Goodby Istria - Hello Zagreb - Back to the Swiss Alps and on to the Istrian Peninsula

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June 13, 2025

Goodby Istria - Hello Zagreb

This morning we said goodbye to the Andela Lora and the friends we made during our tour. We had a great time on our bikes in Istria and thoroughly enjoyed the azure waters on Croatia’s coast. Then it was on to Zagreb where we will fly home. We visited the market, explored Zagreb’s old town and bought some souvenirs and gifts.

Goodbye Andela Lora, you showed us a great time. The crew and the guides were great and made our time wonderful

Back over the bridge to the mainland. Leaving Krk.

Some undulating hills along the way. Every time we were going to have a series of up hills and down hills our guide would say we would have undulating hills.

Zagreb’s market is mainly fruits and vegetables

A statue of the woman who began the market

Well, some of us may have had Gelato. Do you know, gelato is lower in fat than ice cream? This lays out the differences.

A few days ago we saw stones that had the old Slavic letters carved in them. Here they were selling wooden versions of those ancient Slavic letters with a key so you could figure out what your letters should be.

Did you know that ties were invented in Zagreb?

The main shopping street in the old town

The stone city gate in what once was a fortress

Today, the most famous and only preserved old city gate in Zagreb is the Stone Gate, which is believed to have been built in 1266. It is located in a building that is the remains of a fortress, and is shaped like a rectangular tower with a carriageway.

The shrine to the Virgin Mary located in the old city gate

13th century St Marks church has the medieval coat of arms of Croatia, Slavonia, and Dalmatia on the left and Zagreb's coat of arms on the right.

Lotrskac tower one of the best preserved fortifications in Zagreb. They fire a cannon from the tower at noon.

Looking out over the city from the top of the funicular

Walking down lots of steps to get back down to the level of the rest of the city

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