Moto trip Croatia - Zagreb

        In the morning we set off towards the border with Croatia and towards the first location in this country-destination, namely its capital, Zagreb.

        We arrived quite late, around 4 p.m., after a 5-hour and 400km journey. We were quite tired, hadn't eaten, and Andrei had blisters on feet from yesterday’s walk, so we quickly head to Decathlon and bought a new pair of comfortable canvas sneakers. We also added a water-repellant spray to our equipment to prepare for the upcoming rainy days. Coincidentally, there was a McDonald's near us and we were very hungry. It's not exactly the best food option, of course, but I don't think we've ever missed the opportunity to experience the Mc in every new country we're in 👀.

        To move around Zagreb, we used the Moj ZET application 🚌 which works as a kind of virtual card. Be careful how much money you load it with because the remaining amount cannot be reimbursed back. Each bus has a QR code inside, on the doors, which you scan with the application and the payment for the ride is made automatically. The ticket is valid for 90 minutes from the first scan, and if you want to change the bus, there is the "I'm changing vehicle" option under the ticket that lets you scan the new QR code of the new bus.

        In the evening we went to The Garden Brewery, one of the most successful breweries in Croatia in recent years. Croatian craft beer is made here, offering 14 types of beers available throughout the year, to which new experimental specialties are added every month through collaboration with the best craft breweries in the world. The brewery is among trees and the serving area is in the open air, spacious, beautiful, discreet, especially in the evening when the trees are decorated with lights. They also have places with straw chairs on the grass, the whole landscape is super beautiful. And there's no point in discussing beer. We chose the fresher, summery, citric flavors. 

        The second day was exclusively dedicated to visiting Zagreb.

        We started with a walking tour in the morning on the pedestrian streets of the old center. At that time (10 in the morning) the streets were empty, and most of the cafes and restaurants were still closed. We still had a destination for breakfast: Melt – Gelato & Brunch Bar. In general, we don’t have breakfast in the city, but I noted this restaurant because back home I had read about it on a blog and the pictures were encouraging. And we were not disappointed, in fact we had a delicious breakfast here, which we later tried to replicate at home 🤤

        Then we took a walk around the city. Unfortunately, the famous funicular in Zagreb, bearing the status of the smallest funicular in the world, was not functional during our trip. The displayed operating schedule was from the beginning of June until the fall, but I don't remember the exact month. The funicular is over 100 years old and was used as a more comfortable transport of people in a journey of only 66m, but connecting the lower town (Donji grad) to the upper town (Gornji grad). Although the ride with the funicular takes less than 1 minute, we had to cover this distance by climbing the stairs next to it to reach the upper city, something that surely took much longer than that 😅. The stairs lead to a promenade area of along a city wall from where the lower town can be seen from above. This street is popular and is called Strossmayer Promenade.

        We walked the streets of the upper city, we saw Saint Mark's Church and the Square, Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord and its Square and yet another popular promenade street Ivana Tkalčića.

        In the lower part of the city we admired the architecture, especially the grandiose Croatian National Theater, the Library of Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences and the 3 parks in a row Tomislava, Josipa Jurja and Zrinjevac. We then continued back towards the top of the city, towards Ban Josip Jelačić Square and the symbol of the city, the Cathedral of Zagreb, which unfortunately was also closed due to renovations.

        Last stop, Museum of Hangovers. We haven't had as much fun as we did here in a looong time. This museum was inspired by a funny incident that the creator had at a drunken party with his friends. 

        

        Right from the entrance you are invited to have a glass of alcohol or a beer to enjoy during the experience. The walls are decorated with the remains of the hangovers of the various people who participated in the creation of this museum, each accompanied by a funny or…less funny story because some of them still remain a mystery 😂. From darts to posters with wise words, to periodical tables of alcohol, to applications that deform your face, to various props with which you can interact and educational tables. The funniest part is the space dedicated to experiencing a night full of alcohol in which you are given some modified glasses so that you see everything around you distorted. Wearing these glasses, you have to move on a kind of wooden bridge placed on a bed sponge. Good luck! both, walking on it, and being able to breathe after laughing so hard! 🤪 It is a truly unique contemporary museum where you live brilliant experiences.

        We ended the day by returning to the accommodation and, to continue on the same note, we opened a few cold beers to enjoy on our balcony 😇.