After recovering from climbing up the bell tower, I went out just before sunset to visit the sea organ and the Greetng to the Sun display. Both these things were created by architect Nikola Basic. The organ uses sea water to play pipes and whistles while the other stores the sunlight and uses it to… Read More More from Zadar

Zadar is very picturesque. Can’t beat being surrounded on three sides by water. I actually climbed up to the top of the bell tower to take some of the pictures. There are Roman ruins scattered about. Also had some great mango gelato. 

It is very easy to drive in Croatia. There are good roads and plenty of signs. I enjoyed looking at all the villages I went through. They were very clean with nice houses. I did not see any abject poverty. The road up to and out of Plitvice National Park was hilly, very lush. The… Read More Driving in Croatia

I did it, saw all the waterfalls, walked about 7 1/2 miles and I don’t know how much elevation gain. Ran into two Israeli couples who asked me to join them but they were taking a route with more elevation gain. There is even a boat ride on one of the lakes. Plitvice National Park… Read More Waterfalls, lots of them

I spent the morning walking around the old town of Zagreb, visiting the market to buy food for breakfasts and eating lunch in a fish restaurant right next to the market. I had grilled calamari and a kale, potato dish. Both very good. Zagreb is a lively, clean city. Did not see any beggars. The… Read More My day in Zagreb 

I asked Tamar about how things work in Germany. There are three levels of high school. The highest level is for students going on to university. The lowest level stops at 10th grade. That level is becoming problematic because few internships are accepting students with that diploma. I am definitely against a one size fits… Read More On the way to Croatia

After a delightful breakfast in a French bistro, we went to synagogue. Then after a lunch consisting of this unbelievable hot chololate(it was pure chocolate, you added your own flavored sugars and seasonings) and a passion fruit torte, we went to Palmen Gardens. The gardens consisted of multiple solariums with their own individual controlled climates.… Read More Shabbat in Frankfurt