I have absolutely nothing written in my diary from Slovenia. Luckily, I am armed with pictures to remind me.
I left Croatia very early in the morning. The views on the train ride from Zagreb were absolutely stunning. I want to live here:
I got to Ljubljana, put my bag in a storage locker and took off. This was the first place I found canned iced coffee. ICED COFFEE. I had been craving it for so long. I drank it in like one continuous gulp.
Ljubljana is beautiful. It also features my three favorite things: bridges, funiculars and castles!. I love bridges, I love funiculars and I love castles!
Once you get to Preseren Square, there is a statue of Franz Preseren.
Preseren is considered to be Slovenia’s greatest poet. Now I am no poet expert, but who doesn’t love a good love story? Preseren’s muse was a woman named Julija, who broke his heart. If you stand at his statue and turn 90 degrees to the right, you will see his view is forever a view of Julija.
Once you are in Ljubljana and walking around the center, don’t forget to look up! The town’s castle looms above the city.
Which brings me back to my three favorite things! Bridges, funiculars and castles.
Funicular:
Video of the funicular ride:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_z6EP-T2cA[/youtube]
Views from the castle top:
I walked around a little bit before going back to the train station to collect my bags. Here’s some pictures:
Model of city, located in Preseren Square:
Coolest looking bank ever?
Ljubljana bus station:
