Europeans drive fast. We rented a car and drove 4 hours northwest to Ljubljana, Slovenia. Mostly just hills and shrubs and evergreen on the Croatia side. Very dry countryside once away from the Adriatic. But as soon as you cross over to Slovenia the mountains get greener and there are cute towns everywhere. We arrived around dinner time, walked around and had some delicious vegetarian sushi. Plus we found a gelato stand that had rice milk ice cream! Ljubljana is a college town and the hub of Slovenia. The main town area winds along a river and is quite pretty.
Thursday morning we had espresso at a cafe and then drove to Bled, about 40 minutes northwest. Separate post to come on Bled. That evening we had dinner and went out on the town. Ljubljana is awesome in the evening. Loads of young people, cafe lined streets, and very lively. We did notice that the people here are very reserved. They were staring at us for holding hands... no joke. They also seem shy and conservative and a little behind the times.
The next day we road tripped it south of the city and visited Predjama castle near Postojna. It was really stunning... Built right into a cave, dating back to the 13th century. We drove through many picturesque tiny towns back north, Chris loved driving around here. It's like a video game, winding at high speeds around blind corners. Back in the city we found a veggie place for lunch (salad bar with vegetables, cous cous, lentils, rice, etc), then cocktails along the river and in the town squares. By the way, don't even try to do laundry in this country. You literally cannot. They don't have public laundry places. We tried and failed. But we did find a really good Mexican place for dinner. I know, strange. But the vegetarian fajitas were the best I have ever had... and we didn't want to get sick of pizza and pasta before even getting to Italy.
Ljubljana is a fun place... A livable European city.
LJUBLJANA PHOTOS
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