Second go at getting to Croatia today. Given the train was once again in the arvo, we visited the Pest Synagogue in the morning. It is the largest in Europe and second largest in the world (after New York). An interesting but disturbing guided tour about what occurred there and in the Jewish Ghetto in WWII.

After getting to the right train station this time it was 6hrs to Zagreb (after almost being left on the train as the split it up somewhere in rural Hungary). Mamfa managed to finish watching Beef on Netflix and read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson – trippy 4 stars

Some key facts about Croatia

– Population – 3.9 million

– Capital City – Zagreb

– National Sport – Football

– Summer Olympic Gold Medals – 14

– Winter Olympic Gold Medals – 4

– Highest Ever FIFA World Ranking – 3rd

– Most Famous Sportsperson – Mirko Cro Cop – Mixed Martial Arts

This day in sporting history (19 July)

1877 1st Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: 27-year-old English player Spencer Gore wins inaugural event; beats William Marshall 6-1, 6-2, 6-4

1903 1st Tour de France: French rider Maurice Garin wins inaugural event