Zagreb 13 December 2012

Today was very cold in Zagreb -20C. It was sunny however, so I was out all day taking more photos for the blog fans (hopefully).

The breakfast as the hotel is not only free, but it plentiful as well. The food here is superb. I had Palachinki (crepes) and tea for lunch.

I heading for Brescia Italy in the morning, I have to travel through Slovenia and then cross the Slovenian border into Trieste Italy; then past Venice to Brescia. A 5 hour drive, short by most previous drives.

Tonight I heard some great Tamburitzan music on the stage at the cite centre as part of the Xmas shows here nightly. Quite colourful costumes and I love that music, so I went to a Croatian Music shop and bought a CD album of this wonderful and lively Croatian folk music.

Here are some piccys:

 Waking up at 5:30 AM this morning and looking out of the window

 Ah, the forbidden tram tracks that I illegally drove on last night

 A street named for Nikola Tesla the electrical genius for which

his invention of alternating current electrical generators and motors changed the world forever

 The hotel car park

 The Zagreb cathedral

 Inside the cathedral

 Local produce market

 Still trying to figure this out???

 It's me afternoon tea

 Sculpture in a Zagreb art gallery

 A cinema

 Statue of Nikola Tesla

 An atrium in a Zagreb shopping arcade

 Dinner

 Hotel Dubrovnik restaurant

 A few of the pretty Zagreb folk singers/dancers

 Tamburitza Musicians

 A young couple dancing to the lively Tamburitza music

Here is a YouTube link to a sample of the music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXzuCYTKv6Q&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv0Ia0B0XU8&feature=youtu.be

Group singing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFgtRt9P950&feature=youtu.be

laku noć (good night in Croatian)

David