Blogs from Zagreb, Central Croatia, Croatia, Europe - page 4

Woolly says – My plan for the day was to be a little different, I ignored the girls sighs and raised eyebrows telling them that they would enjoy it! Our map had told me that our first port of call was out of the city although a five minute tram ride didn’t really feel that out of it and as I stared up at the large wooden buildings I rubbed my paws in glee. It’s not that we didn’t want to go but I just knew there would be problems..... well with my small companion and the opportunity to press buttons anything could happen! Woolly says – Hopefully there would be lots of buttons for my paws to engage with! My information had said ‘The Technical Museum, established in 1954 in Zagreb, follows in the tradition ... read more

Woolly says – I had only been out of the apartment for five minutes when I saved a life! Ok well I helped to save a life......well I shouted encouragement as Zoe saved a life. Taking her life into her hands she raced across the road to pick up the little guy who was gamely trying to cross over, holding him tenderly she put him into the shady depths of a bush and we watched happily as the small tortoise hurried off into the grass. The Croatian lady who had watched our sterling performance grinned at us and let us onto the bus first, who says doing something nice doesn’t pay dividends! As he discussed bravery medals for Zoe and her efforts we changed onto a tram and as Jelacic Square came into view he seemed ... read more

We arrived in Zagreb at 11:00pm by train from Vienna. Border crossing into Croatia was easy, no issues with Swiss resident permit and Schengen visa. I had taken a apartment 5min walking from the train station - Carla Studio Apartment. The very nice owner was waiting there for us to hand over the keys. Nice apartment, though we would spend just the night there and leave early in the morning. Today's plan was to see a couple of small museums and then off to Lake Plitvice at 15:00. First stop - Museum of Illusions. It is a small museums with games and some optical illusion exhibits. The entry of 40Kuna is a bit steep for such a small place, but we enjoyed it very much. Time spent - 1 hr. Next stop - Museum of Croatian ... read more

Well. I haven't blogged in a long time. In fact, I wouldn't consider previous attempts "blogs". Pities or plights, perhaps; not blogs. Nevertheless, I'm a student of English and aspiring author so I'll post this for a laugh (at my expense) because It's not really about anything useful. We'll call it "My First Blog" or "The Croatian Hard-On" Let's talk Croatia. What a wonder. What a beautiful place; beautiful people, culture, history, scenery, the list goes on ... If you have never been then I could not recommend it enough. I find it hard to explain to people who ask me "Why Croatia?", "Why Croatia again"? I think for Irish people, backpackers passing through and package holidays to Dubrovnik aside, it's an unusual place to go. Only recently have direct flights become available, and the typical ... read more

Onto the bus for a tour of the town with a local guide. We drive the lower end with commentary then head up the hill to the top of the high part of town where we walk. Very ordered grid streets in the lower part, but the high part is like Sydney, streets going in all directions. Lots of old buildings again, then we get to St Marks church. This has a roof of coloured ceramic tiles with 2 symbols, one of the local area the other the Croatian flag. Stunning effect. Wander through alleys, little squares, and lots of views down into the main square. We see one building where they had painted windows on the 1st level walls. The guide said that someone must have wanted some fresh air, so they painted a few ... read more