Travel Review: European Honeymoon, Croatia, Slovenia, Dubrovnik, Split, Motovun, Ljubljana, Plitvice Lakes, Lake Bled

There are so many, it would hard to specify! Truly, this area of the world is beautiful with a lot of nature and history, it's definitely worth a trip. Personally, we loved the city of Split, right by the water and with so much history from the Romans, Venetians, French, to now. Given that a roman emperor built his retirement palace here, maybe we are not the only ones to think of this city as a special place. The hotel there is a gem, with a truly joyous manager and staff, and perfect service and amenities. We were really sad that we only got to stay for a night there.

Certainly the southern islands and Dubrovnik were beautiful too, but we felt it was too "touristy", with the quality of hotels, services, food, etc. a bit lower than what we found in the north. 

With the suggestion from Andrea, we made a detour to a tiny hill-top town of Motovun, which was definitely worth it. The area is known for its truffles and I think we had the best (and most affordable) truffles meal and purchase there. 

For those who have the time, we would highly encourage going up to Slovenia - Ljubljana and Bled was beautiful. Despite Lake Bled being small enough that you could walk around it in a little over an hour, we took our time stopping for pictures, hiking up to view points that we took almost an entire day walking around it. The Bled Cream Cake was delicious!