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I probably never would have come here if I had not been assigned a job in Bosnia. Zagreb is where we would fly in and out of for transport into and out of Bosnia.
At my going away party my very intoxicated nephew looked at me and asked where I was traveling through. I told him I would be going through Zagreb. He blinked and said, "Dude, it sounds like some alien planet name. Like, the dude steps out of the flying saucer and says, I am Zilgar from Zargeb." There was a lot of laughter at that.
I was pleasantly surprised with Zagreb. All of my experiences with cities that had been Communist before 1990 had shown me crumbling towns with terrible crime and trash problems. Zagreb is safe and clean. It has many friendly people and they love their town.
Zagreb is off the beaten path for most but it is a nice respite from the destruction we saw every day in Bosnia.
I enjoyed my time there. I never really got to spend more than a few hours at a time exploring Zagreb and really never got out of the city center but I found it to be very interesting. I wish I had more time to just relax and enjoy.
FLASH! - Thanks to vt member diocletianvs for helping me out with a lot of information. It was great, thanks pal!
I walked all through Zagreb and not once did I ever feel uneasy or unsafe. There are interesting buildings where there are apartments right above businesses all over town.
Zagreb is a good walking town. There are wide streets with well defined side walks.
It is easy to forget that Croatia and Zagreb have such a recently tragic past.
WWII was a disaster for Croatia as they sided with the Axis and this was not forgotten when Yugoslavia was formed. There was a vicious war of independance when they broke away from Yugoslavia but fortunately it did not break down into Civil War like what happened in Bosnia.
There are reminders every once in a while that this was part of Yugoslavia. I did not see any Communist symbols but there are signs like this.
- Pros:Clean and Friendly
- Cons:Off the beaten path
- In a nutshell:One of the best places to visit in former Yugoslavia
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Zagreb has some wonderful wlkainng sites to see. What I enjoyed most were all of the open parks and squares that existed... more travel advice
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I really enjoyed walking through Zagreb. It is the best way to learn a place and to get the feel. Zagreb, like many... more travel advice
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I have a question ; What kinda stores do you got in Ilica ? Like..do you got: Nike, Dsquared, Adidas, Ugg, like.. the more famous marks ? Let me hear soon! xx
Interesting pages. One of the things about VT is that some of the pages are snapshots in time which increases their value. (I assume you meant walking, not "wlkainng")
haha, zilgar from zagreb! well, we do get a lot of those actually... i just wonder why the city's filled with tourists... ;) cheers from the alien planet! polar* btw. it's cold as h*ll, so it feels like a super freezing planet...
Love your enthusiasm (warmth, zeal) for every place you visit.
To bad for your travels that you get interested in a spot just after some war... (but a job is a job) A history tip: Yugoslavia was formed in 1918. Too many rapid conclusions for my taste. Have fun in Iraq.
Scottish food?...lol Dead white guys is an apt description for all those memorials...lol Glad you didn't forget the females. Great views, and I love that kiddie train
I was also surprised to see the statue of Marija Juric Zagorka at a very unusual place but I take it that she is very popular in Croats. Fantastic page.
Obviously you had more times around Zagreb...:) I was there for a few hours only. Also, the female statue on my Zagreb page still hasn't got a name ! :) Regards.
Nice page... but..... McDonald's ?!?!? Seems like Croats have a lot of time to spend sitting in cafes, isn't it. Maybe they save on tram tickets? LOL
zagreb is a geat city, croatian are plaisant and know the way of life, may be you ll learn about statues !!