Zagreb

We arrived last night after a long bus ride, 2 flights via Munich and a maniacal driver from the airport who actually took off with me in the car and the door open not realising Rich was standing on the curb still😥
Initial impressions of Zagreb after wandering around for the day is that they are very serious people but they did make what is possibly the nicest cake I have ever had…meringue, custard, cream and strawberries 😋That will keep me smiling for a while!

We did a walking tour on our second day which made me appreciate why the people appear to be serious …most residents have had a rough life with earthquakes, other weather events and of course the WW2 , post war division and the war in the ‘90s
Zagreb still has a section of the city with over 260 gas lanterns that need to be lit every night and put out every morning. Another quirky thing is that a cannon is sounded every day at 12.00 noon so all the church bells can be synchronised. There is also several tunnels underground which are turned in to Christmas Markets but used to be where people hid from air raids.Leia mais