Blogs from Ljubljana, Upper Carniola, Slovenia, Europe
May 22nd 2012
22nd May 2012 Tuesday We visited the magnificent Postojna Caves they were discovered in 1818. In all there are 21 Kilometres of galleries, tunnels, and large halls (Caverns). The tour takes over 90 minutes and you are initially transported by underground train, then you walk a couple of kilometres. The stalactites and stalagmites are terrific. The river which funnelled the caverns is the Pivka and most of the visit it is way below and cannot be seen. Some of the smaller stalagmites are also known as spaghetti as they are so thin. Cool inside, it’s always 8C. Well worth the visit and it was another wet day anyway!! It is known that there are many creatures living in the cave, the rarest is the Olm (a sort of salamander). At one time thought to be the ... read more
May 21st 2012
21st May 2012 Monday WET!! We made our way to Ljubljana Camping and managed to purchase a replacement awning – the one damaged by the Bora in Croatia we left behind. It was approximately £60 cheaper here than in the UK! We travelled back to the Caravan site with the tailgate door partly open and approx 1 metre of awning sticking out! Awning now in position and good to have the shelter!! Rained most of the day! Forecast is better for tomorrow. Did some washing and some shopping – plus a few short walks.... read more
May 20th 2012
20th May 2012 Sunday Awoke to clear blue skies and breakfasted outside and watched the Golden Eagle swooping overhead as had happened every morning on this site. Hitched up for the trip out of Croatia and into Slovenia the border was busy but once cleared and purchasing our Vignette we were soon on our way to Ljubljana. Very hot 29c however the forecast across Europe is not good for the next 2 weeks so we may stay south of the Alps. Hope to purchase a replacement of some sort for our sunshade that we lost in the Bora. There as there is a large camping store in Ljubljana.... read more
May 4th 2012
4thMay 2012 Friday Today we went to Ljubljana which is the Capital of Slovenia- what a lovely city! Very interesting, the river Ljubljanica runs through its heart and is bridged in many places including the Triple bridge, the Dragon Bridge, and Butchers’ Bridge which is a footbridge crossing the river . It is decorated with the works by the Slovenian sculptor Jakov Brdar. Shortly after the opening of the bridge padlocks locked on by couples in love started appearing on its steel wires, symbolizing declarations of eternal love. The market place was very busy lots of Fruit and Vegetable and plant stalls We passed the Cathedral of St Nicholas, beautiful interior and what a superb entrance door! We then found ourselves making the steep climb to the castle; we enjoyed coffee and a wander along the ... read more
Season's Greetings from Ljubljana
Published: December 26th 2011Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Ljubljana
December 26th 2011
If you have a desire to get out and see the world, the lovely reader , surely now's the time then to fill your boots! Life offers us so many rewarding experiences in this wonderful world we share, as I send fond season’s greetings from lovely Ljubljana. The Balkans is a fascinating part of Europe, and I'm looking forward to exploring this unique region during the next month. So once again it's time to get with the program here in Slovenia, as I embark on a new series of travel adventures. The most competitive long haul airfare out of Australia at Christmas time is with China Southern airlines. So I purchased a ticket cause the price is right, and the flight had it's transit in Guangzhou. It was interesting to compare China Southern with the more ... read more
October 4th 2011
What an awesome night Train. I Had the whole room to myself, cant beat that. So AWESOME. ha. Arrived here about 8 am, As I come up to my hostel there is graffiti everywhere on the surrounding walls. I was like where the heel am I. I thought I might be in the ghetto. The Hostel Im staying out use to be an old prison but converted into a Hostel. The Hostel is pretty cool and the surrounding area is actually the safest in the city and its just a bunch of hippies that live in this area. I checked my bags in and started to walk around the city for about 5 hours. I went up to the Castle and took some good scenic shots and all through old town. Some cool history here. Had ... read more
October 1st 2011
After my few days hiking and rafting in Gorenjska, Northwest of Slovenia, and I eventually made my way to Ljubljana, only 90 mins away by local train or bus, and I arrived this little but famous historical city in Central Europe. The bus ride pretty cheap, 5 Euro getting to the capital and the journey was pretty good and worth doing during the day, where I had more than enough time to explore the gorgeous green country side of the capital upon arriving into the city, and I can promptly tell myself that the city is quite small but pretty looking from outside. As mentioned above, the city is quite small, it's about the same size as Tallinn with around 300,000 residents, or it might be smaller than any cities in England, and once you are ... read more
the best little capital in Europe
Published: May 1st 2012Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Ljubljana
September 8th 2011
The drive out of Croatia was long. Croatia, while not that big, is longer than you think – almost 800ks as the crow flies along the coast. We got away from the excellent campsite by ten, farewelling our German friends and the super friendly old couple that owned the place. Heading north we avoided the motorway and associated tolls, and this took us through some fantastic country. Similar to parts of Spain, the low sandstone hills had a very Mediterranean look to them, dry, spotted with small villages. Different to Spain, however, was the occasional bombed out house. Not as much damage here as in Bosnia and Hercegovina, but you could still see where fighting had happened. The road followed the coast for much of the way, then we cut inland, slowly increasing in altitude. We ... read more
An interesting place called Slovenia
Published: January 8th 2012Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Ljubljana
September 5th 2011
Slovenia, the dead centre of Europe, population 2 million, and basically a hole ha ha :-). We were in the capital, Ljubljana. When we started wandering the streets it began to seem like this place could be the quiet achiever. We went first, to a place called the skeleton bar. It’s a cool place, you walk down into the basement and there are bones and skulls and shit everywhere and the largest and cheapest cocktail menu I have ever seen. It’s the kind of place that if you found yourself would be an absolute gem, but when you pack 40 Aussies into it looses a lot of its lustre. I was drinking a ‘sex in a disabled toilet’ which was just cool, and actually a really nice cocktail :-). So Tom played the starter on ... read more
It's Lovely, It's Lively, It's Ljubljana
Published: October 3rd 2011Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Ljubljana
August 31st 2011
On arrival, my first impressions of Ljubljana were that it was bigger than I thought. The new town is built up with modern, multi-storey buildings and I actually felt a little uncomfortable with the hustle and bustle, having just come from the relative isolation of Bled and Bohinj. Our hostel, Fluxus Hostel, was one of those cool boutique hostels that was bright, spacious and more sociable since there are fewer guests. The pamphlets on offer there managed to plan our next day for us too; a free walking tour during the day, and a pub crawl in the evening. Too easy. We were pretty buggered that night from our exertions in Bled (lying around in the sun and swimming is hard work aye) so we just did an initial scout of the town to get familiarised ... read more
