A hectic bit

Zagreb, Croatia

Zagreb, Croatia? How did we get here?

The plan was to leave Belgrade last night on a night train for Slovenia. But when we went to get our tickets, the train to Slovenia was about 60 USD. The train to Zagreb was only 23 USD, and a train from Zagreb to Slovenia is only 13 USD. So we save money plus get to see the Croatian capital.

We finished off our visit last night in Belgrade with a movie. Both Damon and I were in need of some down time, so we snuck into the Tuckwood complex to check out Van Helsing. It is a pretty good flick, and kind of makes me want to check out Tranyslvania in Romania. In any event, the interesting part of the movie story is that the theater was right in the middle of the Serbian government center. Walking to the cinema, we noticed at least 3 or 4 buildings that were severely destroyed. The windows were gone and they literally looked as if they had been bombed. That is when we realized that they had. Interesting to see a movie in a theater next door to a whole block that was under seige a few years back. It puts a unique perspective on how close to home air attacks can hit an average citizen. Later that night, I was reading the Tuesday edition of the USA Today, and there was a front page article about the air raids going on in Iraq including a picture of a bomb dropping on what appeared to be a government building. Makes you wonder how many of those strikes are hitting right next to the local Tuckwood cinema complex.

And now I sit in an Internet cafe, finally uploading some pictures to dotphoto. I will put some on the blog eventually, but it really is a pain to do. In the meantime, let me tell you a bit about Zagreb. After a short walk around the city, I have full intention of coming back to this country. The capital city is quite clean and tidy. The mass transit system seems excellent, and the people are friendly. All in all, the city seems like an up and coming European metropolitan. This definitely makes me want to come back and visit Zagreb, and then continue on to the famous coast!

We are off to Slovenia in a few hours to do some cave exploring tomorrow and tours of Ljubljana. Then it is off to Vienna, where my path will part from Damon and join with Sarah.