Welcome to Croatia
We had relatively uneventful flights from DC to Frankfurt and then on to Zagreb. Our only hiccup was going to the gate printed on out boarding passes, which was not the actual gate. When we were the only ones at gate 54, we realized something was wrong, and checked the boards to realize it had been moved to gate 47. Short walk.
After a short flight from Frankfurt to Zagreb, we were met by Sandra, our local guide, who put us on the bus to our hotel.
The hotel, the Esplanade, is very old world. Very pretty with wooden hallways and marble floors and crystal chandeliers.
We napped for an hour or so and took a walk into the central part of the city. First we needed to hit a bancomat (otherwise known as an ATM). We walked to a few parks and found a little international fair hosted by some 9 year olds. We bought some Tapas for a little lunch snack and wandered back to the hotel. We had a beer with some of our fellow travelers and then our opening meeting to introduce each other. Most everybody is a seasoned traveler, so this should be a good efficient trip. The weather so far has not been cooperative, as it has been cloudy and in the 50's and threatening rain.
Dinner was at the restaurant of the hotel, "Zinfandel's", started with a Strukli. You put in the accent over the s as I can't. This was made with dough and cottage cheese, but tasted almost like a type of Mac and cheese. Not bad, however. Ann had the Salmon which she reported as excellent. I ordered a pork chop with mashed potatoes and a mushroom gravy. The potatoes were good. Desert was panna cotta with a coffee essence. That kind of coffee flavor is not my favorite, but it looked nice.
We closed the restaurant talking to our table mates. Very interesting people from a variety of backgrounds.
Stephen J. Rockower, MD
President, MedChi 2016-2017
The Maryland State Medical Society
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