Across
- 4. This lake is unusual in that it is not fed by any river or stream but rather by water emerging from springs.
- 6. He traveled along the Silk Road, a 4,000-mile trading route across Asia, from 1271 to 1295.
- 9. This city has a dragon as it symbol.
- 10. Dad and Megan took a train ride into this to then explore it.
- 12. Spanning the grand canal this is the only structure built entirely of wood.
- 13. Country that is often said to resemble a boot.
- 17. It's 16ft deep, known by locals as the Canalazzo and has over 170 buildings built along its two-and-a-half mile length.
- 19. The cathedral church of the Patriarchate of Venice; it became the episcopal seat of the Patriarch of Venice in 1807
- 21. Dad and Megan stay here in Ljubljana.
- 22. This place was the residence of the supreme authority of the former Republic of Venice. It was built in 1340 and Dad and Megan toured it.
- 23. In 1991, this country became the first republic to break away from Yugoslavia.
- 24. Its bed is one of Slovenia's most important archaeological sites. Excavations have yielded objects dating from prehistory to the early modern period.
Down
- 1. This impregnable medieval marvel has been perched in the middle of a 123-meter-high cliff for more than 800 years.
- 2. Originally a medieval fortress, it was probably constructed in the 11th century and rebuilt in the 12th century. It is a key landmark of the town, and Dad and Megan toured it.
- 3. This structure is the oldest of the four to cross the Grand Canal of Venice.
- 5. Dad and Megan walked through and explored this on our last day. It is the largest green space in Ljubljana and home to the Jakopic Promenade.
- 6. This island became the center of Venetian glass production in the late 13th century.
- 7. It's known for a chain of 16 terraced lakes, joined by waterfalls, that extend into a limestone canyon.
- 8. Dad and Megan saw a lot of Italy, Slovenia and Croatia using this method of travel.
- 11. This city is known as the “City of Cats” due to its large number of free-roaming felines, many of which have become local celebrities.
- 14. This narrow enclosed limestone structure in Venice, Italy, spans the narrow Rio di Palazzo canal.
- 15. The chief attraction of the structure are four statues standing on pedestals at its four corners. In addition, it is decorated by sixteen smaller statues that are symbols of the city.
- 16. It's where Dad and Megan stayed in Venice.
- 18. This city is shaped like a fish and built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea.
- 20. This country is home to what was once the smallest town in the world in the Guinness Book of Records. The town called “Hum” has a population of only 17 people.