Ljubljana to Zagreb

Feeds:: Posts; Comments

Ljubljana to Zagreb

May 3, 2014 by obeseferret

2nd May 2014.

I hope that you picked up my April Fool’s Day joke when I wrote April 1st rather than May 1st!

Check out of the very fine Cubo Hotel with their excellent reception staff Luka and Sacha and head off for last quick walk along the Ljubljana River and Old Town. Calorie time again when we finally get to enjoy ice creams from the Cameo Cafe which we had admired a few times during our strolls around the city.

The weather for once is glorious and shows off this great city at its best.

The 2.45 train to Zagreb leaves almost 30 minutes late although it does make up some time along the way during the 2 1/2 hour journey.

A bit of a novelty when we have our passports stamped on leaving Slovenia and entering Croatia. This is an all-to -rare occurrence these days with border controls often non-existant, especially in Europe.

The weather returns to normal and by the time we get to Zagreb the skies are looking very threatening.

Sheraton Hotel not on a par with Cubo and a typical large chain hotel. However, the girl at reception, Nev, is very helpful and suggests a small restaurant in the Old Town, Ribice i Tri Tockice, which really lives up to her praise, offering some quality seafood at very reasonable prices.

Although the various guidebooks had hardly offered glowing endorsements of Zagreb G and I decide to talk a short walk towards the Old Town and the superb gothic cathedral area. As it turns out we are pleasantly surprised because , whilst it doesn’t immediately impress in the same way as Budapest and Ljubljana, it has a great atmosphere in the evening with so many alfresco dining establishments and some lovely open large squares.