Slovenia rules. Things went much smoother for us after the first few days and it ended up being a really nice little non-vacation for us. I call it a non-vacation because Brian still had to go to work, but we managed to find some time for fun :). What an amazing country! The capital, Ljublana, is very small but has fantastic architecture, a beautiful river that runs through the city, and as the perfect backdrop - a castle that sits on top of a hill. It was fabulous. And luckily for us, it’s only an hour and a half drive from Zagreb!
The language there is Slovenian, but everyone we talked to (except maybe 2 or 3 people) spoke near-perfect English. So it was very easy to get around. The food was delicious, yes Brian ate a horse burger and he liked it! They have much better ethnic food there – like Indian and Mexican – than in Zagreb, so that was a major plus. The shopping was great as well – they had an H&M (in addition to other fun stores) and we went to an Ikea in Austria that was only an hour away.
So what do we sLOVE the most about sLOVEnia? Lake Bled. Oh my gosh, it was breathtaking. Any lake with the Alps behind it is going to be beautiful, but there are 2 things that make Lake Bled extra special. 1: the castle that sits on top of a huge cliff at the base of the lake, and 2: the island with a church on it. It’s hard to describe just how beautiful and peaceful it really was.
We also went to Lake Bohinj which was very nice. It was more enclosed by mountains than Bled, and the water was crystal clear – pretty impressive for a lake, but we both liked Bled the most. We can’t wait for the weather to get warmer so we can go back and swim!
The beautiful Lake Bled: with the island and the castle behind it.
A closer picture of the castle at Lake Bled
Lake Bohinj
Ljubljana
