Zagreb - Botanical Gardens

Zagreb, Croatia

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July 15th 2006
Okay, so on to Croatia! The two nights in Zagreb were perfect. It gave us a day to explore the capital city by foot and wheel. We had a walking guide from one of our tour books which took us around various aspects of the city including a botanical garden with a Japanese pond, the olde town, and up a funicular railway line to the top of the city. Of all places, I didn’t expect it to be so acce ... read more

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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