A Day in Zagreb (Croatia)

We arrived in Zagreb after a short train ride from Ljubljana, where we got our first European passport stamps for the trip. We decided to brave the Zagreb tram system, which was really quite efficient (although not so much with two unwieldy suitcases), and found our way to our hostel.

After dropping off said unwieldy suitcases, we had dinner at a nice little restaurant recommended by the trusty Lonely Planet. Simon had a steak stuffed with cheese, Karina had some yummy veal with mushrooms, and we accidentally ordered a litre of wine (which we didn't finish). After dinner we weren't up to much other than rolling into bed, unfortunately for another sleepless night, due to lots of noise, and the fact that we'd both come down with mild colds.

The next day, we did a couple of walking routes through the city. Zagreb is known as the 'City of Museums' so we tried to fit in some of the more interesting ones. Our day in Zagreb fell on a Saturday, so everything was only open between 10am and 1pm. We still managed to fit in a whirlwind tour of the Modern Gallery, the Archaeological Museum and the Zagreb City Museum. We found a nice terraced cafe for lunch, then headed off to the local produce markets, where Karina was in her element buying fresh vegetables to cook up with some pasta for our first home-cooked dinner. In the afternoon, we walked around the city some more, saw a wedding, went up a tower, then had a quiet night in, some Codral, and a much-needed good night's sleep.

The next day we were back on the road. We decided to ditch our night in Split, and head straight for Dubrovnik where we had booked a beach apartment. We weren't quite as taken with Zagreb as we'd been with Ljubljana, but it was definitely an interesting place to visit.