Dubrovnik Hotel Zagreb

... was checked and finally I got a second stamp in my passport, for this trip!! (My first being in Tallinn when I flew in, exactly two calendar months ago...) Once that was all done, we moved slowly across the border where the process was repeated and I obtained stamp #3 - a non-EU stamp for Croatia.<br>I arrived at my hostel and settled in nicely, this had to be one of the nicer places I stayed, the hosts were brilliant and the place ...

... the next morning. Train booked, I spent the rest of the day checking out the botanic gardens (underwhelming) &amp; just wandering through the suburbs. The whole place probably had as much to do as Bratislava, but lacked the cuteness that Bratislava had &amp; also the vibe that came from people actually being out as opposed to holed up inside out of the rain. So Zagreb was done, &amp; I can definitely understand why people &#8216;overlook it on their way to the coast&#8217; :)

... then hike down to a cave.  We opted for the cave thinking that it would keep us drier and cleaner; however, this proved not to be the case.  We maneuvered through the wet, slippery mud and a few people had some rough falls.  It took us a while just to get to the cave since we had to be very deliberate when moving through the forest.  The cave itself was really cool!  We got to put on hard hats and explore the lighted areas seeing bats, fossils, and lots and lots of ...

Much easier to go from Budapest into another country or or not so direct and use 2 buses and change trains 3 times .... so arriving in Zagreb, Capitol of Craotia is calm. No massive towering buildings, busy streets but everuybody appears to be meeting for coffee and enjoying the sunny morning. They say it can rain all of April. A country rich with culture ...

... kindergarten through high school and teaches students from all over the world. Bachta, who is originally from Boston, Massachusetts, recently moved to Zagreb with her husband, "Who gave up his business and sold our house to let me live my dream of moving overseas." Lawrence, who originally hails from Portland, Oregon, has worked at AISZ for the past three years. Searching the Subtle Details As with any ...

... Dora near the train station. You won't be sorry. He says: Zagreb has the flat, cold, Eastern block charm of Warsaw mixed with the once spring-like, Art-Nouveau, Austro-Hungarian style of Budapest (it is thus perfectly suited for an abundance of hyphenated words). My overall impression is a positive one, though I might be biased by the fact that we splurged on a fancy hotel room for Michelle's birthday. If you've never had the chance to sit on a porcelain throne ...

... heineken, stella, karlovacko - its all here. The old town has been perfectly converted into a strip of cafes, bars and kebab joints, the cottagish houses painted brightly, equipped with plasma screens and pumping music, and variously themes to meet to nuanced needs of the thirsty locals and foriegners. My own haunt of choice, was of course, the tolkien inspired cafes (for one is apparently never enough), though if the dickensian irish oub had been ...

... in the bus were really laud, made me some laugh though. I had a nice talk with another German guy there who studies medicine. He reminds me a little bit of Steffen Muller - a German comic who is very famous in Poland. My head was blowing up after 1 hour with such noisy people, in such a crowded coach, but it was really funny to listen to them. We had a couple of drinks with our family before we went to bed, so we had a good sleep afterwards. It was another funky day.