Day 100 The dead and the brains

Friday 29/06/2018 Apartment Vuksa Ribnjak ulica 54, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia

A day of total contrasts.... plus it’s raining, but only just... so the plan is to walk to the Mirogoj Cemetery
Our original plan was to head out if the city for the day to the winter ski fields in the mountains above Zagreb and to an old fort on the way back... I was concerned if we drive we would end up losing our parking spot as they are like hens teeth... practically none existent... so we discussed it Nd now with the weather not looking the best we opted to walk to the Cemetery...
It was over cast but not too bad... however after we set off the overcast turned to light drizzle, by the time we made it to the cemetery it was getting much heavier...
but while at the cemetery it really started to pour... fortunately we were under cover most of the time...
Following information thanks to Wiki!

The Mirogoj Cemetery was built on a plot of land owned by the linguist Ljudevit Gaj, purchased by the city in 1872, after his death. Architect Hermann Bollé designed the main building. The new cemetery was inaugurated on 6 November 1876. The construction of the arcades, the cupolas, and the church in the entryway was begun in 1879. Due to lack of funding, work was finished only in 1929.
Unlike the older cemeteries, which were church-owned, Mirogoj was owned by the city, and accepted burials from all religious backgrounds.

We had scene some pics of this in a tourist mag put out by Zagreb tourist board but in all honesty we never realised just how grand it would be... it as described as the most beautiful cemetery in Europe... it also quotes as saying most are fascinated by the arcade cuplas made by Herman Bolle... the Main entrance at Mirogoj has an Inscription: To the King of Ages Whom Everything Lives...how majestic ...

We spent a good hour or more just in the arcade areas, as it was so wet didn’t venture out to investigate any of the outer cemetery areas..shame we have since read how interesting it was as well.. the other notable point for me was just how peaceful it felt... a peace I really haven’t felt in any other place here at all....

While the weather eased a little we made way to the tram... we had walked 2.5-3ks to get here and it was about 1 k to get back to the trams..our next plan was to go to the Nikola Tesla Museum....a big contrast from the cemetery to see all things technical...

The tram was great so quick to get back to the city... but once there the heavens opened more again.. so we hit Maccas again for a cuppa before heading off to the Museum...... we walked to the museum I am sure that was another 3ks as we wound our way in and out if the streets... to find it... we did eventually get there... and yes was worth the heavens opening more... our poor umbrellas which are mean for light rain, were funding it a challenge to keep us dry....Arms and backs were by now getting quite damp...

We spent about 1 1/2- 2 hrs wandering around... even I found it interesting.... I see below there used to be a lot visit this museum, not sure if the weather or people aren’t as interested in Technology but there weren’t a lot of people here today...

So once done we set off to find somewhere to have lunch... it was now after 3 pm been a lot of late lunches this week... I had spotted a place that served soup the other day, so we headed for there... by the time we got there the heavens were opening even more....it as an out door area, but had pull out canvas roof area, under it must have been over 100 people..most of which were I think Korean or Chinese having lots of drinks..l
We had to sit in the outer edges, we weren’t getting wet but fresh from the spray that’s for sure....I asked the waiter about the soups which was the thickest... I asked especially about the oxtail soup if it was thick... he did tell me the mushroom was the thickest, then the tomatoes 🍅, asked again if the oxtail was a thin or a tick soup... he assured me thick... John suggested I stick with that as the tomato played up on me last time I had it... well it came out after I ordered it..clear soup, with 5 small cubes of meat, think tiny noddles and about 10 round pieces of carrot... and I still for the life of me can’t figure out how you can make tactless food... but once again I had managed to get a dish which had no flavour at all... like dish washing water....
I decided then and there I would go home and make a risotto out if my few bits and pieces for dinner ... surely I could give those little buts more flavour than this awful soup... what peeves you off is the fact you pay for food that you know you can make better... another bar find experience I just don’t seem to get it right these days... I am hanging out for some flavour filled lovely food... when we buy it, but sadly just unable to find it... funny thing is John got a burger and it was packed with flavour... if I hadn’t of been hanging out for soup I would have just shared his... it was very tasty..

I did go home, quite wet by the time we made it... and I cooked up all my left over veggies 🌶 🌽🍅 bought some chicken and cooked up a tasty 😋 chicken 🐓 risotto and it was very tasty... a day of diverse difference went and miserable but well worth the inconvenience of getting wet to see both the highlights of our day...

The below info from a wiki!

The Nikola Tesla Technical Museum (Croatian: Tehnički muzej Nikola Tesla) is located at 18 Savska Street in Zagreb and it exhibits numerous historic aircraft, cars, machinery and equipment.
Nikola Tesla Technical Museum, Zagreb
Tehnički muzej Nikola Tesla
Established 21 December 1954, Location 18 Savska Street, Zagreb, Croatia
City of Zagreb Website www.tehnicki-muzej.hr
The museum was founded in 1954 and went into operation in Savska Street in 1963. In 2012, the museum had 125,000 visitors. In 2013, it had over 118,000 visitors, and in 162,312 (2014) and was the most visited museum in Croatia.....In June 2015, the City Assembly of the City of Zagreb decided to rename the Technical Museum after Nikola Tesla.

Museum
The Technical Museum maintains the oldest preserved steam engine in the area, dating from the mid-19th century, which is still operational.
There are various distinct sections in the museum:
* the Planetarium, which is led by Ante Radonić.
* the Beehive exhibit,
* the Mine - model of mines for coal, iron and non-ferrous metals, about 300 m (980 ft) long
* the Nikola Tesla study.
The Museum organises educational, study, informative and occasional exhibitions, lectures and panel discussions on popular science, as well as playrooms and workshops.Baca lagi