Not got long, but just got enough time to say everything, every aspect and every person in Slovenia has surpassed our expectations in virtually every way! After arriving after 2am last night we had help from four drunk/stoned locals in finding the hostel. Then the hostel staff did themselves proud with a very friendly middle of the night welcome. The hostel itself is quite reminiscent still of eastern bloc Europe, but it's got more than everything we need. And it's clean, oh so clean!
We got up very early; we had to make the most of it as we only had one full day in the capital. First mission was to book the tickets to vienna, which was by far the easiest and cheapest reservation we've made in europe; this is where the 'bigging up' really starts!
From there we paid €7 for a trip up a funicular to the castle, entry to the castle, museum entry, and a 3D (ish) show about Ljubljana's history; back of the net!
From there, we explored the centre briefly, and again it was pristine so we had a bit of lunch next to a very green square. Everyone we've spoken to is that ideal level of friendliness, and this was true of lunch too, very amicable people.
(We've just finished the food and it's a big thumbs up all round!)
We hired bikes (€1 per hour) and took off towards the park. An impressive 18 hole crazy golf course was the next impromptu port of call and then more of a ride through the suburban-esque lanes where everything is so chilled. A beer by the canal, and then a mess around on the bikes (should've explained; the bikes had a lot of Mary Poppins about them which added a hilarious dimension to the day) in the town/city, back to the room and out for a late meal. And that, our dear followers, brings you up to date!
A request has been made to emphasise the importance of th bikes in making the day what it was! They were hilarious, ridiculously fun and probably shouldn't really have to handle the likes of us. Also, the beer is beautiful.
Needless to say, Slovenia has already massively impressed us, and there's so much going on that a return is already being discussed.
Next stop is Lake Bled and last stop is Vienna, so we'll chat soon!
Adios.
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Location:Ljubljana
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