Have you ever noticed that my blog has covered many places west of Germany but hardly anywhere east? It is time that I set foot somewhere further east than Vienna and venture into a less familiar world. Having read about this country from a respectable magazine from Hong Kong, and being a place where my Hong Kong friends in Munich and I all haven't been before, we decided on a 4-day whirlwind tour through Croatia. Our overnight train took us to the capital Zagreb on the morning of Good Friday (21 March). After asking for various information and changing our currency (yes, my blog entries haven't covered too much outside the euro-zone either!) we set out to explore the city. It may not be as exciting and packed with attractions around every corner compared to other capital cities, but at least Zagreb feels pleasant, unhurried and is filled with open space. We started from the main railway station (Glavni Kolodvor) and walked through the streets and squares of the Lower Town dis