BOSNIA & CROATIA - PART 1

Di tengah-tengah kota Zagreb....pedestrian mall yang dipenuhi ramai pejalan kaki dan coffee shops ala-ala kopitiam atau starbuck di Malaysia...teringat kenangan semasa saya di Solidere pusat bandar baru di Kota Beirut, Lubnan dipenuhi bangunan beraneka rekabentuk & warna yg diilhamkan oleh ALlahyarham Rafiq Haririe PM Lubnan yang mati terbunuh. Semasa berada di sekolah Menengah (King George The Fifth Secondary School Seremban) saya mempunyai seorang rakan pen-pal yang berasal dari Zagreb masa tu Yugoslavia (sekarang Yugoslavia sudah berpecah kepada Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia....) zaman 70 an, tapi saya tak pasti adakah beliau masih hidup atau pun dah meninggal masa perang????

Oh ya.....the interesting part of Zagreb is that it is full of public parks almost at very corner...lush and green.  I was in Zagreb in May...it was Spring ...flowers were blooming every where...

Santai...........

Few ladies of our group having photographed their moments in Zagreb...that tall girl standing in the middle was our tour guide namely Ms Rosa...she was very helpful & informative taking us around the city of Zagreb...visiting most of the historical monuments & places in the heart of old city of Zagreb..but unfortunately we had to walk....however it was worth walking!!!

Sunday Market in Zagreb...located a few steps away from the cathedral ...they sold almost everything from fresh flowers to wooden handicrafts....to miniatures of  Zagreb best monuments .....or the most sought after souvenirs of our ladies i;e Fridge Magnet....I did not buy  anything.........sebab dah plan nak shopping kat Dubrovnik & Sarajevo......... price wise? expensive...........

part of Croatia Parliament Building ...

St Mark Church ...look at that colorful roof....fascinating...isn't it?

front view of the parliament house....it looks simple and down to earth comparing to any parliament houses which I saw in many oil-rich Arab Countries......stunning & wasting....