It’s Wednesday, Sept. 14 and we are leaving Zagreb tomorrow morning, having been here since Saturday. Zagreb is a vibrant, bustling city of about 800,000 people in a country of only 4 ½ million. Our hotel, the Hotel Dubrovnik, is right on the main square and has been the perfect location for exploring the city. We are within walking distance to most of the major sights. The downtown area is filled with cafes where people sit and drink coffee or wine from early morning until into the wee hours.

We had the benefit of a wonderful guide thanks to Gwenna who met him on a previous trip here and was so impressed. Sunday he took us on a walking tour around the hotel which included the market, full of locals shopping for fruits and vegetables, and the old town with its Cathedral which dominates the town from the top of a hill. Later we met a driver who showed us some more of the town including Mirogoj Cemetery. This city cemetery is the final resting place for more than 300,000 souls of all faiths, mostly Catholic since Croatia is about 85% Catholic. Harry told us that it is quite prestigious to be buried there and with space now at a premium, quite expensive. It is one of the most beautiful cemeteries we have seen.