Memories on My shoestring : Croatia: Part 14 - Day 12: Drive from Plitvice to Zagreb

Here is a summary of what is spent on Day 12

12/8 Day 12: Drive from Plitvice to Zagreb. Started 930am. Drove to Korana river to take a last dip. Arrived at 1230pm. Returned the car. In Zagreb, walked to Art Pavilion, Zrinjevac Public Park and Mirogoi cemetery.

Cost
(1) Petrol in Zagreb EUR1,43 per liter - 18.46 liter for EUR26,40

Accommodation

(1) Apartment in Zagreb, 3 nights (from Airbnb) - Shared room EUR187,06 for 3 persons, EUR62,35 per person. Cheapest accommodation for our Croatian trip. EUR20,78 per person per night. Most expensive was in Dubrovnik EUR41,18, followed by Plitvice EUR40 and Makarska EUR39.

Food
(1) Buffet breakfast in the accommodation - EUR10
(2) Lunch at Pivnica Budweiser, Zagreb EUR21,20 - Pasta with beef and vegetables in truffle sauce EUR17,50, Radler 500ml EUR3,70
(3) Coffee break at Slatka Prica - Cappucino EUR2,20, Kremsnite cake EUR3
(4) Water pause at Bar 45 - Hidra 500ml EUR3,50
(5) Dinner at Restaurant Asia EUR16,77 - Shared meal - duck EUR18,90, pork with vegetables and sweet sauce EUR9,90, seasonal vegetables EUR7, rice 2 portions EUR4, Hidra 500ml EUR3,50

The Story

12082025: Today, we check out from Plitvice. We took the buffet breakfast provided by the accommodation so it is a separate payment for it. We had the buffet breakfast on the first day and prepared our own for the next 3 days. Since we are leaving today, we decided to make it easy for us. But expensive.

Before leaving Plitvice, we drove to Rastoke town and took a dip in Korana river one last time.

We did not stop anywhere during our drive to Zagreb. It was about two and a half hours so we were not tired. We drove directly to the car rental company. I managed to find an accommodation near the car rental company so we walked to a restaurant nearby for lunch while waiting for check-in time at 2pm. It was an easy process to return the car. The staff checked the car and we got our deposit returned to the debit card within the same day.

For lunch, it is pasta for me.

I moved around while waiting for the time to pass. I enjoy sitting on swings.

Finally, we could check in. It was a lovely apartment! There is a washing machine which was the main reason I booked the place. It is neat and clean. Also, there is aircond! Another reason why I chose the place. Aircond is necessary when travelling to warm countries.

After checking in and doing the laundry, we looked for cakes. We wanted to try Kremsnita in Croatia. We had two in Slovenia. One costs EUR5,40 and the other costs EUR6. They are quite expensive. We had ours here for EUR3.

We walked into town to start our sight-seeing. It was hot and we tried to walk as much as we can in the shade. I researched on some places of attraction.

First, we saw the Art Pavilion but we did not go in. Instead, we went to a bar to quench our thirst.

The walk continued to Zrinjevac Public Park. The town offers free wifi at designated spots. Useful for tourists from non-EU countries.

Really giant trees planted in the park and there is a meteorological thermometer that was built in 1884.

The Meteorological Pole from 1884. It showed 32 degrees on the thermometer.

The next place I wanted to go was Mirogoj Cemetery. It took us about 1 hour 15 minutes to get there. We should have taken the tram but we did not know that. We just wanted to take a walk in town but I was keen to see the cemetery. My travel companions were sweating badly.

Passed by town center. Scroll down to see the last photo which is the town center at night.

Passed by the market that we plan to go to tomorrow for breakfast. It was empty.

We arrived at the cemetery and there were many mosquitoes. Standing there for a minute and both my legs were bitten so badly. Some of the areas were closed for renovation so we could not walk along the corridors of the building. It was difficult to appreciate the walk as my legs itched very badly.