Ride: 86km
Poor old Osijek
still shows the scars of the Balkans War. The centre of the city in particular must have been a real hot spot for
the fighting. Even the cathedral copped
it, with bullet and shrapnel holes still visible.
Then each city we passed through during the day also had many bombed out
buildings. Even more had bullet holes
and shrapnel marks. Some must had been
significant targets, maybe govt, as these were destroyed. One place, Vukovar, is directly across the
Danube from Serbia
so it must have received many artillery barrages as it is still quite
damaged. Must have been hell to live
through such a conflict. Back to more
peaceful times.
Today was a bit hilly, max climb 8%, but not too onerous. The legs get a bit stronger and the fitness
improves a little every day.
Looks like just about everyone in Croatia has a relative living in
Oz. As soon as they see Kev's flag and
fluffy roo they say, "aaaah Australeeeee I got brother in Melbourne!!". Or something similar. It's really the only time we get a reaction
out of them. There must be so many
cyclists along this route; they get a bit bored with them.
Tomorrow is another border crossing, this time into Serbia.
Just stopped for lunch at Vukovar that was a hot spot during the Serbian / Croatian war. The damage from yet another senseless was is everywhere. Beautiful old buildings now in ruins.
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