I’ve had a lot of “new favorites” on this trip, especially during the European portion of it. In part, that’s just because it’s easy for me to like everything I see when I don’t have to work, I sleep as late as I want every single day, and it’s the sunny springtime with foxy females
My last post left off with me exploring Zagreb, Croatia’s historic upper town. Specifically, I was in what remains of Gradec, one of the two feuding towns that merged in the mid-1800s to become Zagreb. Continuing the Rick Steves Zagreb walk, I approached the Stone Gate, the only surviving gate from the old city wall.
Zagreb vital statistics: Population (2018): 802,588 (city proper); 1,128,773 (metro) Latitude & longitude: 45˚ 49′ N, 15˚ 59′ E January average temperature: High 3.7˚C (38.7˚F), low -3˚C (26.6˚F) July average temperature: High 26.7˚C (80.1˚F), low 14.7˚C (58.5˚F) Time zone: GMT+2 (6 hours ahead of U.S. EDT) Language: Croatian (a.k.a. Serbo-Croatian) Currency: Croatian kuna Exchange rate: