Shopping

I found the greatest mall in Zagreb. It is called "Avenue Mall" and it is about a 20 minute bus ride from our apartment. Once we get a car, it will only be a 10-15 minute ride.


This mall has everything! Zara, Esprit, Mexx, and a lot of other clothing stores are there, along with sports shops, book shops and drugstores. I was worried that I would not find equivalent goods here as in Canada, but my worries were for naught. :-) The also have several cafes in the mall. It is a big thing here to sit in a cafe, drink coffee, smoke and watch people walk by.


Inside the mall, I found a huge grocery store, on par with the huge Loblaws stores. Well, I was able to find cutlery, pans, tupperware, a microwave and all other hard to find items. I found Heinz! As they say in Heinz commercials, "There's no other kinz!" :-)

The mall is open from 9 am to 10 pm mon-sat, and 10 am to 9 pm on sun. Pretty good hours! I can see myself coming here once a week to load up on groceries (and maybe spend a half an hour in a cafe). ;-)