Happy Easter Everyone
We have moved off the island and have had the chance now to see Split, Dubrovink in the South, Zagreb, the capital in the north and Pula, on the Istria Peninsula close to Italy. Each city/town is strikingly different. Dubrovnik was very touristy with throngs of people (even in this the shoulder season). These are our first crowds since arriving in Croatia. Game of Thrones is filmed here and seems to be cashing in on tours as well. The walled city is spectacular and if I had three words for this town they would be - stairs, walls and cats. Tons of feral beasts everywhere.
Sights in Dubrovnik:
Zagreb is a fantastic city. A third of the population of Croatia lives here (and as far as we can tell, everyone over 10 years of age, smokes). The trees and gardens were in full bloom. The city is edgy but with a safe feeling. Lots of cafes and museums and graffiti everywhere.
Easter is a big deal here - Eggs are hand painted and shared on the big day. Here are some big ones outside the Cathedral in Zagreb and yes, even the eggs got tagged with graffiti before we left!
Outside our Airbnb - and I agree - I love Zagreb!
Pula was a surprise to us. The town is just down the coast from Italy and low and behold - there are a lot of Roman ruins here - the Arena, built in 1 BC was being used to host the opening ceremonies for a youth soccer tournament. The cheers of the athletes drew us down the street from our apartment. Only here would you have hundreds of 16 year olds climbing around on a 2000 year old building for a photo op. So fun!
Some of the more curious sights... snails for sale in the market - these are big ones! and in Split... a sign warning that the buildings may collapse on you... you were warned!
Happy Easter All.
