My bhotel/b, the Esplanade, still serves its beginnings in 1925, a place to comfortably view the heartbeat of Zagreb. It was built as a stop for those taking the Orient Express and now for those wise enough to explore a city undergoing a phoenix. ... Paired with dishes such as strukli (cottage cheese strudel) zievka (traditional cake) the white wine has met its match. Within twelve km of Varazdin are several villages complete with castles such as bJalkovec/b and Calinec. ...
