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Well, today marks the end of my third week here. Next week I see about starting my language courses. The language school in Zagreb is only running the level 1 class, which I could probably test out of, and the class is only in the afternoons while I’m working. So, I will need to get a private tutor instead. That may end up being better for me anyway.

Early this week we had problems with our lock and I couldn’t leave the apartment. The door could only remain locked from the inside. But, it was fixed by Wednesday and I ventured outside. I climbed the other side of our stairs. It’s longer in distance than ours, but only 8 more stairs for a total of 117. It’s hard to imagine from the picture, but these stairs are a lot easier to climb than ours on the opposite side. The picture is taken from the top of our stairs. Our stairs are very steep with small landings.

Once at the top, I decided to take the 15-20 minute walk to Mirogoj, the city cemetery. It’s a really beautiful place, especially in the Spring and Summer when the flowers are blooming. The cemetery is very different from cemeteries I’ve seen in the U.S. The graves are mostly for entire families and they have marble encasings above ground. The graves of course are below ground.

Today we just came back from the outside market. It’s crazy there, especially on weekends. Lots of people trying to buy fruits, vegetables, homemade jams, vinegars and cheeses. For some reason Dinko wants to try a juice diet for three days. I don’t approve, but oh well. We had to buy a lot of fruits and vegetables. We each had a hiking backpack full, then walked back with the load up the stairs. I hope the juice is worth it ;)