I officially declare the coffee in Zagreb fantastic. Probably my favorite since the amazing lattes out of the back of a truck in Ireland.
(Also, this cafe’s wi-fi password was clinteastwood.)
Playing After Dark
The sun sets around 4 pm in Zagreb in December. That doesn’t really matter, because it’s amazing here at night. There are Christmas markets everywhere with mulled wine (always), roasted chestnuts (generally), live music (sometimes), and ice skating rinks (okay, only one of those, but a really lovely one).
What We Recommend Most: L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
We had a cozy month in L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue. Below is a list of the things that we recommend most from our stay from the town and nearby.
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Books Set in France (that I read in France)
Paris: The Novel, by Edward Rutherford
I’ve read many Rutherfurd novels, and this one was probably my favorite thus far. As usual, he weaves together the lives of several families through many generations. Unlike many of his novels, though, this one jumps back and forth through time. While it would sometimes take me a moment to orient myself, I loved how his departure from strict chronological order let me see an event and then later discover the family histories that sparked it. Plot-wise, my favorite story was at the end, set during World War II.
While reading this book in the Les jardins du Palais Royal, I realized that I was serendipitously reading about the building of the Palais Royal.
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Birds, Butterflies, and (Big, Big!) Sharks
Dolac Market
Zagreb has an amazing daily market with produce, cheese, meat, pasta, baked goods, pickled foods, and even specialty items like tofu and seitan.
Unexpected Food Distributing Machines Thus Far
Pasta: Florence, Italy
Milk: Zagreb, Croatia
Zagreb Puppet Theater
We’re never quite sure how experiences that require lots of sitting will go with our two year old. This one went well. Even though the hour-long performance of Bambi was entirely in Croatian, Theo was still asking for more at the end.
Snow
Since we’re headed to somewhat warmer climates for the rest of the winter (Turkey and then Cyprus), we were excited to get a dose of snow before we left Croatia, even if it has made exploring Zagreb a bit more shivery.
Meta Graffiti
