A very hot rest day in Zagreb.

Today I got the chance to sleep in to 8am.  Although it was pretty hot last night I think I've caught up on the sleep I missed the night before due to the aeroplane incident.

Peter and I went into Zagreb today to check out a couple of the sites recommended by Lonely Planet.  First we went to the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin  Mary.  the church dominates the sky with 2 neo-Gothic spires that date from 1899.  The cathedral was formerly known as St Stephens.  Elements of an earlier medieval cathedral destroyed by an earthquake in 1880

can be seen inside, including 13th century frescoes, Renaissance pews, marble altars and a baroque pulpit. 

We moved on to check out the Dolac market which was basically a large fruit and vegi stand. It really didn't have that much to offer. It was time to move on to the next tourist attraction being St Mark's Church.  Its colourful tiled roof makes this Gothic church one of Zagreb's most emblematic buildings.  Unfortunately it was closed at the time of our visit.  Below is a photo of the church.

The above photo was taken for the novelty of the sign.  You'll see where the humor lies. A museum for broken relationships, now that's interesting. The 2nd photo above was taken to increase the amount of photos I put on the blog each day.

We continued walking around the centre until about 1pm when it was time to head back to the hotel and get out of the burning sun.  I've got a strange notion that our tour is going to heat up big time. We leave tomorrow morning for Slovenia.  I've done no research at all, other than to ride west and see where we end up after about 100kms.  I hope the weather is kind to us.

Until tomorrow, safe riding.