We switched countries today and are now in Ljubljana, Slovenia. We did a 3 hour tour of Zagreb, which is the capital of Croatia, as we drove from Plitvice Lakes to Ljubljana. I miss American words that I know how to pronounce. Zagreb is a large city with a population of @ 600.000. As we drove through it was obviously a major city and even had a McDonald's.  It's old town is very charming with streets lined with restaurants and shops along with old churches and towers. It also has a smattering of interesting sculptures. 

They set off a cannon at 12:00 every day and we were lucky enough to be there when it was set off. We had listened to  Podcast that gave us a heads up on this. Jack was thrilled with the explosion and captured it on video which he is trying to post to Facebook. (He added it to his stories.) We had a lovely lunch enjoying Croatian food as we listened to Frank Sinatra playing in the background. It's easy to forget where we are sometimes. 

Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and has @ 200,000 people living here. We arrived in Ljubljana, found parking and our apartment.  This was no easy feat since cars are not allowed in the downtown area. We are very pleased with the apartment and it is an easy walk to the center. The area is amazing and I know we are going to love it but it's been raining since we got here. We did explore briefly and found a great Slovenian restaurant where we enjoyed a wonderful dinner of goulash along with Slovenian wine. It was just what we needed on a chilly wet night. We were able to take a few pictures in Zagreb when the rain let up but we only took two pictures tonight. It was very wet. There aren't any cat pictures. I'm hoping they were safe and dry somewhere today. 


                                                        Zagreb, Croatia











                      There was an earthquake in Croatia in 2020 and they are still repairing the damage.
                                                      After the cannon fire
                                            St. Mark's Church

                                                The buildings are really beautiful





                                            Border crossing-it's official we switched countries
                                                        Ljubljana in the rain






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  1. AnonymousOctober 2, 2024 at 6:13 PM

    So fun following you on your spectacular trip! Great blogs and the pictures give a great visual of you locale.

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  2. Mary DegelmanOctober 4, 2024 at 4:55 AM

    It must be difficult at times adjusting to the culture and language. The interactive sculptures seemed to lighten the mood a bit.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 4, 2024 at 8:23 AM

    Wonderful to follow you. Love the stories and pictures. (Helen)

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