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Croatia

Young boys playing football, soccer, in the early morning.

Ruins from the war are in the countryside too. Homes abandoned or families killed. or fled never to return. .

Rapeseed also know as oil seed rape, we saw it growing in the Romanian Countryside. It is grown for the production of animal feed, edible vegetable oils and is used as diesel fuel.

New apartment buildings are being built.

Football stadium

Having left Serbia the night before we wake up on the Danube River in Vukovar, Croatia .

We arrive in Osijek, the administrative and economic center of eastern Coatia. It is situated about 15 miles from the mouth of the Danube.

New centers have been built in recent years.

Flags of the region we are visiting.

Our local guide Teodora in Osijek gave us great informaton of life during the Croatian - Serbian war and great informaton about the city of Osijek..

Osijek was heavily damaged during the Croatian =Serbian war that raged from 1991 to 1995.

The area the city occupies today was populated even in prehistoric times. The Romans erected the first urban settlement. But the geographical location made it prey to assault throughout the centuries. It was destroyed by the Huns, rebuilt in the Middle ages, destroyed by the Turks and rebuilt again in the 18th century.

Osijek boasts an eclectic architectural heritage.

The Church of St Peter and St Paul, the co-cathedral stands tall in the city.

Numerous new business are opening in the city.

The church was built in 1898.

Tram traffic is the only traffic in the square and surrounding streets. All traffic has been removed from thecentral area.

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