Slovenia. Not a country we had really heard much about previously, let alone want to visit.
Still, when we were researching our trip, we wanted to visit as many places as possible, especially new and interesting places, plus, Slovenia, being just north of Italy and part of the old Yugoslavia, was on the way towards Budapest and Krakow, places we wanted to visit earlier in our plans. Besides, Ljubljana is a cool sounding name for a town, so why not!
We had a hotel booked a small way out of the town, but Ljubljana is only a small place so it was no drama and a short bus ride took us there.
We had a hotel booked a small way out of the town, but Ljubljana is only a small place so it was no drama and a short bus ride took us there.
The Hotel was simple and turned out to be QUITE noisy, especially the first night, but nevertheless, it didn’t spoil our time in Ljubljana. 
Ljubljana is only a very small town, but it does have some interesting things to see, including the castle on the hill, with spectacular views of the town….some great cafes next to the river and an interesting bridge that has three separate crossings….one for road and on each side, at odd angles, two pedestrian only crossings….never seen anything like it before, so I was interested in that.
As mentioned, the castle is on the hill, so we trudged to the top of the hill with Samantha whingeing as usual, but walking is good for you and it’s always good to test your character as well as hearing Samantha whining about the steepness….it wasn’t actually that bad and we both survived the ordeal to tell the tale!
Ljubljana is only a very small town, but it does have some interesting things to see, including the castle on the hill, with spectacular views of the town….some great cafes next to the river and an interesting bridge that has three separate crossings….one for road and on each side, at odd angles, two pedestrian only crossings….never seen anything like it before, so I was interested in that.
As mentioned, the castle is on the hill, so we trudged to the top of the hill with Samantha whingeing as usual, but walking is good for you and it’s always good to test your character as well as hearing Samantha whining about the steepness….it wasn’t actually that bad and we both survived the ordeal to tell the tale!
One of the best things about Ljubljana was the cafe we ate at...twice. Wasn't exactly local based food, but the food was fresh, the service was good, the prices were fine and the beer was tasty and cold, so all in all, no complaints at all.
On leaving Ljubljana, we caught the most old fashioned train of the trip for our journey to Budapest. The journey was slow and was punctuated by Hungarian border guards taking everyone’s passports, with no explanation, until they had processed them over the border!
On leaving Ljubljana, we caught the most old fashioned train of the trip for our journey to Budapest. The journey was slow and was punctuated by Hungarian border guards taking everyone’s passports, with no explanation, until they had processed them over the border!
Still, all was well and we continued our journey. Incidentally, the countryside on the way to Budapest, in Hungary, reminded us of the scrubby landscape of country NSW.
