Blogs from Ljubljana, Upper Carniola, Slovenia, Europe - page 18

After a lovely drive across Italy from Nice, France, we arrived in Slovenia at the Njoki Festival in Ajdovscina. It is a small town, and the address for the festival literally read “center of town.” The festival consisted of an outdoor stage at the foot of an impressive range of mountains and a small campground, where most of the festivalgoers seemed to be staying. We stayed there for two days, one night in a student dorm type facility. The night we arrived was the first night of the festival, and Marky Ramone, drummer of the Ramones, was headlining. He had a young band and singer, and they charged through about 25-30 Ramones classics in a 90-minute set. The next day I spent some time at the pool, which appeared to be the main attraction in town. ... read more

The last few days I have gotten to see more of the country side in Solvenia. On Sunday we went to a small village and saw a small castle and its ruins and we walked around a bit and then we went and saw this spring, this by far was the highlight of my trip. When you first got out of the car at the spring you looked up as saw the jagged outline of the Alps which were cover in snow, but you could not see all of it because there was a storm coming. As your eyes came down from the top you began to see the lush green color of spring which is everywhere. In the valley that is surrounded by mountians there is a small restaurant and a small, cute chapel. But ... read more

I arrived in Ljubljana, Solvenia today. (Quick geography lesson, Solvenia is below Austria and was formerly part of Yugoslavia (sp). I woke up at 4.20 to be at the airport in Cologne by 6 am.....it was way too early especially since I went to bed at 1 am. I flew to Graz, Austria and then took a train to Ljubljana because there are not any direct flights from Cologne to here. The traveling part was not all that bad, the part that was not fun is that I am really tired. However, I will be here for a few days so I can catch up on sleep. I am staying in Ljubljana until the 11th with my old roommate from Austria (Mojca and her family). Out of all my travels I have never had sooo much ... read more

Hallo allemaal! Hier zijn we dan, in Ljubljana. Het is dan wel bewolkt en nog een beetje koud hier, maar we vermaken ons prima. De reis hierheen ging heel erg vlot, en hoewel we vooraf niet volledig zeker waren of het ons ging lukken om helemaal hier te komen (treinstakingen, busverbindingen en treinkaartjes) ging het allemaal heel erg makkelijk. We zijn maandagmiddag in Delft vertrokken met de tram naar het station, dan met de intercity naar Rotterdam gegaan, daar de Internationale trein gepakt naar antwerpen, en van daaruit naar Temse gegaan met de bus. Dinsdag hebben we een huurauto gehaald omdat de belgische spoorwegen aan het staken waren en daarmee zijn we naar Charleroi gereden. Van Charleroi in iets meer dan een uur naar Venetie gevlogen en hebben daar de bus naar station Mestre genomen (die ... read more

So.. in case youre frightened right now - here they spell the name of the country Slovenija... a particular souvenir was written with the S somewhat obscured, leading Simon to belive it actually said "Love Ninja". Im not sure it acurately describes the country, but I like it! To get on with the story, this country is BEAUTIFUL!! Very very story book, fairytale castles, mountains, rivers, gorgeous little villages, and crazy motorways! The centre of Ljubljana is gorgeous - a river lined with beautiful old buildings, bars, cafes, restaurants and ice-cream stands, so as you can imagine, it has been very tough. Weve had a few days here, so it has been nice to take a breath after racing around. Yesterday we (well, Simon) hired a car and we headed out to see some phenomenal ... read more