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Bored Border Guards

These guys at the Macedonian border play chess to pass the time between trains. They caught me taking their picture from the train window.
Long Day's Journey into Zagreb

June 4th 2007
Here I sit in the gorgeous lounge of a history-drenched hotel in the middle of the Croatian capitol of Zagreb. A guy with a friendly smile and thinning hair is tickling the ivories, and strains of "Summertime" can be heard between bursts of Croatian from a nearby table. The lights are low, the cafe table bouquets are fresh, and the candles are flickering. I've decided to soak in the ambiance of t ... read more
Europe » Croatia » Central Croatia » Zagreb

Croatian Flag 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
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