Slovenia

Ljubljana

The view from Sveta Ana

We got to Ljubljana a little late, but luckily it was no problem for our host. Simon came to pick us up even after the train delay. He was with two friends and they drove us to the house in which we would be staying. We ended up with our own little studio apartment. It was so cozy. We ended up just hanging our for a few hours while we watched some tennis before bed. The next day Simon and his friend Klemen took us to a mountain, Sveta Ana, which as cute. It only took us a half hour to get up, but you could see all of the city and the surrounding area on this nice sunny day. Yes, it was sunny. For once. The climb down the hill was a little difficult. I fell a few times, but Simon let us do laundry at his place. Simon then took us to the city center, which was beautiful. It was so cute and clean and not crowded with tourists, which it may have been in the high season. Unfortunately it was Saturday afternoon, so a lot of shops were closed, but we did gt to go to the Castle and see more of Ljubljana from above. It was such a lovely day. Simon had to leave us for a while, but Monika and I just ate dinner at a somewhat expensive restaurant and then walked home to meet Simon. We had a little party that night. It was really nice. Everyone was just hanging out and it reminded me a lot of the parties at home. I think Slovenia has been the most U.S.-like country I have seen so far. 1. in the way it looks and 2. the demeanor of the people. Very unexpected. All in all, I had a great time there. 

The view of Ljubljana from the castle

Bled

We got to Bled later than expected, but we made it! All we really did there was walk around the lake in the snow, which was nice, but it would have been nicer if it were warm and sunny. The whole time, I could only think how nice it would be to go there in the summer. It was still nice to see the lake though. Maybe I’ll go back one day. 

The castle on the island in the lake

Verdict: Lovely

We had a really nice time and got to explore a city with a lot of history and character. It would be nicer in the Summer with more activities to do, but we still enjoyed our time there. I would need to go back during summer where  there would be much more to do in both cities to give a better verdict, but I think it would be even better than what I think of it now.