Fjaka lifestyle

This trip was so much fun. I learned so much about Croatia and the fjaka lifestyle of taking things slow. I have to say I enjoyed taking things slow until every waiter decided to participate as well..... Anyway, I decided to keep notes while I was there so I'm just going to list some of my favorite things I learned and did!

1. Water is free again! In Italy they never bring water to your table unless you order it. In Croatia I got water brought to me with everything including just a coffee!!

2. The best thing to eat in Croatia is a cruffin. Croissant shaped like a muffin with cream in the middle. It was AMAZING

3. There are heart souvenirs all over Croatia and Zagreb. They all have mirrors on the center of them. They are meant to be given to someone you love because when you give them your heart, they see what you love inside of the heart.

4. They fire a canon at noon everyday right before the church bells go off around the city. This has been a tradition since 1877. The legend is that when Croatia was at war with the Ottomans, Zagreb was never invaded. They were unable to defend themselves against the Ottomans because they were poor and out of resources. They had one chicken left in the whole city which they used to trick the Ottomans. They shot the chicken out of a canon, and it landed on the plate of the Ottoman emperor. This made the Ottomans think they had so much food that they were tossing it away. The Ottomans feared their wealth and power and never tried to invade Zagreb.

5. Saturdays are the days to show off all the money that you don't have. Everyone dresses up and goes out to shop at markets and eat at restaurants.

6. The markets in Zagreb all have red umbrellas. The legend of why they're all red is that they used to be grey. A boy and a girl fell in love and kissed under one of the umbrellas and turned it red. Now all of the umbrellas in the city are red.Læs mere