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Travel Blogs from Kirin
Hungarian Goulash
... Houses of Parliament.
We also learned that Hungary has had a very turbulent history. In the Middle Ages it was a powerful kingdom, but was conquered by the Turks and became part of the Ottoman Empire. After the Ottomans were evicted the Habsburgs took over, bringing a period of prosperity culminating in the Austro- Hungarian Empire. But they were on the losing side in the First World War and ...
Cold, cold, cold
... layers and gloves..even then I wasn’t overly warm, the place was freezing! We wandered the streets, ate some famous fast food ‘surf-n-fries’ before calling it an evening. In all fairness, we knew Zagreb was nothing to be excited about and although the weather didn’t help, I was keen for bed by about 4pm so I bought a warm chocolate milk, it nearly froze on the 5 minute walk home and tucked myself in for a well-earned 12 hour sleep.
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Chill Zagreb
... just okay and we realized that we have been walking so much that we are getting holes in our shoes! We spent the rest of our time just relaxing and planning future travels. It was really nice and we felt very at ease in this quaint, easy going city. Next country: ...
Heatwave in Zagreb!
... homemade honey, nuts and fruits and vegetables. The main focus is on fruit and vegetables. The fruit’s aromas were so strong you didn’t have to up close to smell them; it wafted through the air as you walked past. This was how we discovered the enormous and very tasty peaches. The only thing I would have to say the deterred us from the markets was the number of bees that were buzzing around and helping themselves to the display fruit. I have never seen so many and with ...
Day excursion to Kumrovec
... the many cottage then we were taken to a restaurant on a farm for lunch, surrounded by vineyards.
Later in the day when we get back to the hotel about 3pm we go for a walk into town, check out a museum and buy some souvenirs and something to eat then head back to the hotel.
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