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Big P´s European Adventure-Chapter 12-Hrvatska! (Zagreb and Split)

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May 22nd 2008
I rode a natural high into Croatia. My whole life, i´d always been so excited to visit the land of my ancestors. I don´t know what it is about Croatia, but i´ve always felt more of a connection to it than my German or Irish roots. I was so excited getting off the train in Zagreb as i headed to the main town square. It was a Sunday afternoon and all the locals were out. There was old men pe ... read more

Europe » Croatia » Central Croatia » Zagreb

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The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a feder... ... read more