July 4th Zagreb-style

A post by Alison and Laura

Alison: I'll start because I was in Zagreb first.  Ana and I didn't want to wait that long to get to Zagreb from Baska Voda, so we took the bus there.  It was a six hour bus ride (including stops).  After Ana's uncle picked us up, Ana showed me their apartment and Zagreb itself.  I've been to Zagreb before, but never for this long.  Ana and I did normal stuff like watching TV and playing on my iPod for the next few days.  She also took me to a big mall called Avenue Mall.


Laura:  A few days after Alison arrived in Zagreb, the rest of our family, along with Mary, Rick, and Douglass, joined her.  So at that point, we had three families from our small rural place in upstate New York gathering together in the capital of Croatia.  It was really fun to see Zagreb with Ana's parents, Kim and Boris.  Boris grew up in Zagreb, and Kim has spent significant time there since the early 1990s.  The six adults celebrated the 4th of July with a great tour of the city from Boris.     

Boris, Kim, Laura, J.D., Rick, and Mary at the Zagreb Cathedral

St. Mark's Church, Zagreb

Alison: Also on the 4th of July, all three families went to Bundek Park.  We played on the playground for awhile and then went over to a cafe and got ice cream.  

Ana and Alison at Bundek Park

Then we went to a swimming hole, but we forgot swimwear!  So we swam in our clothes in the warm water.  Both Drago (Ana's younger brother) and Douglass took pleasure in putting mud in my hair while we were swimming.  We had a lot of fun!

Alison, Douglass, Drago, Caroline, and Ana at Bundek Park