of the race. The next day we went to a concentration camp in the morning, which was grim; we visited the European Parliament in the afternoon, which was quite uplifting.
Strasbourg is a lovely city, very walkable, very international.
We took the train back to Frankfurt and flew home the same day. Whew.
