I took a train to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. To do so the train crossed the border of the EU, so I got several stamps for the day trip. The city was nice with plenty of Baroque architecture to look at and a huge cathedral. The prices were similar to in Slovenia (unfortunately), and there was the same strong cafe culture for all the tourists. Neda told me that there are local prices and tourist prices, especially along the coast. I visited the Zagreb city museum, had a local beer and a good pastry because bread seems to be the local specialty. I saw a lot of backpackers including some sleeping in the train station.

Neda and Sasha made apple strudel so I could have more traditional Slovenian food after my sausage and saurkraut two days before. Then I went to a free concert in the city with their daughter Maya. As she introduced me to some of her friends, most of them immediately switched to fluent English, making me feel a bit slow. The band was good even though I didn't understand any of the words and I tried another local beer.

I saw the Toulouse-Lautrec exhibit that is in Ljubljana right now. It was very nice and had a video about his life. I had yet another local beer before I went back and booked two nights in Venice and three nights in Vienna for the following weeks before I go to Hungary.