We landed in Zagreb, Croatia on a rainy Saturday afternoon in July 2016. This being our first trip to Eastern Europe, I was getting a "
Kings Ottokar's Spectre" vibe. Like Tintin, we traveled via Frankfurt, Germany. Unlike Tintin, the pilot did not throw us off the plane! We landed in Zagreb and took a taxi to our hotel - Double Tree - in downtown Zagreb.
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| View from the hotel room |
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The city seems to have elements of both Eastern & Western Europe in it's character. There are parks, cafes, cobbled streets, cathedrals and museums, with a tram line running through it.
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| "Ulisca Grada Vukovaara" street |
Our first destination was the Zagreb Cathedral, or the "Cathedral of the
Assumption of Mary" which is usually the top tourist destination. Even though it was a weekend, the place was not too crowded.
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| Zagreb Cathedral |
It's a lovely Gothic-style church, somewhat similar to the
Notre Dame in Paris. Two tall spires flank it, with statues and carvings all over the entrance.
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| Statues at the entrance |
