Zagreb

Zagreb is the Capital City of Croatia. One million people live here and it is a very lively city indeed. We had a 'sleep in' this morning and met at 9am for our city tour. The bus took us high above Zagreb to the "political" square. This is where all the government buildings are. We then walked our way through the old city down to the town square. There are truly some magnificent buildings in Zagreb. We then had time for ourselves, but the people who had booked for the optinal tour met at 2pm and we were taken far into the country side to the birthplace of Joseph Tito. He was the leader of the Jugoslav Republic before the fall of the Iron Curtain. The village where he was born has been made into a living Museum. We could go inside the old houses and saw how people lived in the 19th and 20th century. It was very interesting and very hot. In Zagreb 38 in the country 35 degrees. We then carried on further into the Countryside and went for dinner in a lovely old Country Inn. Dinner was delicious - I love this food - well I love food - full stop. We had duck and veal with potatoes and noodles and a salad. All very very nicely done. We arrived back at the Hotel at 8pm, tired but very happy.
This will be my last post for a while. I'll be with my sisters until the middle of August and do not intent to write in my Blog.
If something exciting happens in Berchtesgaden I will let you know. The trip to the Middle East starts August 28th - so watch out for me then.
This has been one fantastic trip and I can recommend it to everybody. And this is where I am signing off.