We don't visit Serbia and therefore don't see the Nikola Tesla Museum located in Belgrade, but we hear Tesla's name often on our trip to Croatia. Was he a Serb or a Croat? Both claim him. Ethnically a Serb, Tesla was born in the village of Smiljan in the Lika region of current Croatia. All … Continue reading Tesla
Category: Croatia
Two Museums in Zagreb
"Most innovative museum" of Europe (2011): the Museum of Broken Relationships. Have you been? We didn't go. Too sad –– besides, it was closed. (But you can read about it on another blogger's site.) We did visit two great museums in Zagreb that we loved––one art, the other history. … Continue reading Two Museums in Zagreb
The Making of Soparnik
In Split, a local named Bobo and his dog Bennie greet us and show the way as the driver guides our big bus up a winding mountain road, inching around narrow corners in the village without every scraping a building or parked car. On the way, Bobo tells us about the area and about his … Continue reading The Making of Soparnik