Hotel Stella Zagreb

Today we are already leaving Zagreb and I don't have time now to write about all the places that we visited until now.. So I uploaded some pics to at least show it...<br><br>Yesterday we took part in an action organized by a local environmental organization called zelene akcije, green action. This NGO delivered ...

... lunch at our original destination for the day - Siofok on the massive Lake Balaton - the "Sea of Hungary" Siofok is a real beachside resort with kilometres of holiday apartments and a Gold Coast feel, although the bits of "beach" we saw were mostly grass or a narrow strip of grey sand. It was busy today, so I can't imagine how crowded it must be in high Summer. There were ...

... before catching the furnicular that carried us up the steep hill to the old part of town. Reaching the top we noticed everyone at the top looking up at a nearby tower and holding their ears - just before it was too late we covered up as a cannon went off that we presumbed must have been part of the independence celebrations. In the centre of the old town was a church with a really cool coloured roof with a huge ...

... beer, massive salads, delicious pizza, and incredible service for less than 10 dollars each!  All said and done, a fabulous day. The next morning we hopped on a bus and headed south to the Plitvice Lakes National Park.  It was a bit of a trip to get there, but it was well worth it (Thanks for the recommendation Patrick!).  The park has 30,000 hectares of wilderness, 16 lakes, hundreds of waterfalls, and a long list of wildlife.  The trails are mostly made up of a wooden ...

Having taken my short tour of Split, I decided to take the sleeper to Zagreb, not least because I thought the title "Night train to Zagreb" sounded imposing. The Croation Sleeper experience matched the ferry from Bari. I was impressed and slept like a baby, arriving in an overcast Zagreb at 8.00 a.m. Since I was only there one night, I treated myself to the comfort of the Art Nouveau Hotel Esplanade. ( I also know from experience ...

... wake up not knowing what time it was, I had left my clock in my suitcase. I panicked when I checked it, as it claimed it was 11.30am, I later found out it was 2 hours fast for some reason. I took the tram into Trg Bana Jelacica, which is a great place to start as all the main sights and museums are located nearby. After much deliberation in the kitchen last night, I had decided on a visit to only one museum as most have entrance fees of 20 kuna or higher, which actually isn't that much ...

... rooftop. I spent maybe 1 hour just wandering around the small alleys in the old town near St.Mark's church then headed down to the train station and the UFO-like round building that now houses the Croatian Society of Visual Arts. After a couple of days in Zagreb my impression about Croatia was infinitely better than about Hungary. It reminds me a lot of Italy. People look like Italians, dress like Italians and even drive like Italians (never, ever, under any circumstance they use ...

... feast of roast pig which they had killed for my coming up with vegies, fresh bread and a very tasty soup absolutely awsome! After that it was more gruppa and talking around the fire, wasnt long before I was a shot duck and could barely walk, I crashed or passed out dont really remember but the best was the next day i had no hangover because they dont put sugar in the gruppa when its fresh, Ive since had some big nights on the gruppa and still not a hangover, great stuff!

... and see the town. every corner i turned I found something new that I loved about Zagreb. The first thing that attracted me (as mentioned in the other posts) was the 'Hapsburg' sense of the town, with it's expansive avenues and multiple parks and greenery. Then I loved the museums, nowhere near as impressive as the Art museums in Vienna, but still rather enjoyable. Then walking and lunching in the botanical gardens was a ...

... s in there though. One of the girls who was on there, the Zagreb show was going to be her 86th time she'd seen Pearl Jam. You all thought I was crazy for seeing them 5 times in Oz later in the year. The bus we travelled on was pretty nice. A bit smelly though. It was one of those types with beds and loungerooms and bathrooms and all that stuff. The kind bands travel around in. Our last day in Vienna was pretty much a lazy one. Don't think we really saw anything ...