Blogs from Central Croatia, Croatia, Europe - page 8

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I could write an entire blog about my travel experience from Bangkok to Zagreb. Five airports (Bangkok, Dubai, Budapest, Munich, Zagreb), 24 hours, and a couple of a-holes next to me in business class from Dubai to Budapest. "Ugh! These seats are like child's seats!" "Ew. This tomato soup is disgusting! Take it away!" Seriously, I don't get how some people live with themselves… I was able to spend a lot of time with a former flight attendant this week and it was very interesting to get her take on the behavior of passengers; needless to say, she was in agreement with me about the couple next to me. Anyway, the reason I came to Zagreb was to celebrate the wedding of my coworker and friend, Zoran, to his lovely girlfriend Anja. I am sure it ... 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

When I returned from Ljubljana I thought a lot about possible changes in my plans. It was evident that I was running the risk of staying in Split (planned for the 13thof July, return bus tickets bought in advance) for the whole day (or maybe the bus company would not have a return trip on the same day!) so I quickly decided to cancel the trip to Split and find a closer city for a half-day visit. Having arrived from Ljubljana, I entered the bus station and asked whether it was possible to refund my tickets. Thankfully, they returned the whole money minus a 10% withdrawal. I was perfectly happy with that and went to the hostel. I opened the Google maps and scanned the vicinities, reading about several nearby cities in Slovenia, Croatia, and even ... read more

July 11 I came to Zagreb from Belgrade on the 11th of July. The bus departed at 11-30 and arrived at about 16-30 to Zagreb’s main bus station. Though the location of my hostel was quite close to the station I failed to find it easily at first because I had photographed the map on my phone with poor quality and was unable to discern the street’s name. However, I went in the correct direction right from the start. I tried to find a newspaper stand or something like that to buy a map. Of course I had better take a map from the train station or the bus station right after my arrival, but the thought didn’t cross my mind. I bought a very expensive map near the train station, instead of taking a free ... read more