Day 18 - May 23, 2014 - Plitvice to Zagreb

We had actually hoped to wake up to overcast skies and perhaps some misty rain. That would have made for some excellent photos and worth hiking back up the trails early this morning. That did not happen, so Yahoo weather was incorrect and we did not hit the trails again. We took in a morning walk after breakfast and then packed up our gear to catch the 10:45 bus to Zagreb, the country's capital city.

Upon check out, we asked the desk clerk what she thought of the bus loads of tourists that arrived last night. She said that 2 years ago, China, Tawaiin, and Korea finally could get Visas to come to Croatia. Since then, the Croatians joke that after winning their independence, they were once again invaded by tourists from Asia.

We walked up to the main road where the bus had dumped us off a few days earlier. It was 10:30 and were waiting for the 10:45 bus. The bus stop was covered in graffiti with comments about waiting for a bus that never comes. This was an instant red flag. 10:45...no bus. 11:00...no bus.  11:30...no bus. 11:45...no bus. 12:00...still no bus. 12:15....It's our bus!!!!...only 90 minutes late.

It was a 2 hour drive to the capital city of Zagreb. Zagreb is a really cool city. There are no tourists here, only people living their lives and having fun while doing it. There are no bus tours and no tour groups. We just roamed the city finding really cool little places to people watch. There are many pedestrian streets and people stroll them to see and be seen.  As evening fell, the springtime outdoor summer concerts started in the various parks. We enjoyed the outdoor concert in the park across the street from our hotel. Tomorrow the plan is to do a more formal walking route as per our guide book. First impressions of Zagreb — this is a very cool city.