Greetings from Zagreb (Eric)

We are sitting in an internet cafe called Cyber Funk Cafe. It is a combination smoothie bar internet cafe with really tasty smoothies. We are enjoying ourselves immensely in this charming city. It has many of the attractions of other European cities, the Gothic architecture, the street cafes, the ability to walk from location to location, minus the larger crowds. I have been hearing and reading that Croatia is an undiscovered tourist destination, and I am happy to report that this is true. I find this city to be a fascinating combination of old world charm and modern conveniences. We have been leisurely exploring the city all day, and we have stumbled across some wonderful sites, including a street concert, a farmer´s market (where we bought a .5 kilo of cherries), a few beautiful  cathedrals and churches, and wandered into a museum that had some fascinating sculptures. We are walking back to our apartment from a botanical garden - peaceful and quiet - to get ready for dinner at what looks to be an interesting place called Mano. We will try to post pictures later - I forgot to bring the cable with me.

I Heart Zagreb (by Jenny)

I have been trying to think of different adjectives to try to describe how great and fun Zagreb is, and the only thing I can come up with is that I simply love this city! I am so grateful for all of the incredible travel experiences I've had in my life, and this is another amazing adventure.

What I love most about Zagreb is that it seems to be the prefect combination of everything I love about other cities I've visited; it has the cafe culture and promenades of Athens, the old architecture of Paris, it's compact, easy to get around, and it's surrounded by mountains.  (English is fluently spoken, which is an added bonus).  There are lots of people milling about, so it feels safe, but not so many people that it feels crowded.  There are lots of trees and parks, so even though it's hot, the temperature in the shade is quite nice.

We've enjoyed a great day of exploring the city.   There are many beautiful cathedrals and churches.  We visited the home and art studio of sculptor Mestrovic, which was really interesting.  He was a contemporary of Rodin's, and had even sculpted a few pieces of Rodin.  We enjoyed relaxing under a cafe umbrella when the sun was a bit too intense, and we strolled through the botanical gardens.  We're at an internet cafe now, and Eric is trying to figure out how to get to a restaurant that he read about for dinner.  Unfortunately, we cannot upload pictures at the moment, but hope to be able to do that soon. 

I would highly recommend a visit to Zagreb to anyone who is thinking of visiting Croatia.  It's not expensive.  We've rented an apartment in the center of the city and are finding prices for food and drinks to be very reasonable (although soda is still more expensive than wine!)

Zagreb (Eric)

Blogging from my phone seems to be all but impossible for some reason here in Zagreb, Croatia, so this is just going to be a hello from this wonderful city. We enjoyed our first night here. The city was very lively because the Croatian soccer team tied Italy, and the locals were out celebrating. We are going to explore the city more today and try to find a way to post some pictures. Take care everyone.