Wendy's & Emily's Travels through Eastern Europe - June 2008: Ljubljana - Enroute Zagreb - Split (11

Train to Zagreb. Bus from Zagreb to Daga Rosa which was an unexpected change imposed on us. Then train again from Daga Rosa to Split. Landscape was huge rolling hills, green mountains. Fellow Aussie travelers said it reminded them of scenery in Lord of the Rings. That is scenery, of course, with littered defunct decrepit Communist era factories every now and then along the way.

Took local Zagreb tram the wrong way at first, but then got to town center and dropped in on key sites. Arrived Split late at night. Rained all morning this morning. Slept in at our most lovely Garden Apartment. Ate a big fish lunch on wooden tables in Fife. Typing to you from an Aussie laundromat! This Aussie place was recommended by our now very best friend in the world, Rick Steves. Rick Steves may be replacing Frommerćs as Wendyćs most favorite tour guide and expert. His recommendations are always spot on.) (Cannot find the apostrophe on this Croatian keyboard, sorry. So far, I have had to deal with German, Slovenian and now Croatian keyboards.)

Zagreb (pronounced /ˈzɑːgrɛb/) is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. Zagreb is the cultural, scientific, economic and governmental center of the Republic of Croatia in the Prigorje region. In 1991, it became the capital of the country following secession from Second Yugoslavia. During the 1991-1995 Croatian War of Independence, it was a scene of some sporadic fighting surrounding its JNA army barracks, but escaped major damage. In May 1995, it was targeted by Serb rocket artillery in the Zagreb rocket attack that killed seven civilians.