Old Church

Pearl of the Adriatic

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September 14th 2007
Time to write our first entry... We arrived in Zagreb quite tired and jet lagged and did not have enough energy to visit the city that night. We stayed with some family friends who made dinner for us and treated us royally...it´s nice to see that people who are not very well off are so hospitable and welcoming. The next day we walked the cobbled stoned streets of the dowtown core and had lun ... read more

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia

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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