Zagreb, Croatia is not your average capital city. But fewer tourists also means fewer attractions and activities. A visit here will undoubtedly be low-key, relaxing, and inexpensive. We certainly enjoyed ourselves! One of the best ways to experience a town or city is to visit their produce market! I could spend a whole morning just walking around at the market taking in the sights and smells. Each item on display was donated to the museum by someone who recently ended a relationship.
Each exhibit is accompanied by a story sent in with the item about the relationship or the breakup, and many of them show how long the couple was together. The museum is at times extremely depressing think multi-decade marriages ended in cheating and divorce, or others ending in suicide , but the overwhelming majority of the stories were hilarious and witty or just plain heartwarming.
An Ex Axe from Berlin, Germany. A man sent this in after his girlfriend left him for another woman. She had recently moved in with him before she found someone new and ran off on a 2-week vacation with this new girlfriend. When she returned from her holiday and came to retrieve her belongings, all she found was a pile of hacked up wood! A Linksys Router, from a 7-month relationship in San Francisco. Not Compatible.
A champagne cork from a 2. This is the cork from the champagne I used to celebrate my lucky escape. And finally, my favorite, the Toaster of Vindication. This one came from Denver, Colorado after a 4-year relationship ended.
How are you going to toast anything now? The Museum also has a sassy gift shop and a cute little cafe. They have some creative souvenirs, my favorite being their chocolate selection:. They have something like four different storefronts all located around here , all offering the same food and beer. For a magical 1-hour window each day, their beer and pizza Happy Hours overlap.
