We're in CROATIA!

I don't like long flights. Somehow I can never sleep properly - the engine is too noisy, my body aches & stiffens up and I get dehydrated. But luckily for us, Air France has a little self-service counter with drinks, snacks and even ice-cream to tide us through the dreadful flight. After 13 long hours to CDG (horrible) airport, we got on a tiny little plane to Zagreb, Croatia.


Beautiful snow-capped mountains below..


Well.. after picking up our rented Seat Ibiza (it's not a very nice car to drive by the way), we drove a short distance to Karlovac. You already know from Mag's post that it's a small deserted town. It must be because it was a Saturday, we think. This is the town that a man and his dog were overcome by powerful gases while walking beside a stream near the Heineken plant here. This happened just last month, in March 2007. Scary... but we survived *phew* cos we're home now...

You can see the chimney of the factory below.


Actually, Karlovac is quite a pretty town.


It's got character from the wounds that it endured during the war. Some parts reminded me of Terezin in Czech Republic. I'm sure in the years to come, the town will repair itself and it will look completely different.


After a long but futile search for opened restaurants (caffe's don't serve food!!), we finally ended up near our hotel (sigh...) and ate at a small bistro. The menu was in Croatian so based on the waiter's recommendations, we ordered some grilled meats and a salad that reminded us of Czech Republic again! LOL... Anyway, this was our first real meal in Croatia... it wasn't too bad but EVERYTHING (and I mean everything) had a generous sprinkling of salt on top!! bleaghhh...!!! >,<