European Holidays

This is our last morning in Croatia before we fly home. We had a lovely breakfast - I had eggs benedict which was wonderful, I don’t have it often but it was well worth it. We then vacated our room and stored our bags at the hotel before setting off to the botanical gardens. The Zagreb Botanical Garden were established in 1889 and are a part of Zagreb University’s Faculty of Science. There are many different flora here including an arboretum, flower parterre, rock gardens and

Today we disembarked from the yacht and got a coach through Croatia to the capital Zagreb. Here our tour split – some to get flights to their further travels and others to the Esplanade Hotel in Zagreb. Mum and I were in the latter group as our flight wasn’t until the next day. Travelling to Zagreb The Esplanade Hotel was built in 1925 to provide accommodation for passengers of the famous Orient Express between Paris and Istanbul. It isn’t half posh! The entry foyer is all ma