Woke up feeling starved and had a yummy breakfast at the hotel - I just love vegetables for breakfast. If only I could make myself prepare a breakfast like this every day at home!
Because I have to catch another flight in a few hours, I booked a hotel that is close to the airport and not in the city. It's a beautiful little suburb of Zagreb called Velika Mlaka. Other than proximity to the airport, I don't know why they built a hotel smack dab in the middle of a residential neighborhood, but that's where it is! Unfortunately I don't have a car yet, so I just wandered around the neighborhood this morning, sweating my ass off at 9am and waving at the neighbors.
Croatia seems to have a lot of space - the homes are on bigger lots than I expected and there are plenty of open areas, lots of undeveloped space. It's nice. And the homes are quite beautiful and modern.
The silence is also striking - in between the occasional car or motorbike driving by, it's very quiet. You can hear all the birds chirping, children playing in their homes, and the infrequent dog barking. I guess it's because nobody has A/C here, there's very little noise pollution. Peaceful!
Speaking of dogs barking, I noticed these signs on people's gates. After the first few I realized that they are custom / individualized and started taking pictures.
That last one is my favorite - I think it must say "Warning - Dragon Wolf!"
This final bit I don't really have an explanation for. It was difficult to get a good picture of the rear because the homeowner was laying out topless right behind the statues and I didn't want her to think I was taking pictures of her. But this little cluster of statues flanked her driveway / garage. Made me laugh!
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I'm so embarrassed, I'm wearing the same dress as the statue. Right now!
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