Some people live to work. I work to live: travel, drink good wine and beer, and eat food.

After 9 hours of travel (BOS > CDG > ZAG), we were ready for some food and beer. Manfriend has been talking about his favorite Croatian beer for years. Ozujsko is a Croatian beer that is easy to drink and light on flavor, but not like the dirty water of a Bud Light back home (sorry Bud fans!). The best part? You can drink it all day without getting drunk!

The exchange rate between the US dollar (USD) and the Kuna (the local currency) is CHEAP, meaning we can eat practically wherever we want without having to worry too much about the cost. $1 USD equals 6.68 Kuna… I’m struggling a bit remembering that a price tag for 300 Kuna, it’s only $44 USD back home.

Our first night we were exhausted from flying the previous night and all day, so we just wandered and ended up on the UI. Ivana Tkalcica – a long street filled with bars and restaurants.

At History Bar, we ate alfresco and ordered four large beers and two meat patty’s (yes, that’s what they were actually called!), which came out to 211 Kuna, or $31 USD.

For our last night, we wanted to go back to the area for more Ozujsko. At Ozujsko Pub Tkalca pizza and beer, and Manfriend ordered Croatia’s traditional meat plate… it didn’t disappoint!

Today, we’re walking around with Chris’s cousin who used to work for the City Planning Department, so she knows not only the history, but also how to get to the best places. We walked through an open air market and an underground food market, both of which served up the same foods – fresh vegetables and fruit, and a lot of meat.

For lunch, we went to Konoba Bracera where we had great risotto.

In the main square, Ban Josip Jelačić, the city has set up a farmers market of sorts with local merchants selling their homemade soaps, jams, and textiles.