Plac (The Market)

My host mom and I visited the Plac (Market) to look around and pick up a few items.

The Plac is popular morning market as well as a gathering place. Saturday and Sunday mornings are most crowded. We didn't go until late morning so it was less crowded.

You can find fresh cottages and cheeses, eggs, vegetables, bread products, spices, meats, seafood, and imported fruits.

Varaždinski Plac

There are also stalls that sell clothing, crafts, shoes and other miscellaneous items.

Fruit section.

Meat stall.
Sausages and other meats hanging on the wall.
Nearing closing time so not all tables are occupied.

Potatoes!

Pretty spring flowers.

An old but working scale!

Fresh spices, garlic and farm eggs for sale.

Chickens.

It is common for older woman to wear headscarves such as the one the lady here is wearing.

Fresh vegetables.

Early in the morning nearly all tables are filled with products to be sold by the vendors.

Fresh bread products.

Bundles of mixed vegetables used for making soup.

Newly cut daffodils.

My host mom looking at the daily meat selection.

Drava on a Sunday

Today was a nice sunny day so my host mom and I went for a walk along the Drava river. It is only a short distance from our house and makes for a nice outing.

The Drava is a popular area for playing, walking, running and biking. On weekends there are always people out and about.

The Drava river starts in Dobbiaco Italy and flows east through Austria and Slovenia before passing through Croatia. The river forms most of the Croatian-Hungarian border. The river joins the Danube near Osijek.

Lots of people visit the river and feed bread to the swans. You're not supposed to as they want the birds to be dependant and find their own food, but that doesn't stop people. It's nice to see the swans all grouped together though. Here are some pictures of the swans.

River gulls.

Small boats on shore along the Drava.

Tree-tops!

Forested area around the river.

The ground of the forested area around Drava is covered with these lovely spring flowers. Although its forbidden people were out picking bunches of them.

Spring Flowers