24 hours in Zagreb

We arrived in Zagreb yesterday afternoon. Tige went to return the rental car and I waited to meet our host to get into the apartment. It was older but spacious, and had enough beds for us all. We walked around the lower town and grabbed sandwiches for lunch at Pingvin, which were really good. We tried to go to several museums, the cathedral, a couple of churches and the stone gate. Everything that we tried other than the very subtle stone gates was either closed on Monday or closed permanently. St. Mark’s church had a beautifully tiled roof, which I suspect we will see more of as we head to Budapest. We went to a small museum of illusion and Elliot and Tige tried to solve the puzzle of the Hanoi tower. Gid and I went to the gift shop to solve wooden puzzles. An hour later they had done it.

We walked through parks and the capital city is really pretty. We found an Indian restaurant and ate outside. The food was amazing! We went home full and ready for showers and bed.

This morning we checked out and took our luggage to the train station to store and went out to see a few more things. First stop was the Nicola Tesla museum. It was really a museum about energy transformation through the years/decades and the evolution of electricity and energy efficiency. I thought it was really interesting and Tesla was an incredible guy, but I think I enjoyed it more than the others. We left there and walked 20 min to Kai Street food, which was freaking delicious. We had Bao buns with beef and pork tacos. Elliot had a chicken sandwich meal that was also a star. I love when we try things that are a bit out of the ordinary for the kids. They even had a really solid Pale Ale made by Zmajska pivovara. Hands down one of the best meals of the trip.

Afterward we went to the cathedral, which could just be seen under construction. The cathedral was damaged in an earthquake in 2020 and is being rebuilt. Tige found a park with a playground and we did the crossword while the kids played. We then went to retrieve our luggage and grab sandwiches before our train to Budapest. We have taken a lot of trains,, but this has been a crazy trip thus far. It was supposed to be a direct train (5.5 hours) but then wasn’t (not stressful at all trying to figure out where to get off while on the train). We switched trains and then went into Hungary and stopped for what felt like forever and the. The train reversed and turned. The first train had AC and plugs but this one sadly does not and we are at least an hour behind. No dining car for water either Going to be a late, hot night and hopefully we end up in Budapest lol.Read more