Borders, languages, carbs and coffee in Zagreb

The word for street in Hungarian is Utca, the C is pronounced like TZ. The word for Street in Zagreb is Ulica, the C is pronounced like TZ. Pékség in Hungarian means bakery, beware of those - an intoxicating smell arises from the entrance outside, louring you in; Usually you'll find low nutritious value carbs with ham and cheese, and  very few green vegetables, if any. Apparently in Zagreb the laws make a distinction between food places and drinking places, so most coffee shops don't serve any food.  I wonder how a place can make profit this way, as for I'm not the only one working for hours on one cup of coffee. It's also rare to find non-dairy milk , and the coffee here, well... I had better. But never mind all that. Only 4 hours by bus from one country to the other, and the languages could be just one apparent attribute of culture similarities. Zagreb has  middle ages architecture, so the churches are huge and dramatic compare to all other short red rooftop structures next to them. In Budapest, you'd distinguish a church from any other building standing next, but it will most likely be at the same height. Does this make Hungary less religious than Croatia? more individualist in nature?  I don't know about that. But I've learned that Croatian for bakery is pekara, and the pastries here have no better nutritious values but still damn greasy and tasty. 

Program Bar and Booksa

Posh, eclectic designed, good quality coffee. everywhere you look, there's something interesting, out of the ordinary art piece and ready made cool furniture. If you want to get inspired, Program bar is the right place. If you want to work, next door there's the Booksa, where the real deal is done. Booksa is actually a "members club", which acts a bit different than a coffee shop. You can bring  food, and feel comfortable working for hours.  

Hub Cooltura Pub

Off the grid, but worth it. And when I say - Off the grid, I mean around 40 minutes walk from city center. With heavy wooden and rust metal furniture, green live plants and succulents you get this kind of gloomy steampunk feel, but those colorful Lovely umbrellas lighting up the place, perfect  for work but also for second dates! 

KIC klub

I have a soft spot for those quasi libraries in galleries. It gives you a "god" feeling I like the most: surrounded by knowledge and beautiful literature (I can't read because it's mostly in Croatian), looking at the crowd from above - makes me feel on top of the world.