travel | 24 hours in zagreb

Zagreb was on our list of places to see as it is only a three hour drive away but without knowing too much about it, it wasn’t too high on our agenda until a friend said they were driving there for a night.

So we booked an airbnb*, packed a bag and hopped in the car two days later.

I love travelling to a place without having expectations of it. It is definitely different to the other places we have been in Croatia but that is unsurprising since we have mostly visited coastal areas. Without having ever been to Berlin I kind of feel like they might be similar. It has a designy, cool-things-are-happening-here kind of vibe with a lot of restaurants and apparently the more museums per square foot than any other city in the world.

As we only had 24 hours in the city we went ‘full tourist’ and did lots of walking around, passed lots of green spaces, spent some time watching the market happenings, watching old people queue for the busses to the cemetery (as it was the day of the dead), went up a hill, saw some old churches and visited several design shops as well as the Museum of Broken Relationships (which now tours but started in Zagreb). I really loved this original concept for a museum and it was really beautifully done. If it does a tour of your town you should head to see it.

Also if you find yourself in town there is an amazing vegetarian restaurant called Nishta. We visited a branch in Dubrovnik and the food was so good I ordered another main to take away which I ate for lunch the next day!

In the end my final thoughts of the city are I don’t think we will hurry back on our own steam but if a friend is heading that way again I would love to visit more of the museums and get a back back I was eyeing out but can’t find online.

* definitely recommended for cheap and cheerful with a central location and very helpful host, although earplugs might be warranted as it is on main road.

p.s. I think this title would be an excellent name for a spy novel. Any takers?

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