Croatia 2-Days Trip last part; Zagreb City walk

2-Days tour to quickly sight-see the best marvels of Croatia

June 13-14, 2015

Croatia 2-Days Trip 4th part; inside Museum of Broken Relationship

I roam the city through self-guided walk accompanied by a downloaded map online starting from the Zagreb Bus Station which is only around 4 kilometers away to city center. I passed-by the Zagreb Cathedral, Ban Jelacic Square, the Old Town Hill Museum of Broken Relationship and how locals and other tourists hassles on the streets. Photography and video taking is allowed.

Gornji grad, (Upper Town) and Donji grad (Lower Town) are the cultural, religious, and commercial hubs of Zagreb. These are where most of the restaurants, bars and tourist sights are located. The Upper Town, which is the medieval core of the city, developed as two separate (and often warring) towns - Kaptol, the seat of the Bishop (where the imposing Cathedral now stands), and Gradec, the free town where tradesmen and artisans lived (proclaimed by King Bela of Hungary in the 12th century) to form the northern section of historic Zagreb. 
http://wikitravel.org/en/Zagreb

Croatia 2-Days Trip; Zagreb City walk (Ban Jelacic Square)

Croatia 2-Days Trip 4th part; inside Museum of Broken Relationship

2-Days tour to quickly sight-see the best marvels of Croatia

June 13-14, 2015

Croatia 2-Days Trip 3rd part; Hiking the Plitvice Lakes

Museum of Broken Relationship grew from a traveling exhibition revolving around the concept of failed relationship and their ruins. Unlike "destructive" self-help instructions for recovery from failed loves, the museum offers a chance to overcome an emotional collapse through creation; by contributing to the museum's collection.

Conceptualized in Croatia, the museum has since toured internationally, amassing an amazing collection. Although often colored by personal experience, local culture and history, the exhibits presented here from universal patterns offering to discover them and feel comfort they bring. 

"Where do broken hearts go, Can they find their way home?
Back to the open arms of a love that's waiting there..."

I guess the real place where do broken hearts go can be found in heart of Croatia.

How to Go to Museum of Broken Relationship;
Museum of Broken Relationship is located in the Old Town Hill of Zagreb. Entrance fee is 25 KN. Photography and video taking is allowed.

Croatia 2-Days Trip; inside Museum of Broken Relationship

Croatia 2-Days Trip 3rd part; Hiking the Plitvice Lakes

2-Days tour to quickly sight-see the best marvels of Croatia

June 13-14, 2015

Croatia 2-Days Trip 2nd part; Strolling GoT's Dubrovnik by day

Plitvice Lakes National Park is the largest of Croatia's eight national parks and was proclaimed in 1949 and included in UNESCO list of world natural heritage on 1979. The park represents a phenomenon of karst hydrography. The lakes are known for their cascades and the ongoing bio-dynamic process of tufa formation under specific ecological hydrological conditions. Tufa or traveltine is a porous carbonate rock formed by the sedimentation of calcium carbonate from water. The broader zone of the national park hides rich forest and meadow habitats with many diverse species of plants and animals. The forest communities are predominantly made up of beech and fir.

How to Go to Plitvice Lakes National Park;
There is daily direct bus from the Zagreb that takes around 2 hrs travel time. Entrance fee is 110 KN that includes lake boat ride. Photography and video taking is allowed.

Croatia 2-Days Trip; Hiking the Plitvice Lakes

Croatia 2-Days Trip 2nd part; Game of Throne's Dubrovnik by day

2-Days tour to quickly sight-see the best marvels of Croatia

June 13-14, 2015

Croatia 2-Days Trip 1st part; Overnight Bus from Ljubljana to Dubrovnik

How to Go to Dubrovnik, Croatia;
There is daily direct bus from the Zagreb that takes around 7-8 hrs travel time. Dubrovnik is bordered by Bosnia, separated in Mainland of Croatia. Free entrance inside fortification but walk on the wall cost 100 KN. Photography and video taking is allowed.

Dubrovnik is a stunningly intact walled city on the Adriatic Sea coast of the extreme south of Croatia. Although its population barely exceeds 40,000, it's one of the most prominent tourist resorts of the Mediterranean and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. One reason Dubrovnik has surged in popularity in recent years, aside from its history and beauty, is its starring role in the HBO TV hit "Game of Thrones" where the Old Town has stood in for 'Kings Landing'. Much of the filming took place on the City Walls (with a notable scene from 'Qarth' filmed at the base of the Minceta Tower) and also Fort Lovrijenac and the little beach and pier in the cove below it. 
http://wikitravel.org/en/Dubrovnik
 

Croatia 2-Days Trip; Game of Throne's Dubrovnik

Croatia 2-Days Trip 1st part; Overnight Bus from Ljubljana to Dubrovnik

2-Days tour to quickly sight-see the best marvels of Croatia

June 13-14, 2015

Slovenia Day Tour last part; Ljubljana City Walk

timezone - +0200H UTC (summer time);   capital - Zagreb;   language - Croatian
currency - Kuna; 1 EUR = 7.5 HRK
visa - pre-arranged not required per privilege of having valid Schengen visa. As of July 2014, valid Schengen Visa holders regardless of nationality can transit/visit Croatia not exceeding 90-days stay in any 180-days period given in the Schengen Visa duration.

Croatia (Croatian: Hrvatska) is a country situated in Southeast Europe. It is to the east side of the Adriatic Sea, to the east of Italy. After a period of accelerated economic growth in the late 90's and 2000's Croatia joined NATO in 2009 and the EU in 2013. Croatia today is a functioning liberal democracy, with a free market system and a robust welfare state.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Croatia

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT CROATIA (",)
1. Croatia invented the necktie
2. Croatia has the highest number of UNESCO Intangible Goods of any European country (in a tie with Spain)
3. Croatia is home to the world’s smallest town
4. The fortified walls of Dubrovnik (where King's Landing of Game of Thrones was filmed) are the most preserved fortification system in Europe.

Croatia 2-Days Trip; Overnight Bus from Ljubljana to Dubrovnik (the view outside)

23 Days Solo Summer Adventures in Central, Southern and Northern Europe

Germany - Liechtenstein - Slovenia - Croatia - Serbia - Bulgaria - Romania - Hungary - Slovakia - Poland - Lithuania - Estonia - Latvia - Denmark
June 10 to July 02, 2015

23 Days Solo Autumn Experience in Central Europe (Oct. 2013)

"Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine." - Nikola Tesla

Schengen Area guarantees free movement within territory of 26 countries. As of 19th of December 2011, Schengen Area consist of 26 countries (of which 22 are EU states): Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland and Sweden along with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Being part of the area without controls at internal borders means that these countries no longer carry-out border checks at their internal borders and have stepped-up controls which must meet clearly defined criteria, at the external borders.

As of January 2015, valid Schengen Visa holders regardless of nationality can transit/visit European countries of (1)Albania, (2)Bosnia and Herzegovina, (3)Bulgaria, (4)Croatia, (5)Macedonia, (6)Montenegro, (7)Romania and (8)Serbia. Some of this countries provide maximum 15-days stay in any period given in the Schengen Visa duration.

My 3rd time to visit the European continent (1st visit was last October 2013 and 2nd visit was last June 2014), 43rd solo backpacking trip, total of 55 countries visited so far and of course, usual budget do-it-yourself itinerary from arrival to departure.

3rd Solo Trip in Europe fridge magnet collections