Eastern Europe Delights

Europe is a destination which everyone wants to visit once in their lifetime. I was recently fortunate
enough to visit Europe. But like everyone I didn’t visit the same locations. I had decided to explore
Eastern Europe. This is that part of the country which has been long neglected and ignored by the
tourist industry. It is now becoming popular among backpackers and travellers. I was attracted by
the grandeur of cities like Prague and the beauty of the islands along the Croatian coastline but also there
were other reasons to visit. So here are the best places which I visited and things that I did.

A tour to Eastern Europe

1.) I am a nature lover so the first place which I visited was the Plitvice Lakes. It was one of the
most beautiful things that I saw. This place is located inside a huge National Park in Croatia.
It comprises of sixteen different lakes which are set on a series of terraces through which the
waterfalls flow down into the next lake. The place is surrounded by a huge amount of wildlife
deer, including bears and wolves. The deep blue colour of the lakes was sublime and made
that overall day gorgeous.

2.) My next stop was Split. Although it is not the most famous city in Croatia it has enough
to offer. It has added benefit and less tourist. It is one of the unusual and fascinating places in
the whole country. I visited places like the old summer palace of the Roman Emperor,
Diocletian. It was wonderful to walk on the streets of this city as it had Roman ruins. I also
climbed the old Romanesque bell tower and caught a stunning view over the Mediterranean
Sea.

3.) The next beautiful destination was Bratislava. Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia. It is often
overlooked in favour of its more famous counterparts, Budapest and Prague. The centre of the
town was absolutely gorgeous and offered a unique insight into the beautiful country it is
situated in. The city is a small one and had a small town atmosphere. I could easily find cheap
and traditional food. It was interesting to wander the streets of the medieval city. The
buildings were of the 12th century. The castle, perched on top of the crag overlooking the city was
stunning and the countryside even more.

4.) Slovenia is often called little Switzerland, but the beauty of the country is unique and
incomplete without Lake Bled. So my next stop was Lake Bled. It was surrounded on all sides
by the mountains and forest. The lake had very clear water and it was perfectly blue. It was
like a fairy-tale atmosphere and was increased by the castle perched on the crag over the lake.
There was a church built on the island in the middle. I went to that island to have lunch. Bled
also had some of the most excellent outdoor sports like swimming, bungee jumping and
white-water rafting. I tried bungee jumping. It was an outstanding experience.

5.) Kutna Hora is located less than a day’s travel out of Prague. The slightly morbid nature of the
Kutna Hora bone chapel didn’t stop me from visiting there. The chapel was built in the 13th
century. It was a prime graveyard site due to the fact that a monk had sprinkled soil from the
Holy Land around it. There are many people buried and so the remains began to be stored in
the chapel, which actually now has the bones of around 40,000 people in it. Now eventually
monks began arranging the remains into patterns. The top of the list of sights is the fantastic
bone chandelier.