On our second day in Zagreb, we decided to visit the Art Pavilion. It sits in the center of town and was a quick walk from our parking/camping spot in town.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

A couple people recommended the Alexander Calder exhibit currently on display so we thought it would be a good roadschool/worldschooling experience for the kids.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

Alexander Calder was an American artist/sculptor most famous for his mobiles (kinetic art).

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

Photos were not allowed indoors and we respected the rules. Admission to the exhibit cost us 120 kuna ($17.74).

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

The kids spent a couple hours picking out their favorite pieces of Calder’s art and drew them into their memory journals.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

All the kids chose to replicate his paintings instead of the mobile sculptures for which he is most famous.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

All three of them were really proud of their work and enjoyed our learning day there.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

We needed to run to IKEA that night to look at memory foam toppers for our bed. I think the trifold mattress is showing its age after 18 months of use… or maybe we are getting to the age that back problems are the new norm. Either way, a topper it is. And on the way out of the store, we asked if it was okay to spend the night here and the security guard gave us the okay. A first for us.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

Instead of taking the toll road to our next destination, we opted to take the free local roads. And by chance, we drove right by the Homeland War Museum in Turanj (Karlovac). A family admission cost us 120 kuna ($17.74). Seems like the going rate for all the Croatian museums we visited so far.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

A building called Hotel California is now preserved behind glass and acts as the indoor museum.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

A memorial for the lives lost in the Karlovac area during the Croatian Independence War

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

A bit of history for you to read.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

The original flag that hung in the city of Trpanj, the first line of defense of Karolvac.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

Display of military arms and uniforms.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

A wall where you can leave special messages or thoughts.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

Outdoors, the museum had a collection of vehicles, planes, and weaponry.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

Destroyed buildings and churches.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

Bullet holes still visible in the town of Trpanj.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

At the end of our day, we ended up just outside of Plitvce National Park. The lots at the national park forbade overnight parking so we drove a few miles south.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

There weren’t too many wild camping choices for us near the park. We didn’t feel like paying for a campground just for a quick stay so we drove to the nearest small hotel and asked if it would be okay to spend one night on their property. They said yes and we cranked on our diesel heater as the temps dropped into the 40s.

Zagreb Day 2 and the Homeland War Museum in in Karlovac Croatia.

Here’s a little video I made for Instagram stories.

Thanks for following our adventures,
Marlene

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