The defensive walls and towers around Kaptol were built between 1469 and 1473. Kaptol is the section of the Upper Town of Zagreb where the cathedral is located. EE1975285p1
Ljubiljana was a lunch stop en route from Rijecka and the Postonja Caves to Zagreb. What I knew most about Ljubljana was that it had been the home of my French language professor at university. He told us of his experiences there during World War II, his detention by the Germans, and how he had escaped to France with of the Tito regime.
Upon arriving in Zagreb, we checked in at the hostel Esplanade InterContiental. The Esplanade was an old continental style hotel that had been recently renovated by the InterContinental chain. Zagreb marked the end of the tour through Eastern Europe. Most sightseeing was spent in Gradec, the old town. Here were the interesting Palace of the Ban and the 14th century St. Marks Church. The unique roof tiles on St. Marks represent the coats of arms of the City of Zagreb and the old Kingdom of Croatia. In the Upper Town was the area known as Kaptol with the cathedral and defensive fortifications sating to the 15th century.
From Zagreb we flew on a JAT to Heathrow. (Yugoslavia was demonstrating its independence form the Soviet bloc by flying American built airliners.) Connection was made
In front of these buildings rises a Column of the Virgin by Fernkorn and Pnninger (1880 1911. EE1975286p6
with British Airways to Los Angeles. That BA flight was interesting as it was operated with an Air New Zealand BA and ANZ had an interchange agreement for many years to provide a jointly operated service via Los Angeles. On our flight, a technical stop for fuel was made en route in Minneapolis.
