Rockstar/Pope Benedict XVI

Hmm... Zagreb was kinda boring to be honest. I think the most eventful thing to happen was my trip to the Canadian Embassy and my decision to seriously change my plans for the following 90 days. Apparently this whole "Schengen area" thing is kinda a big deal. When I left Hungary into Croatia I left the Schengen zone. Since I had already over stayed my 90 days of 180 days within Schengen I would no longer be able to re-enter into Italy (a Schengen country) without being deported, fined, or both. So instead of leaving Croatia for Italy on June 16th as I had planned, I found a Workaway on an island in Croatia in Korcula starting on June 10th. I will have to stay within the Balkan countries until the first week of September, when I can go back to the Schengen zone.

   Anyways, back to my unexciting stay in Zagreb. Turns out the Pope was in town during my stay. He seems to be quite the rockstar. There were billboards and posters up promoting his visit and when he finally arrived the whole city shut down and was taken over by crowds of people singing songs, chanting in the streets, wearing matching t-shirts and carrying big signs. I think it was a bigger deal then if Jesus himself had returned. I chose to opt out of the pope spotting, since it seems you had to have a ticket to enter certain areas just to see the old guy. Instead I wandered, avoided the random rain down pours, and sat watching the thunder and lightning from my hostel. It was a good chance to relax and get a few things sorted out.

 Mr. Rockstar himself.

 The Museum of Broken Relationships - Best museum I've been to. Definitely the most original. It was so interesting to read about the ways other peoples relationships have ended. The sad, the bad, and the mad.

 BUREK!!!! Frickin delicous. I ate so many.

Hometown glory!