Big Train Adventure - part five - Croatia - Zagreb

So we left Slovenia - reluctantly - another time I might just go straight there and spend much longer, but as I said - we had a Train Ticket with several more journeys to take. Slovenia is part of the EU and Croatia is not, so we had to change our Euros for Kuna.

border guards at the Slovenian/Croatian border
Our destination this time was the island of Hvar where our dear friend Graham has a holiday home and very kindly invited us to stay. This meant taking a train to Zagreb and another to Split and a ferry to the island.
We had a four hour wait in Zagreb. I think it counts as the happiest four hours of the whole holiday!


It was Sunday, the whole place was bathed in sunshine, families were out in the squares and cafes - everywhere was relaxed. The streets and buildings were magnificent, huge trees lined the roads - there was an air of serene contentment. John bought a bottle of bubbles from a pavement seller.

This simple purchase transformed the whole afternoon!

As soon as he began to blow bubbles and I saw the effect, I bought one too and we went to each side of a square with pavement cafes all around. Of course you can guess what happened next.



BUBBLE HEAVEN!
A couple of parents bought bubbles too and for a while it was one chaotic happy mass of kids and bubbles.
Then we sat in the sun with another coffee and a three day old copy of the Guardian, doing the crossword together, waiting for the train. I can't think of any time I have been so contented.

Comments

[Zoe]

What fun with those bubbles. Hope you can join in the swap. Hope I've not made it too difficult?

[Sarah]

I have only recently found your blog whilst searching for some ideas for a rag rug, I bought a kit when i went to Beamish at Christmas. I am enjoying reading about your recent travels.

Sarah x

Lovely blog and pictures by the way.

[ethel and edna - Lindsey]

If you saw the bubble scene in an advert on TV you would think it could never happen in real life. One of those moments that is almost TOO perfect. Wish I was there (especially given our weather :0( at the moment hehe).

[Lindsay]

Sigh.........