Day 18: Thurs Ljubljana Slovenia to Zagreb Croatia

Travelled to Zagred the capital of Croatia. The architecture  is 18th & 19th century Austro-Hungarian, whatever that is! We did a walking tour with Emil dodging tramcars every minute! Walked up to the cathedral  of the Assumption  of Mary. It has been renovated for the past 1,000 years! In 2020 a severe earthquake  wiped out the twins spires. There was also a body lying outside the cathedral. Emil hurried us out of the way. We went through a fruit market , past lil grottos where a nun was cleaning up a picture of Mary which miraculously survived a fire. No damage. Up past St Mark's Church a 13th century church with a very colourfully tiled roof. Passed a museum of Broken Relationships. Some caught the funicular down . I walked 100 wooden steps for my penance. We were given several hours to wander. Anne & l went to the old town & found lots of interesting old structures including a bar called the House of Tolkien.
Kennel cough is working its way thru the bus. More than a third of the group of 36 have hacking coughs. Anne now feels that she is "brewing" something.

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