Hotel Porin Zagreb

... you have to ask). We are right at the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary which is a symbol of the city with its twin spires and Gothic design. <br><br>Dolac Market open-air market with its stalls of colorful fruit, vegetables, meat, olives &#8230; <br><br>Tkalciceva Ulica is a cobblestone street lined with renovated 19th-century mansions housing boutiques, bars, restaurants &#8230; We have found the core of ...

... pub next to the stop where I was supposed to get off.<br><br> <br><br>Joe and Slavko outside the family home in Dubrava, where their brother Marian now lives.<br><br> <br><br> <br><br>And the three brothers again.<br><br>On the way back to my hotel I ducked into the brand new casino that had just opened up down the road in their suburb. It was as if someone had opened a small casino West Hobart.

... for a traditional Croatian lunch of bread, salad, veggies and veal, and "pancakes" that were crepes filled with chocolate!  Then Janko took us on a tour of the city and we ended up at the Jewish Community Center where we got a lecture/Q&amp;A session with the Chief Rabbi about the Jewish community in Croatia.  We walked around some more and saw many of the same sights from the day before but in a greater context.  Then DIS treated us to ice cream and we made our way ...

... Then you are ecstatic when the sun comes up because it signals that your hostel about to open. So you mount up and begin walking through a rainy, cloudy city to the clean, open arms (or so you hope) of a warm bed. Zagreb was not a big tourist destination, and for good reason. Not too much to see and do in my opinion. But the cemetary was AWESOME. Check out those pics below.

... miracously survived a fire. There were lots of people praying at it. You kinda feel stink taking photos and intruding on people's prayer. So I tend not to. Same with in churches. The old town (near the shrine) still has gas lamps that are lit every night and there is also an old medieval tower near the funicular where a canon is still fired every day at noon. Kinda cool. The hotel is very nice.

... rain is stopping and the sun is coming out..... just our luck. As I update this Ryan is spending his time on ESPN.com making sure all is well in the sports world. Appearently the Colorado Rockies were involved in a 22 inning game last night, but all i know is that the Chicago cubs have a better record! ha We are past our halfway point and starting to head back west, but there is plenty more to do and see. The ferry ...

... in Plitvice lakes. Plitvice lakes is a beautiful natural wonder of bright blue lakes nestled in between mountains and cliffs sitting at different levels with waterfalls in between them. There are hiking paths and bridges around that lakes and waterfalls so you really get close to nature. The lakes are so clear you can see fish meters below the surface.

... 3000 dinars. Paddy seems happy enough with that rate, accepts the Euros and heads off to his train. "I have no idea what the actual rate is," I confide to Jane once we are out of earshot and walking hastily across town to the train station. "What?" says Jane, ever the beacon of honesty in our journeys through ethical darkness. "Well, I forgot, didn´t I, and I had to make something up to get rid of those damned things." We still have about 15000 dinars left ...

Friday, June 1, 2007 Zagreb, Capital of Croatia Dear Readers: The skies are gray this morning, but no rain. The drive from Ljubljana to Zagreb is uneventful except that the toilet in the bus has begun to smell of urine. I ask the driver if he can do something about it, but he says it is illegal to pump out the tank in Slovenia. It must wait until we get to Croatia, but by that time we will be ...

... LA to deal with more trouble makers. The hostel is run by 2 Croatian guys who seem to get very friendly with the female guests, however they were friendly and gave us numerous shots of some unspecified substance. Spent a few hours that night in some Rock and Roll bar that had a lot of stone washed denim before heading back to the hostel. The next day went out to buy some Burek, walked around for half an hour, then realised we couldn't be ...