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Monday
Aug052013

Ljubliana {say what?}

So, you've seen the fabulous adventure/nature side of Slovenia and now it's time to see it's quirky capital, Ljubliana. Most of you know I'm a big fan of the "book of Rick", and he says Krakow is the new Prague, and Ljubliana is the new Krakow. So, Ljubliana has been on my list for some time as well since we loved Prague AND Krakow!

First let me tell you about a travel mis-step I made. I do make them from time to time (usually, when I'm NOT following Rick's advice) :) and this was one of them. I'd read that there was a really cool Hostel in Ljubliana (hostel Celica) that used to be an old prison and was converted into a hip Hostel. Voted #1 by Lonely Planet in Europe and everything. This was certainly a gamble as our hostel days are about 20 years behind us, but it sounded cool so I booked it. We were not fans. We are way too old and are obviously not hip enough, if dirty rooms, scratchy towels and full body tattoos are the standard fare. We slept lightly and without moving as much as possible and got outta there asap. The Mr. has assured me there's enough funds to cover a proper hotel/guesthouse/apartment for all future travels. lol.

Our "Super hip hostel" was indeed in a super hip Austin-ish grafiti part of town that me and my camera quite enjoyed :) So the hostel was better to take pictures around than to actually sleep IN, so we're clear :)
The rest of Ljubliana was quite like Krakow and Prague with the castle on the hill, and a lovely old town.. just a smaller version. We were dodging rain on this day, so not as pretty in pictures as it could have been.
I'd have to say the foretress itself was nothing much, but the views were great, and we always enjoy a good climb!
Oh and I had to get these shots of miss C and dad's lunch on this day. I'm so glad he got an adventurous eating kid to share such dishes with!?


On day 3, there was rain forecasted for the entire day, so we had to change our plans a bit and decided to visit Slovenia's (And actually one of Europe's) most visited natural wonder: Postojna Cave. No photos were allowed inside, so you'll have to take a peek on the link above. We did enjoy it, although we were water-logged and chilly most of the time. Turns out it was "raining" quite a bit inside the cave too!

Since we were over near Postijna, we decided to have lunch near Predjama Castle, a beautiful castle built within a cave mouth. Talk about lunch with a view!

There's a funny legend that has to do with this castle and I'll let you read about it if you're interested.. especially if you have the humor of a pre-teen boy :)

So, that concludes the rest of our trip in Slovenia! Next stop: Plitvice Lakes in northern Croatia. You'll want to make sure and come back for that one :)

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