We were leaving Zagreb on a train to Llubljana, Slovenia. Our taxi driver was unimpressed. For him, Bled was just a "muddy lake" compared to the Adriatic. "If it were me," he continued, "the only thing I would see in Slovenia is the caves!" I was finding it difficult to leave Croatia. Perhaps if you live in a country as vibrant and stunning as the Croatia I've seen, the rest of the world may same very cave-like indeed; dark, dirty, monotone, and still. Yet, we left Split the very afternoon anti-gay protestors were shouting "Death to Gays" against participants in an annual Gay Pride Parade. Demonstrations were broken up by riot police in full combat gear, armed with tear gas. There were over a hundred arrests. The taxi driver in Zagreb apologised outright for overcharging us because he couldn't afford to wait for custom for over two hours only to drive us a few hundred metres down the road for very little money. So, in the most important ways of nationhood, perhaps Croatia is still a little "cave like". I don't mean to end my travels in Croatia on a sombre note. But at times travelling allows you only to exist in bubble. You forget that you are merely a passerby; and if you don't try hard enough to look behind the city others choose to live in which you have only chosen to visit; you may miss some very important things.
♥ Photo/notes of a train trip from Zagreb to Llubljana ♥
♥ Next Stop: Slovenia, Llubljana and Bled, Llubljana ♥
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wonderful pictures!! crotia must be beautiful! I have been to Lublijana a couple of times for business and I really like it!!
ReplyDeleteHave fun and looking forward to see more!
A bit negative is fine, it only means you've experienced the city as it really is and not as it's shown to tourists.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colours and lovely shoes.
Argh, tea sets for sale! I was looking for some last week only to find out there wouldn't be new stock until January. :0
ReplyDeleteYour travel photos have convinced me that my next holiday should be to Croatia. I'm actively promoting it as the destination for my next barkada trip. :D
Arianne from A + B in the Sea
I love these pictures! This look like such a fun and interesting place to visit! =)
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Croatia is beautiful! when I read this, "But at times travelling allows you only to exist in bubble. You forget that you are merely a passerby; and if you don't try hard enough to look behind the city others choose to live in which you have only chosen to visit; you may miss some very important things." I agreed with you totally because it is very easy to forget what reality is when travelling.
ReplyDeleteWOW, that riot must have been an unpleasant experience. I didn't experience anything like that when I was in the country. But you're very right when you say that travelling allows you only to exist in a bubble.
ReplyDeleteI have to disagree with the taxi driver. I loved Bled and Llubljana! Did you tried the Cream Cake?
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Camila Faria
gasp! your pictures are so fab, and you are so adventurous with your travels!
ReplyDeleteand humanity can be so inspiring and so discouraging -- probably in equal doses. sigh.
looking at your photos i wouldn't want to leave croatia either - it looks lovely. I'm hoping to go next year so migth need some pointers from you on where to go :)
ReplyDeletegreat photos taken in any places. love the way you dress my dear. where did you buy your pink sandals, so adorable.
ReplyDeleteOh Ana you always inspire me to get my bag and travel!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful pictures of places I would want to go in the future. Thank you for sharing <3
absolutely gorgeous photos! you have a great eye :)
ReplyDeletethese photos have seriously made me think about the possibility of visiting croatia. my boyfriend's half croatian and it would be really nice for him to go back there for a visit one day.
thanks for sharing them with us
The purple shorts go to Europe! Yesss! Beautiful pictures, as to be expected. The colors are so vivid, so striking. I might have to go on a Flickr favoriting spree ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd how true your words are regrading the travel bubble. There's always so much more to a place underneath the tourist-friendly surface.
Oh those anti-gays, always makes me wanna cry, so sad...
ReplyDeleteHaha, the taxi driver... Croatians are very proud on their country and that's right because is really beautiful, but Slovenia is a pearl too.
Peace and love!