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Vicky left for her flight home whilst we were still dozing on Monday morning, once up we cleared up the apartment & left to get the bus across the border to Zagreb in Croatia. It was only a 20min walk but my suitcase it not designed for being dragged along streets so my shoulders & back were very glad when we got to the bus stop! The bus was 15min late but plenty of space so we took over two rows so we both got a window seat. It was a rather boring drive with the highlights being a deer Chavaunne spotted & several hooded crows. It felt a bit like the hokey cokey at the border crossing getting in & out of the bus both to leave Slovenia & to enter Croatia, but they let ... read more
Waterfall
Lake Kaluđerovac... I think?
Another Lower Lakes waterfall

Europe » Croatia » Central Croatia » Zagreb June 8th 2019

I had very few expectations from Zagreb, which was Croatia's capital. When researching whether to visit Ljubljana or Zagreb the responses where mixed, some overwhelmingly in favour of one or the other. I had decided in my mind that I might prefer Ljubljana but Tomas was weighing towards Zagreb and then I managed to find what looked like a great place to stay in Zagreb, so that's how it came to be. I still want to get to Ljubljana sometime, so another one to add to my bucket list. Our self contained room was in the grounds of a small hospital easily walkable to the city. It was peaceful with a security guard on site, newly renovated and had only been listed a few weeks. Yes, everything was new, fresh and modern but it reeked cigarette ... read more
Zagreb Old Town Cathedral
13th-century St Mark’s Church

Europe » Croatia » Central Croatia » Zagreb May 19th 2019

Day 15 and we continue northwards . Tonight will be our last night in Croatia. Let's get the weather out of the way. It is marginally warmer but nothing to write home about. Not the temperatures we were looking for when we planned the holiday. We are parked up on a campsite on the banks of the River Mur. The train line to Zagreb runs the other side of the river and within an hour we could be sightseeing in Zagreb. We are not keen as we are not in the mood for cities. Duga Resa is a small town and we are just outside the town. If you ever find yourself looking for Camping Slapic then do not trust your Sat Nav. Follow the signs on the motorway that suggest you turn off earlier than ... read more
That castle the sat nag insisted on taking us past
The bridge into Duga Rusa

Europe » Croatia » Central Croatia » Zagreb November 8th 2018

Ako kazde rano v tomto ubytku, vybehnutie von kupit nieco pod zub a doobedie na ubytku. Na obed stretko s chlapcami z tasr. Povodil som ich po centre, kde ozaj neni nic extra. Proste vsetky mesta su na jedno kopyto. No chlapci si kupili aspon suveniry. Posedenie na kave a nazad na ubytko. Este sme boli v spare kde lukas 2 nakupil neake tie chorvatske pochutiny, ja som kupil cesku chmelovu pochutinu. To vychlastane v lobby, na ubytku do seba hodene este jablkove pivo co mi dala tw zo studentskej restiky. Dnes od rana teda 4plzne a male jablko. Oproti pokladaju stresnu krytinu. Ako som isol okolo nich, tak jeden si pchal do bundy ploskacku. Hned som si spomenul na byvalych spolupracovnikov :) Postupny presun na stadion. Tam som prisiel uz po tme. V okoli cihalo ... read more

Europe » Croatia » Central Croatia » Zagreb November 7th 2018

Zas sa budem opakovat ale rano to iste. Len zmena v jedalicku, kupil som 20dekov salamu. Uf dobre vela toho bolo. Som to spolu so syrom a drevorubacskym chlebom do seba tlacil prakticky az do obeda. Vladny special mal z ba meskanie, miesto 11/45, dosli 12/45. Lucas mi posiela echo a pesibusom sa vyberam do hotela pod znackou hilton, kde byvaju novinary Ono sa dalo ist aj elektrickou ale fakt som strasne prezrany. Tato chorvatska strava mi nerobi dobre na postavu. Prichadzam do hotela, pred ktorym hliadkuju policajti ale nevsimaju si ma i ked mam na hlave capku seredani. Na recepcii mixom slovenciny a chorvatciny vravim nech mi vytocia lucasa. Ten po chvili zbieha dole a uz ideme k nemu na izbu, ktoru zdiela s dalsim clenom tasr. Odovzdava mi balicek z domova. Je tam vsetko ... read more

Europe » Croatia » Central Croatia » Zagreb November 6th 2018

Rano to iste ako vcera. Vybehnutie do sparu, tu kupa cokomlieka, v pekarnicke vedla istrijska kocka a to vsetko zjedene v chilli a computer miestnosti, kde neskor dopisany dennik. Okolo obeda vybehnutie do Gradski park Bundek. cestou samozrejme kupa nabijacky, kedze mi to cez fotakovy adapter nenabijalo. Vonku hmla, ah vobec mi tu nepraje pocasie, som mal v plane turu na medvednicu, no nist niekedy nabuduce. Zajtra a ani vo stvrtok uz na to nebude cas. Zajtra mi ma priletiet vladnym specialom batozina /hehe na toto su pouzite nase dane, na rozvoz batoziny pre cestovatelov/ a stvrtok uz je football day, i ked sa hra o 21/00. V meste sa pokusim odlovit volakych trnavakov a pridat sa k nim na jedno tocene. Co sa tyka piva, tak je tu strasne moc popularna znacka staropramen. Prakticky v ... read more

Europe » Croatia » Central Croatia » Zagreb November 5th 2018

Rano postupne odchadzali sikmacky. Ranajky sa daju kupit i na hosteli, cena 30k. Ja vyuzivam miestnu pekarnicku, makove kolace, a spar, kakaove mlieko. To zjedenie v podzemi hostela v kuchyni. Tu nachystane ranajky pre ludi co si ich tu zakupili. Cornflakes, mlieko, mandarinky, dzem, toasty a pijatika. Po jedle velmi neprijemny sok na izbe. Volaky kokot/pica mi udrbal nabijacku na mobil. Bud to bola neprijemna sikmacka alebo jeden s chalanov co tu spali. Sikmacka co sa zamkla na izbe o nicom nevedela. Ale je to moja sprostost, nemal som ju nechat v zastrcke. Doobedie len lezanie v posteli a v pc miestnosti dopisanie denniku a nahadzanie cs ziadosti do belgicka. Turu na medvednicu rusim, vonku pod makom. Na obed smer mesto. Este sa pytam recepcnej kde je neaky shop s nabijackami. Pica mi povedala nech behnem ... read more

Europe » Croatia » Central Croatia » Zagreb November 4th 2018

Noc bola fakt nahovno. Nafukovaci matrac vpohode ale strasna zima. Vobec sa v tomto byte nekurilo. To je vysvetluje aj tu vlhkost. Nevim ci je odstavena od plynu abo len setrila. Fakt nahovno. Z postele vypadavam o 8/00 a cakam do 10/00 ci sa mi bude venovat abo co. No ona len lezala v posteli a hrala sa so psom. Bookujem teda hostel a hajde prec. Este je prekvapena,ze preco odchadzam. Ha a pica mi este dala v noci von na okno topanky, bo jej smrdeli (stacilo ich nasprejovat). Takze rano topanky zvnutra krasne vlhke. Check in je az od 14/00 tak idem pomalicky pesi cca hodinku az do hostela bureau. Cestou kupa oproti bus stanici v pekarnicke neake tie neskore ranajky. Povodne som si chcel dat na ranajky pizzu co som vcera nezjedol /som ju ... read more

Europe » Croatia » Central Croatia » Zagreb November 3rd 2018

Po slabom spanku smer blizka bus stanica. Vonku hmla. Na raňajky davam mandarinku a bengbeng este z thajska kde som kupil cely karton. Bus stanica stara ale pohoda. Flixbus meskal 15min ale cestou toto meskanie dobehol a prisli sme dokonca o 5min skorej. Po vystupeni na bus stanici v zahrebe sok. Som si pripadal jak v azii, kopa sikmacov. Cs meska pol hodinu. Prichadza so psom. Prvy dojem z nej nic moc, co sa neskor aj ukaze ako spravny odhad. Nasadame na elektricku a ideme k nej domov, bez listku. Vraj takto cestuje kopa domacich. Vzdy ked uvidia revizora (vraj moc casto nechodia) vystupia. Revizor ma uniformu a tasticku v ktorej ma stroj na pokuty. Takze je lahko identifikovatelny. Ani tejto cs nejde dohlavy ako som si mohol dovolit cestovat tak dlho. Ked tak rozmyslam, chorvatov ... read more

Europe » Croatia » Central Croatia » Karlovac November 2nd 2018

Rano vonku mesto ponorene do hmly. Vybehnutie do gradskej pekarne, tu kupene 2syrove bureky. Veru syr mi riadne chybal. To zjedene na ubytku a tam lezanie az do 10.45. Check out je o 11.00. Batoh nechani na recepcii, vraj ziadny problem ho vyzdvihnut navecer. Hadam mi niekto otvori, bo na recepcii su neni nonstop. Mini pokec este s danom, ten pracoval v okoli zahrebu a pomali sa tula po svete. Smer hrad v casti dubovec. Fajn jesenna prechadzka popri rieke. Najskor som zle odbocil a vynoril sa pri cintorine v dubovaci. Hroby posiate kvetmi. Dobre do vyzeralo, uz len sviecky chybali. Nazad uz na spravnu cestu, ktora vedie k Katolícky kostol Crkva Majke Božje Snježne. Predomnou schody pokryte popadanimi zlto hnedo zelenymi listami. Este keby bolo slnko bolo by to idealne. Kostol ako kazdy iny, nic ... read more




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