We decided to use out Spring Break for travelling (and end up wasted in other countries, mwahahahaha. Ok, joking, we did NOT end up wasted). So again we met up at the train station (this time it was three Lithuanians and one Dutch) and started our travel. And the journey was quite loooong. We got to see the Balaton lake and at first we were excited, but after an hour we just wanted it to end. Also, we crossed the borders, had to change a train, had a customs check (which I hadn't had in YEARS), then we had to change to a bus as some of the tracks were flooded, then changed to a train again and finally we were there! We walked to our hostel, which was a bit creepy by the way, as our bunk beds didn't have ladders, so you had to skillfully climb on top (good luck going to the bathroom at night), there was a cross like sign on one of the walls and we actually couldn't get in as the doors were faulty and we locked ourselves out, so one of the girls climbed through this little space and opened from inside... We booked another hostel later.
Zagreb is a nice city, but I guess I would have liked it better if it wouldn't have been raining most of the time. We were going according to some guidebook that we took from the hostel and we actually seen a lot. We just went to one museum: the museum of Broken Relationships. That is really something. It's full of emotion, as it has a lot of stuff that people had as symbols from their relationships and then after the relationship ended they gave it to the museum with a few sentences about the love story. We also tried out a fish restaurant there, as Croatia is a country of fish. It was called a Fish and three dots (and no, I don't remember how it is in Croatian), but they were excellent, everything was well prepared and the waiters were really friendly.
We also wanted to see the seaside, so we took a bus to Lovran. During our trip we saw snow and we were a bit afraid that it might be colder than expected (it turned out to be quite warm). Our bus let us out in the center of Lovran and we called our hostel since they promised to pick us up. The minute we got off the bus a group of young students approached us and asked where's the nearest club. Um, hello? We have been here less than 5 minutes! We got a little worried when the hostel owner asked what kind of car we drive and accidentally hung up. We don't have a car! We started thinking scenarios how we are going to find the place when the owner called back and came to pick us up. He drove like crazy and finally when we were sure that we're about to hit something he stopped and let us out. His wife was waiting in the four bed apartment with a TV, balcony, kitchenette, shower, and you know what? We paid 13 euros each for night. It was the best bargain. The wife was surprised that we were four girls, because they were expecting a family. Oh well, we made a joke that me and the Dutch girl are the parents and chose the grand bed. We had a fantastic view from the balcony: we could see the sea, the palm trees and other cities across the bay. It was a bit funny accident with the TV as the owner said "I programmed it just for you" and it turned out to have mostly German channels and more that 10 porn channels. Maybe 20. Thanks.
We set out to have a walk in the morning and go to Opatija as well with a bus. Our hostel was 20 minutes away from the center so we walked along the roads which had palm trees. We went by the sea, enjoying the sun. When we took the bus we had no idea where we had to get off and also we had trouble understanding the tickets, but we reached Opatija where we also walked around and had lunch. The buildings in Opatija looked more expensive so we guessed it was more for upper class tourists while Lovran looked like a small friendly town welcoming everyone. It was so relaxing. We just sat on benches or on piers just looking at the sea. It was see-though, you could see every pebble on the bottom. In Opatija there was also a star walk with all famous Croatians. I didn't know everybody, but I was pretty excited to find Tesla's star. We couldn't leave before trying the cream cake. And oh dear...don't eat that on a full stomach. It's so good that you will hate yourself for finishing it. Oh and one more thing: people in Lovran, especially in tourist shops know how to speak Dutch. That was a bit of a surprise.
But our vacation came to an end and we got on a bus to Zagreb, spent the night there and next morning got on a bus to Budapest.
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