A marathon of museums

Today was absolutely freezing in Zagreb - cold enough that the city issued a fog warning - so spending the day indoors felt like the only sensible plan. I started the morning with a walk through Zrinjevac Park, its trees looking even scarier in the mist. 🤣🤪 From there, I continued past the Mimara Museum which, although I knew it was temporarily closed after a recent earthquake, still surprised me by being completely wrapped up in scaffolding and hidden from view. 🫣

My first proper stop was the Nikola Tesla Technical Museum, where I ended up spending well over three hours. There were simply that many exhibitions - everything from old steam engines to model mines and small planes.

Eventually, I headed back east towards the Archaeological Museum, grabbing lunch on the way and nearly losing my fingers to frostbite while eating it outside. As you can probably guess, the museum was full of ancient artefacts, but the standout was definitely the Zagreb Mummy - both eerie and fascinating.

After a short warm-up break back at my hotel, I made my way up to St. Mark’s Square for my final museum of the day - the Zagreb City Museum. I only had about an hour and a half before closing time, so I more or less speed-walked through it, but it still managed to be one of the more interesting stops. The exhibitions walk you through the city’s history in a really engaging way (even if you’re rushing).

Dinner tonight was at an Italian restaurant conveniently close to my hotel, because I realised something shocking: I’d gone this long without having a single spaghetti bolognese on the trip. So I corrected that immediately. 😂 Afterwards, I strolled back to Zrinjevac Square for one last wander through Zagreb’s Christmas markets before calling it a night.

Tomorrow, I catch the train to Ljubljana - a city I’ve wanted to visit for many, many years, ever since watching Richard Ayoade’s travel show as a teenager. I can’t wait!!! 🇸🇮Read more