Blogs from Ljubljana, Upper Carniola, Slovenia, Europe - page 21

Naa har omsider Balkaneventyret vaart begynt. Tidlig i dag ettermiddag dyttet toget vaart inn paa sentralstasjonen i Ljubljana, og vi tre fornoeyde skandinavere hoppet ut av vogna og trakk inn slovensk sommerluft for foerste gang. Foersteinntrykket vaart er helt fantastisk. Vi bor paa hostel Celica, et gammelt fengsel som har blitt gjort om til herberge. Det ligger i bydelen Metelkova, som er det stedet du helst vil bo i naar du er i Ljubljana. Vi bor ikke i en av cellene men paa en av sovesalene paa loftet, der vi har funnet oss tre rene og komfortable senger i en krok. Her er det helt gjennomfoert, vi har alle fasiliteter som vi kan faa bruk for som backpackere og vi faar frokost, saa det er faktisk verdt de 17 euroene vi betaler per natt. Ljubljana er ... read more

Ljubljana I have so much I want to say and I don't really know how to say it. I know we haven't know each other for very long, but it doesn't matter. It's not something I have to think about. I know when I am in love. My friends have told me that long distance relationships don't work, but they don't know what we have. I love the fact that you bring me tap water without my having to ask for it. I love the fact that you don't care that Florence is so popular. Your red roofs are just as nice. I think your modesty is sexy. I love the fact that you smile when I say your name wrong. I knew we were meant to be when your prix fix 3 course lunch ... read more

i had another super day yesterday, and my routine summary of events will start now... woke up, had a hilarious shower (you cant beat holding the shower head) and went off to the train for my day in what i thought was the hilariously named kranj. Kraaaaaanj. train was decent, just more validation of how much this place makes me smile really. got off the train, and sonja was already there. said our hellos and went off to her car. any nerves i may have had were quickly vanquished when i saw that sonja drives a suzuki wagonR, a car which looks suspiciously like our classic moses eats cheese agilas. so i was chuffed at this. sonja drove us to a place called swans lake. because there are alot of swans on it. duh. had a ... read more

well well well well. i shall start by stating the obvious. slovenia is absolutely incredible. i am totally, utterly in love with this place, and i do not want to leave. before coming i had it in my head that this would be the highlight of the month, and by gum was i right. the train journey here was pretty uneventful, with some burnt rubber delaying us for 20minutes, gaz breaking a window and a big corridor being the general highlights. the train journey itself was another breathtaking one, just aesthetically perfect in every way. and then we enter slovenia, and everything kinda goes up a notch, and becomes what i would describe as the perfect place. everywhere you look you see snow capped mountains, the sky is just perfect. ace. we got to ljubljana, and ... read more

Tulin tanaan Ljubljanaan ja heti jouduin vankilaan. Mitaan rikollista en tosin tehnyt, vaan ihan rehellisesti varasin ja maksoin huoneen entisesta vankilasta, joka nyttemmin on muutettu hostelliksi. On kylla yksi kivimmista hostelleista missa olen kaynyt, ja ah niin kotoisa, mukavaa skandinaavista muotoilua kaikkialla. Kovin paljon en Ljubbista viela ole jaksanut kierrella, koska matkavasymys alkaa painaa. Mutta se vaha mita jaksoin kayda katsomassa vaikutti oikein kivalta. Kaikki on tosi modernia ja oikeastaan ihan niinkuin meilla, eurotkin kaytossa, mutta hinnat sen sijaan miellyttavan edulliset, hostellia lukuunottamatta. Romaniasta etenin vauhdilla; vietin paivan Bukarestissa, huristin yojunalla Belgradiin, vietin paivan siella ja hujautin yoksi Zagrebiin, Kroatiaan. Alunperin oli tarkoitus harrrastaa island hoppingia Kroatian lukuisilla saarilla, mutta ajanpuutteen vuoksi hylkas... read more