Blogs from Ljubljana, Upper Carniola, Slovenia, Europe - page 27

Slovenia was back on the Mediterranean. The easiest way to tell I’d hit the Med again was the men. Perhaps they should rename it Slobber-enia. They stared, they whistled, they called out, there was a backside slapping incident… I could barely hear myself think over the din. I caught the train from Czech through Austria to Ljubljana. My opinion of Vienna is well-publicized (ie. Most boring city in Europe - perhaps the world) - so I completely bypassed it. The scenery was all green mountains and blue rivers and lakes. My cabin mate Anna was on her way to Zagreb for a peace convention and regaled me with great stores about her family, work and travels making the journey seem far shorter. As any solo train traveler will tell you, it’s also nice to have a ... read more

呢朝一早要去布斯當娜鐘乳石洞。係歐洲最著名的鐘乳石洞。我本身唔係太期待,但係...入到去之後真係令人驚歎!我地先搭小火車入鐘乳洞，再沿住小徑參觀。哇,個洞超級大,好正好正!好壯觀!入面雖然只有10零度,但太正啦,我一d都唔覺凍。大自然不愧係大自然。之後食完午餐,就搭車去克羅地亞o既札格勒布啦。到左之後我地o係城入面行。札格勒布好寧靜,一d首都feel都冇,感覺好好。... read more

Geo: 46.0514, 14.506Arrived back around 10 and we went for a final walk and drink in the old town. This place seems really alive and all the sidewalk cafes chairs are occupied. There are more locals than tourists and this country seems reasonably priced. We went to bed early after our big, tiring day.... read more

Geo: 46.0514, 14.506Goodbye Greenwich! Next time I will actually get around to seeing the local attractions and the park. Caught the train to Luton airport. With Wizzair I wizzed all the way to Ljublana. We flew quite low and saw lots of mountains, towns in the valleys and a bit of snow on mountain tops. Caught a bus from the airport to the city. Then a non-English speaking taxi driver took me as close as he could to my hostel and gave me directions- speaking to me in a slow, loud voice doesn't mean that I will understand Slovene!! Made it to the hostel, all I had to do was walk over a bridge and past a few cafes along the canal. This hostel is in a great location- on the canal, in the middle of ... read more

Sorry that I couldn't find a better song quote: I hate that song, but I am trying to update this quickly. Today I spent a good 3 hours or so trying to post photos onto my previous posts. Yeah, so that didn't work so well. I will try again once I have this group of photos loaded onto a CD. I went over my mother's father's family's house for lunch. Marija, the same cousin who took me to dinner the night before, cooked wiener schnitzel and potatoes for lunch. Also there were Teta Ana, my mother's aunt, and three of my "cousins" around my age: Grega (Greg), Miha (Mike), and Jaka (Jake). Teta Ana is so sweet and was so happy to see me; she likes to bring up family history and the war, much to ... read more