Sheraton Zagreb

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The weird thing is that during the act one camera woman came to close to Marcha (streetperfomance actress, biketour coordinator) and hit her on the head... Marcha was bleeding badly and had a scratch. Somehow the journalists saw blood and started filming her... crazy.. luckily the action was ...

... and caught up on world news. Did MJ kill MJ? Or was it the quack? The Ashes, atta boy England, but as I write this, the Aussies need 209 on the 4th day with 5 wickets in hand. England just might have declared a bit too prematurely. I chatted with a few friends (you know who you are), and now confident that the fever had given up on dominating the Tinx, I was happy and plotting the day. I realised a Portuguese friend I made while in Mostar, and then met in Dubrovnik as well, was ...

... hill looking out over the city. There are no distinctive landmarks other than the cathedral, which really dominates the Zagreb skyline. As it was to the left and just behind where I was, it wasn't visible. I did, however notice that I was right near the top of the funicular railway. This is really either for old people, unnecessary, or quite a frivolous spend, as the steps are easy to walk (although I only went downwards!) but altogether it's not that steep a climb up the winding ...

... Angie. She had been in Budapest for a week to take part in a conference and was going back to Ljubljana where she used to live with her boyfriend. We exchanged emails and agreed to meet in Ljubljana for a beer in a few days. As I took the morning train to Zagreb I got there pretty early, around 2:00 pm. I had no trouble finding the tram stop and getting to the hostel (Ravnice Youth Hostel) about 4km from the city center. The hostel was actually quite OK, and the staff was friendly ...

... alot of damage was done to alot of houses, its hard to believe that this went on only 13 years ago. He showed me how close the serbs came to Zagreb and where him and his dad were caught and toretured! Bloody scary stuff, it was really emotional for me as it gave a good insight into his life and how hard it was for him, gave me whole new respect for him and his family. Where ever you go there are reminders such as blown up houses, old artilleries, mines in forests ...

... that is surprisingly brighter than the lights scorching from the ceiling. Their eyes blossom into wonder as they look at the exotic surroundings of their field trip adventure. Several of the silent ones must notice me and stare as children do. Their curious brains evaluating my hair, my skin, my eyes and the size of my rucksack. I can see minds shifting, their eyes analyzing and their young, imaginative brains assessing the character in front of them. As much as I ...

Zany Zagreb First things first... For those of you that were unlucky enough to read yesterday's Pearl Jam travelogue, my sincere apologies- I should of not left Clint alone after a Pearl Jam show for so long. Blah blah blah, and Mike McCready is so hot.. blah blah blah! At first, I wasn't sure of Zagreb. The area at which we are staying is quite grey and miserable. It is not so much dirty though- it's odd. Lots of graffitti but no litter. The city is somewhat similar ...