Out of Zagreb…to Rastoke/Slunj

 After a quick breakfast this morning at the B&B in downtown Zagreb, I walked to a car rental agency to get our car.  We loaded up and headed out to Rastoke-Slunj, which is on the way to Plitvice Lakes National Park.  Rastoke is a town with waterfalls and rivulets everywhere.

We met up with probable cousin Hrvoje Japuncic and his wife Pauline for a beer, then they took us on a ride around town.  After that, Anne and I walked the town and entered a paid area park to see some more beautiful scenery.


Hrvoje Japuncic and his wife Paulina and me

Slunj Castle 

Slunj

This is a storehouse built by Napoleon

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