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Hieronymous Bosch Forgery?

vacapinta — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:07:38 -0800

Hieronymous Bosch - Filter: I saw a painting in the Mimara museum in Zagreb which claims to be The Temptation of St. Anthony by Bosch. But...I suspect its a fake... Here's a photo of the one in Zagreb.

And, here's the original which sits in the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga in Lisbon, Portugal.

Did Bosch make more than one version or is this likely a cheap copy?

Lodging In Croatia

spicynuts — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:58:24 -0800

Booked my vacation to Croatia. Have some questions on lodging in Zagreb and Dubrovnik. I booked a two week trip in May to Croatia, starting out in Zagreb. Two days in Zagreb then I fly to Dubrovnik. Basically I've been told that you can rent rooms in people's apartments pretty easily at the airport or bus stations, so this is mostly what I plan to do. Based on that, here are some questions:

1) Given that I'm relatively young (30s), pretty urban-adventurous, interested in the more artistic, edgier, hip scenes in a city, what parts of Zagreb should I look to stay in. Same with Dubrovnik.

2) Would it be smarter just to book a hotel in Zagreb in advance? Would it be smarter overall to book hotels for the whole trip rather than relying on dealing with the whole 'pensioner apartment' scene whenever I arrive?

3) Any other tips for enjoying myself in this country?

Travel in Croatia

spicynuts — Mon, 23 May 2005 09:04:36 -0800

Want to go to Croatia in September. Have questions and need some advice. So everything I hear about Croatia is wonderful, and I'm also going to try to hit Slovenia. Here are some questions I have:

1) I've heard you cant fly directly into Croatia from the States, so I'd like to fly to Budapest and take a train to Zagreb. Is this a good idea? If so, how do I schedule such a thing?

2) Should I use a travel agent or do it all myself on the web?

3) Any hotel recommendations or should I try to stay with citizens? I thought I had heard that many Croatians will rent rooms in their houses.

4) Besides Zagreb, Split and Dubrovnik, where else should I go? Should I rent a car or use trains?

5) I'm going by myself. Do you think this will be a problem safety wise or no? What is the level of English and Russian fluency there?

6) Anything else I should know? I remember there was an AskMefi question back in the winter about someone going to Croatia...if you are out there, how did it go and is there anything you want to pass on?

THANKS!

I'm looking for a track by the fall named 'zagreb'.

sgt.serenity — Mon, 23 Feb 2004 16:36:05 -0800

I'm looking for a track by the fall named 'zagreb'. Its bad enough the results that come up in certain search engines when you stick 'the fall' into them , (one continually comes up against frankie lymon)but this , one of the greatest fall tracks ever is completely invisible across any file system you care to mention , i know it used to be on 'the dredger ep' and a compilation album , but i would love an mp3 of it.