A Father-Son Graduation Itinerary
Czech Republic Β· Slovenia Β· Croatia Β· Bosnia & Herzegovina Β· Montenegro , ten days following the cultural conversation between five empires.
May 29 to June 8, 2026
Robert & Cody Siegel
The Trip at a Glance
From PleΔnik’s Ljubljana to Diocletian’s Roman palace, across the Ottoman bridge at Mostar to the Venetian walls of Kotor and Dubrovnik , a dialogue that has been going on for seventeen centuries and is still going on today.
Pre-Trip Reading
Five books to make the architecture and the empires speak. Each tied to a specific city or day.
Before You Begin
| Roman Empire | 27 BCE to 476 CE | Diocletian's Palace, Split (built ~305 CE) | Jun 4 | |
| Venetian Empire | 697 to 1797 | Piran Cathedral Β· Perast palaces Β· Kotor walls | Jun 1 Β· Jun 6 | |
| Bohemian Empire | 1198 to 1918 | ΔeskΓ½ Krumlov castle and Baroque Theatre | May 30 Β· 31 | |
| Habsburg Empire | 1273 to 1918 | PleΔnik's NUK Library, Ljubljana | Jun 2 Β· 3 | |
| Ottoman Empire | 1299 to 1922 | Stari Most, Mostar | Jun 4 | |
| Ragusan Empire | 1358 to 1808 | Dubrovnik walls Β· Marin DrΕΎiΔ House Β· 17th-c. heritage lodging at Roko House | Jun 5 Β· 7 |
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