sLOVEnia

Just got back from a whiskers on kittens, raindrops on roses, wonderful experience in Salzburg! That post will be coming up shortly. Before I get to Salzburg I have to backtrack to Slovenia which I absolutely loved. After our trip to Munich, we took the 3:30 am bus Tuesday night/Wednesday morning to Ljubljana, Slovenia- about an 11 hour bus ride and arrived around 2 pm Wednesday

afternoon. I went with Cody and some of our friends from school who go to University of Miami. They are in another program called UPrague which takes them on trips almost every weekend so this was the one weekend we were all able to go on a trip together and it was great to go with them. I wish we could have been able to do more trips all together! Ljubljana is a small city situated in between the mountains and is known as the city of love. The city mascot is a dragon which can be seen everywhere. With a small river running through the middle of town, it had almost a feel of Venice and the musicians playing everywhere definitely added to the mood. Not only was the city beautiful, but the people were SO NICE displaying some southern (Europe) charm that I've missed since being here.

Slovenian Potatoes

Being a small city there isn't a ton to see, but it was nice to just meander along the river and take in the sights without having an entire agenda planned for the day. At the end of the day we hiked up to the castle to watch the sunset and got some typical Slovenian cuisine for dinner. The food and language is pretty similar to Czech since it is a Slavic language so it was easier to understand than I thought it would be.

The next day we took a bus to famous Lake Bled and the Gorje just about an hour away. We biked through the countryside with the mountains and fields to the Gorje which is- you guessed it- a gorge, but it has huge towering rocks with brilliant green trees and a clear blue stream running through the middle and wooden pathways to go through. It was absolutely gorge-ous and a fun hike. I've never seen water so clear- I could see every pebble and every fish swimming by.

After the Gorje, we biked on over to Lake Bled then hiked up to the highest viewpoint. Although it's hard to tell from the picture since it wasn't as sunny as we hoped, the water was a brilliant blue. It was definitely a view I will never forget and Lake Bled is the most beautiful place I have ever seen with my own eyes. When its warm and sunny there are many activities you can do on the lake and in the surroundings such as kayaking, boating, white water rafting, paragliding and more which would have been fun had we stayed longer.

That night we took an overnight bus to Split, Croatia and arrived at 5 in the morning...