Zagreb
Travel Blogs from Zagreb, Croatia
Don't mention Harry Kewell...
... na na nah, na na na na na na nah, na na na na na na nah'. Clearly, the heat is messing with my mind... Zagreb - love it. Classy and sophisticated, mildly pretentious but in a good way, laid back. The city certainly isn't as stuck in the early 90's ...
On to Zagreb... last stop on our epic train trip
We get into Belgrade at 7 am and walked around downtown for 3 hours before hopping back on the train to Zagreb. Zagreb is beautiful and we walk around before finding an outdoor café/restaurant to have dinner at and watch the Euro 2008 finals. ...
Rudolph Hess
... the ticket validating machine there's only been four punters. Great, obviously, for people like us - scum, I mean. Anyway, Zagreb's a great little place - nice buildings (the ones that aren't falling down), beautiful women, cheap beer, big parks.... ...
Zagreb
... were some interesting statues, sculptures and fountains around the city too. After the four ancient towns we'd visited in Croatia, this was a complete turnaround. It had a very western european feel. It was really enjoyable. We had bought onward ...
Hole In The Wall Hostel
Our train ride to Zagreb, Croatia seemed really long. Maybe that was because we didn't have to change trains anywhere so we were just in one seat for hours. We had our first border crossing and control in over a month. We were a bit on edge when we ...
Zagreb
... in Scotland, Ireland, and Switzerland. It sure makes a five-hour journey go by much more quickly. We rolled into Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, and were pleasantly surprised. We had heard a few not so nice stories about the place and most people ...
Welcome to Croatia
After a scenic bus ride through the Austrian mountain we arrived in the capital of Croatia, Zagreb. It was 1 am and when our taxi driver drove us what seemed like 100kms out of town and then got lost we were a bit worried. Eventually we found our ...
Raining in Zagreb
... leaving Split and heading up to the capital Zagreb. The most reliable form of transport is the bus in Croatia - it was supposed to be a 5 hour ride to Zagreb, compared to about 8 hours on the train. So I bought mz 184KN ticket (about 16 quid, ...
A fistfull of dinars
... of thing you go travelling to avoid. From Dubrovnik, the furthest point north we can get to in one go is to Zagreb, at the other end of Croatia. From there we decide to catch a train right up to Vienna and then to Janes house in Slovakia. ...
Back in Croatia
... nice modern shower. Ahhh, the creature comforts. Zagreb is nice enough, though not particularly exciting. Being the capital of Croatia, Zagreb is overrun with museums and galleries. I visited the Arts and Crafts Museum today, which had an temporary ...
Croatian Quickie
From Slovenia we left the EU and crossed into Croatia. I think they are not allowed in because they had been a bit tardy rounding up a war crime suspect. We headed straight for Zagreb and arriving midday on a Saturday we found it shut. The main tourist ...
A quick visit
... at 06:00, so we dumped our bags in left luggage and hit the streets. Now, I really didn`t know what to expect of Zagreb, but it was really clean and very European. Once the Tourist Office opened, we grabbed a map and there were two walking tours. We did ...
The sweltering city heat of budapest was ...
... : P: It's REALLY hot. It's awful! N: I want to go to the beach, P: Where's the nearest bech? C & N: Croatia. C: There's a train to Zagreb first thing tomorrow..... N: Let's do it, girls! So it was that three virtual strangers met in 'The ...
Zagreb to Dubrovnik, the ugly side of travel
... a complete fever run and on medication, trying to figure this all out. This is where I met Maja (Maya). She grew up in Croatia, but was attending school in Ljubljana so knew the train route quite well. Banking on the train trying to make up time, she ...
Zagreb
... to the 10hours of hell. I arrived into the city center by 9 this morning, so had the entire day to take on Zagreb. It reminded me alot of Warsaw - for obvious reasons I'm sure. Very Stalin-esq architecture, with great churches and monuments all mixed ...
A Plan Emerges
... for a stunning view of Zagreb. The receptionist asked me where I was from and then went on to point out the best parts of Croatia, all of it apparently! He also gave me some advice on Bosnia and landmines. Later that day I went to the movies again to ...
Whirlwind Croatia
... . The waitress was impressed that I was from Australia and we started talking. She was from Bosnia, but was looking for a job in Croatia. She also studied journalism and was looking for a job in a newspaper or something. When I finished my beer, before I ...
Zagreb
As soon as I crossed from Hungary to Croatia the cloud of the past wars in the Balkans is evident... there are many houses being re-built and also ones that are simply abandoned. However the countryside is very pretty.. much greener and hillier than ...
Day 266 - Thoughts On Greece & Hello Croatia!
... to the hype and did in fact look like postcards. Heaven. Day 266 - PART II: Zagreb Arrival We flew to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, via Budapest (Hungary) because it was the cheapest (relative term) flight we could find. For some reason getting ...
Movies and Parades
... armed forces people around. We had done it again, turned up to a place on a public holiday - this time it was Croatia's Independence Day. The servicemen and women were all in town for a parade and service in the main square. We avoided the crowds ...
Flooding in Prague, robbed on the train, Croatia
... locked compartment and into my purse under my head without us waking up. But believe me, they can. Anyway, we arriived in Zagreb, Croatia, a couple days ago. We've been running around trying to get a cheap flight to Istanbul. We also bought a ...
Zagreb
this will be coming sometimes before August 10. I apologize, but I've been too busy traveling to be able to write and post quality, detailed ...
Blast across Hungary and into Croatia
Greetings from Zagreb, Croatia! We did a touch over 500km (310miles) today. The plan was to stop at Lake Balaton, but we decided to keep going to shorten tomorrow's ride and give us the full afternoon to explore the Plitvice Waterfalls. But back to ...
Croatian Study Tour - Zagreb
... of Croatia and how ethnic minorities are integrated into the culture and daily life. I was interested to find out that Croatia became independent as recently as 1991 and that it was formerly a territory of Yugoslavia! They also offer three options ...
Love Zagreb
i had the hostel room to myself in zagreb so i was in no rush to leave in the morning! when i eventually headed out i was planning on following the 2 suggested walking routes around the city. that didn't really work out so great cause i got a little ...
Zuerich - Baku 2006
Visiting Slaven, a old fellow I have living with in Baden (Switzerland)in a living ...
ZAGREB!!! -- Gazoontite
Well we never thought we would make it to Croatia but luckily enough we had the time. So we went to the capital Zagreb. We eneded up staying in a really great hostel with tons of character-- check out the pics of all the different murals on the walls. We ...
Recovering and exploring Zagreb
Still tired after our festival exertions, we wandered this charming city a little, rode the shortest funicular railway in europe up to the old town to look at the views, ate tasty food, and then retired to our luxurious room to plan out next leg - down ...
Days 269 to 270 - Reuniting in Zagreb/Fall Season
... a persistent wind and the coolest temperatures we’ve had yet. We reassured the new arrivals that the weather in Croatia was not all this gloomy this time of year! It was Friday night and Saturday was the holiday celebrating independence and ...

