Zagreb, Croatia

Wed 2nd – Thurs 3rd July
Zagreb is supposedly the hippest European city to visit this year. Well at least that's what Time Out and the airlines who just opened up routes to the Croatian capital from London Luton would like you to believe.

Bevan loved Zagreb. Well perhaps love is a strong word since this is the vocabulary that I'd prefer he saved for me... I'm getting spoiled having so much of his time, aren't I??

Anyway, he really liked Zagreb and said he'd definitely recommend it to Londoners as a weekend get away. I think he's right – it's a good weekend getaway. But I can't figure out why we drove 3 hours out of our way to stay at a camp site straight out of the 70's (actually that was pretty cool to step back into time) only to melt in the heat of a city that is infatuated with the West and still trying to find its own identity.

I give it one or two more years and this city will really be amazing. Maybe that's why it's so hip to visit it now? Maybe later in life I'll feel lucky to have witnessed a city before it's “discovered”. Long story short, the sightseeing is light as there's not heaps to see but the enchanting outdoor cafés and bars make it easy to spend hours just pretending to be a local.

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