Zagreb

I have to admit that Zagreb totally exceeded my expectations. It's a neat, clean, compact city with plenty of local color and history. I was blessed with sunny weather once again, so I spent a long day walking around the city photographing the interesting sights.

The city is divided int two area, Upper Zagreb and Lower Zagreb. As you might expect, Upper Zagreb is on a hilltop and is the oldest part of the city (hills are easier to defend from invaders). So most of the really old buildings are in the Upper section.

Here's a shot from Upper Zagreb looking out toward St. Mary's Cathedral in Lower Zagreb



St Mark's Church in Upper Zagreb.


A courtyard in the upper city:



Upper City Architecture:



Votive candles burning in a small chapel located inside the "Stone Gate" passage from lower to upper Zagreb:



The main square in lower Zagreb:


Statue of St. Mary on a tall column in front of the Cathedral:



I didn't shoot anything specifically of the Cathedral itself because though it is a very beautiful building, it is currently afflicted with a bad case of the scaffolds. I dis shoot some interesting sections of the Cathedral wall:


And one of the towers:


And a clock that is always 7:05


One of the interesting features of the lower city is an open air market selling fruits, vegetables and flowers. Dolac Market is open every day, year round, but I suspect that attendance is lower when it's snowing:

















All in all, Zagreb has much to see and do, I think I'll visit here again sometime in the future.