After lunch, we went to the Bulldog Pub for a drink. Central Zagreb was packed, for it is Saturday, and we were lucky to find a table. One of the friendly waitresses told us at once that the whole place was abuzz about strategies to deal with a bunch of new tax laws imposed by the Croatian government. They are bent on austerity as of late. Illegal properties are in the focus of discussion. Our waitress was saddled with just such a property, and she wanted to hear what we had to say about it. We ended up laughing a lot. Ever since independence, illegal properties are rife across the land. One of the strategies discussed was divorce. Two people can legally own more than a single person. As always, the law is the only trick against the law. Having lived under all sorts of laws over untold centuries, people in these parts have learned how to deal with it. Legally, of course. I only wonder when the law will catch up with Croats. Nimble as they have become, they can teach law to all and sundry.