Blogs from Central Croatia, Croatia, Europe - page 27

Luckily we were here before the football! Unfortunately we would have to recomend Zagreb even though their football team sucks! It was the longest train throughout Europe, spanning a whole six hours! It also went pretty close to our next stop of Lubalubajuba (Ljubljana) half way there. Adam stood and marvelled at cake shop windows for about 75% of the time we were there!! And got a little over excited about ice cream! This is true but to be fair it was actually about 80% of the time and im not afraid to admit that! We went to this amazing ice-cream and cake shop where the idea was to stand in the shop and eat cake!!! We took our time but we were there only about 20mins but about 3 guys woofed down two cakes each ... read more

I forgot to mention that me and Jer checked out London Bridge, and contrary to popular belief it is in fact not falling down. We also met a pigeon man who had seeds and put them in your hands and you get pigeons all over your arms and stuff, it was actually really gross. I forget what we did the next day, we went to Tower Bridge and on the way we were like 5 feet away from Dustin Hoffman who was there doing a movie. We also went to the Wembly soccer stadium but couldnt get in on a tour that day :( Met up with sarah and her relatives, she was pretty happy to see me and all her relatives are pretty nice, we went to the beach and jer departed on his way ... read more

(Read this article on RoadJunky, at http://www.roadjunky.com/article/1804/sleazy-american-businessmen-in-zagreb) At 3 a.m, the topless hooker and the cocaine freak snuck off to a bedroom, leaving me alone with the old, Israeli bazillionaire and a box of hazelnut chocolates. I had an important choice to make. It was my first night in Zagreb and I was staying at a hostel down the road from the Dolac Market. After a long travel day I was in the mood for a drink, so I ordered an Ozujsko at one of the terraces along Tkalciceva Ulica and watched the people go by. Halfway through my beer, I noticed two American men standing outside the terrace, debating whether or not to come in for a drink. As soon as I heard them speak, I shouted out “English!” Not hearing my language for two ... read more

Land of Beaches, Mountains and Tourists…Nope, It’s Not California Driving through most of Croatia, especially the Dalmatian Coast (yup, that’s right, this is where Dalmatians come from), you get the feeling that you are driving through a weird mixture of Italy and southern California. From tall craggy mountains lined with evergreens to cliff side villages filled with sunshine, you feel like you may turn the corner and see tall blond people drinking coffee at a nearby Starbucks. It just feels like California with a few differences. Much more like Italy, the major form of construction is bougainvillea houses with gleaming red tile roofs. Other than the still-being-built major highways, most of the roads throughout the country are windy two lane deals that vary in speed limit every 5 kilometers or so. People are much more ... read more

Leaving Split for Zagreb we got to do something we hadn't done for over a week - catch a train! After a lot of recent travel on buses, it was good to be back on the trains with the freedom to stretch our legs. The train from Split to Zagreb was only a short two carriage train, but it looked like a modern high speed train rather than the older looking trains we saw in Bosnia and Serbia, and best of all it had air conditioning that worked! Also, rather than have a dining car like the luxurious German and Austrian trains, the conductor came around and offered us sandwiches which were included in the price of our seat reservation. The train trip was relatively long and Kerrie decided to invent a new game with the ... read more