On Saturday, May 5th 2018, we arrived in Pécs in Hungary, where my wife was born.
After several days of rest, on Thursday, May 10th, in the afternoon, I drove to Zagreb in Croatia, that is only 250 km from Pécs.
There I met Velimir (@velimir) who was kind enough to let me use his apartment for two nights.
We went to the center of the city and walked there for some time. I did not take many pictures.
The equestrian statue of ban Josip Jelačić on Ban Jelačić Square
Is this where Marcel Dubrovnik (@marcel.dubrovnik) lives?
Then we went it a nice vegan restaurant and had dinner, before retiring for the night.
On Friday morning, Velimir came to get me with his Kawasaki Vulcan 900 motorbike and we first went to an interesting café/restaurant in the middle of a spontaneous forest to have coffee.
From what I understand, it is the Zagreb section of the Croatian Mountaineering Association (Hrvatski planinarski savez).
After coffee, we rode to the town of Samobor, west of Zagreb.
In the middle of the city, there is a locomotive and two train cars. This is what remains of the railway that went from Zagreb to Samobor, but was closed in the seventies.
A channeled creek, the Gradna, flows in the middle of Samobor. It is currently low, but as I understand, at the beginning of Spring, when the snow melts, it can be quite high.
Near the creek, there are several trees that must be at least 300 years old.
From the town, we could see the ruined Samobor castle.
Samobor castle
We then took a climbing road that follows the creek. The goal was to get to a restaurant and have lunch there. Unfortunately, the restaurant was closed.
The creek was very small where we stopped, as we were close to its source.
We went back to Samobor and had lunch in a nice restaurant, where I was able to have a very good vegan lunch.
Then, we returned to Zagreb.
On Saturday morning, I went back to Pécs.
On the road, in the village of Veliki Zdenci, in Croatia, I saw six stork nests on tops of electric poles. I also saw two more in Darány, in Hungary.
I was very happy to meet again Velimir in Zagreb. We had first met in Lisbon during SteemFest2.
I will come back to Croatia and Zagreb to have a proper touristy visit, and I am sure we will meet again, Velimir and myself.
Very cool that you get to make real friends from #steem.
This is powerful.
@Vcelier just know you guys were driving around my dream country. Any way i'm so glad that you guys had a good time .
It sounds like you two had a great visit. Someday I hope to be able to meet some fellow steemians. There have been so many people how have helped me along the way and it would be great to get to meet them in person. Pretty sweet that you got to go for a ride on his motorcycle. You are now officially part to of the motorcycle series.
Nice you can meet @velimir . the traveling biker.
two gentleman from adsactly, that is awesome.
Thank you for your visit! :)
Please come again when you catch time.
All best!
Thank you for your welcome.
nice to see 2 well steemians ride together on the roads of zagreb. It's always good to spend time in a nice company. Hopefully you had a lot of fun. Pics are amazing. Hopefully you will share more pics in your next visit @vcelier
Zagreb looks awesome. Looking good in the bike photos!
so vary good travel photography. thanks for @vcelier
a cool traveling @vcelier
That's some pretty areas. And what magnificent trees. Lucky to be able to travel there on a motorcycle. Looked really fun. Thanks @vcelier for sharing
It's a good thing when you get to. Eet wonderful people... That was great
My brother, I enjoy watching the photos of your trips, I would like very much to travel, learn, and share with other people, their cultures and customs. I am one of those who think that the more I know other people, the more opportunities I have to get to know myself.
Thanks for sharing your awesome trips
this Beautiful guys i wish i can see steemian in my country
Have A Great Day
You love to ride. I have liked you to ride and I have taken some historical places. It looks very nice to see them. These pictures look like me. You can take great photos. You do not have to compare your photos. It is very good to take pictures like this. Does it take you to travel only on motorcycles or to travel something else, such as Train Bus Chair? Riding a bike is the best bike to kill your ID from us, thank you very much for giving...
Wow, wonderful !!
beautiful pictures
Wow what a strange sight to see! I'm so used to pigeons and crows, but to see a stork nesting on the telephone lines is so funny! Thanks for sharing pictures from your trip, it looked amazing :)
Nice pictures...
good work keeep it up