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Zagreb is a fascinating city that is split into upper and lower parts. The city is extremely walkable and has lots of modern amenities. The upper city contains the seat of power, which surrounds St. Mark's church. The lower city contains an amazing cathedral, open air markets and lots of cafes along with beautiful public squares. The lower part of the city is divided by the Sava river, with the old town on one side and the new town on the other. The new town is not as interesting, as it is more residential and contains large shopping malls and more modern buildings.

Over the years I hoped for a marriage of the TV, computer and internet that would allow me to watch content from the internet and my home servers.  My first foray into the streaming media space was with Apple TV.  I bought ATV version 2, the one with the internal hard drive, a few years back.  It was enjoyable to buy or rent movies and have them either downloaded to my ATV or my home Mac Pro Server and stream them with iTunes.  The

Last weekend I was zip lining with a bunch of friends in Charlemont, MA, which is located in Western Massachusetts.  It was more than just zip lining, but an adventure with 11 zip lines, 3 repels and 2 sky bridges.  It did feel like an Indiana Jones adventure in some parts, but there was no boulders chasing us out of caves.  The guides that help us were just plain awesome and fun.  I am looking forward to do it again sometime soon and I want to bring more friends!  Check out Deerfield Canopy Tours.  More photos here.

The town of Yarmouth, Maine is a small classical New England town.  While Main Street has some shops, it is mostly sparse.  The side streets contain houses that people would associate with New England, with each house painted in different colors with white picket fences.  An old mill and a beautiful park lie along the Royal River.  Yarmouth is just a very relaxed town with very friendly people.  Everyone I passed said "hello" or started chatting with me.  Overall a place where old America still exists.

Shelburne Falls is in the the towns of Shelburne and Buckland, MA.  The two towns are connect by a truss bridge that allows cars, bikes and pedestrians cross.  The other bridge that connects the towns is called the Bridge of Flowers, which is a pedestrian bridge that has all types of different flowers planted along both sides of the bridge.

The main part of Shelburne Falls is actually in Shelburne, which has a small street of shopping with classical New England style architecture.  There are a few restaurants, cafés and other services along the street.  On the Buckland side there is a few shops and a pub. 

The other attraction are the glacial potholes.  The potholes are on display as the Deerfield River has been dammed off and partially diverted.  They are interesting and the spilling water from the dam adds a unique sound in the area.