The trip from Zagreb to Zadar, was a long one, but nice. The first train, from Zagreb to Knin, had first class and we got reservations the day before, so we didn’t have to rush to board. The train was air conditioned and it worked well. It even had outlets to plug the computer into, so we traveled in style. We even knew when to get off to change trains, so no stress there.
When we changed trains in Knin, our new train had ONE car. We knew we had a 2 hour trip on this train, so we prepared ourselves for a long hot trip. Well we were wrong, luckily. This train, small though it is, had air conditioning and was very comfortable.
The trip to Zadar was beautiful, through mountains and valleys until we reached the Adriatic Sea. To say the route was “less traveled” is an understatement. A fellow traveller who grew up in Zadar, explained how, since the 1990 war, no one lived in this area between Knin and Zadar anymore.
As you can see from these train stations along the way. We made 22 stops along the route, and almost no one got on or off at any of them. 
Can you see what this man is doing on the train tracks? 
It looks like he is switching them by hand. I wouldn’t be surprised….
Some pictures of the scenery
When we got out of the taxi, who, for the first time this trip, overcharged us for the trip, we heard very load banging. As we approached our hotel, we saw a band setting up right near the entrance. Turns out tonight is the opening night of this hotel and this is the celebration, which continued until 2am. It was sooooo bad that the hotel gave us the room for free, since there was no other rooms available in the whole town.
We walked around the old town and, after dark, came across this circle of lights, Greeting to the Sun. It was full of people, as was the whole town. It was pretty.
Even though our room was very noisy the first night, the view is terrific.
Old 1st to 5th century Roman ruins. Not too bad. 
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