Quiet Day in Verazdin, Croatia

Day 85, Monday, November 18, 2019

I am very happy to stay home and have a quiet day but Bob gets restless and heads out exploring.  He walks all the way into town which is about half hour away.  When he gets back we go for groceries.  This is the view towards town and that is Bob in the blue coat. I saw a really neat way to cut open a pomegranate on the internet.  I bought one to give it a try. Firt cutoff the blossom end by making four cuts and pulling the piece out.  I was surprised how easily it came out. Next slice down the length of the pomegranate wherever there is a membrane. And presto, pull the pieces apart.  It worked really well.  This was my big adventure for the day.

Budapest, Hungary to Varazdin, Croatia

Day 84, Sunday, November 17, 2019

We are on our way to Croatia.  Leaving our apartment, the streets are narrow … with not a lot of room…
but we are soon on some wider roads… and crossing the Danube as we start a four hour drive to Verazdin, Croatia.  The Hungarian countryside is much like back home in Alberta.There are a few farms and small villages but the rural areas seem to be sparcely populated.
At the border they checkout our passports and the car registration, then let us pass. We arrive at our new Airbnb around 2:00.  Our apartment is great and there is parking right on the street .  We are right on the edge of the town, with fields nearby. There is also an empty apartment building across the street and two more only partly constructed buildings that look abandoned.  We think the economy here must be struggling. Here is another view across the street from our apartment .  There is a small grocery store on the corner, but not much else close by.