Day trip to Zagreb, Croatia

In coming to Slovenia by car, our intention was always to do a couple of day trips. Today, we had an early start and Brad drove us to Zagreb, Croatia, about a two-hour drive from Ljubljana. We had scheduled a walking tour for 11 AM. Our guide Ena was knowledgable and enthusiastic. We learned a great deal about Zagreb and Croatian history.

Zagreb was hit by an earthquake back in 2020 and many of the buildings were damaged. As a result, scaffolding is a common site and many landmarks are not open to the public because they’re being restored. That was a disappointment.

Following the walking tour, we stopped at a café for lunch and met three students from Budapest who were studying abroad. One was from Venezuela, one from Egypt and one from Mongolia. We had a lovely chat with them.

Next on the agenda was to go to a laundromat. We had brought along our laundry to do during the hottest time of the day. The temperature had climbed to 29 so we went and got it done so that we wouldn’t be walking during the hottest time of the day. Travelling for a number of weeks means laundry’s an inevitability. While there we met a wonderful South Korean woman and her daughter who was eight or nine years old. We used Google translate to communicate. They were tourists like us and were travelling on to Amsterdam and Paris.

With laundry done, we went back to the car to put it away and then walked to the Museum of Broken Relationships. What a fascinating place! Here’s a link so you can read about it:
https://brokenships.com/visit
By the time we finished touring it, it was time to drive back to Ljubljana.Baca lagi