Skocjan + Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Leaving Trieste (on the Italian border), it was minutes before we were in Slovenia!! And guess what? We were greeted with a unfriendly fine of Euro 150 for not having bought a valid pass to be in Slovenia. Apparently they got rid of the TOLL system and implemented this new thingy which is darn cheap. Our 2 day pass would have only cost us Euro 15 but it now cost us Euro 165! It was such a ridiculous amount, we were not happy at all.(Why didn't they have some warning signs in English of this fine? They have everything else in their country in English but not this, unethical government practice.)

Anyway, we proceeded to the Karst region of Slovenia and were onto our visit to yet another UNESCO Heritage site of limestone caves - Skocjan Caves. Had a guided tour and it was interesting to find out that the river runs 44km to the sea. We walked about 2km inside the cave and caught a glimpse of the river flowing within the cave... it was amazing. There were also huge stalagtites and stalagmites, plus curtain formations too. Bats were flying around apparently but it was great I did not notice them.... eeewww....







We drove North for an hour and arrived at Ljubljana city. Most shops were closed being a Sunday, except restaurants. This city seemed very clean, organised, it had colourful buildings, the guide book said it seemed like a mix of amsterdam, prague...etc. A very small place and pleasant. Had a bit of a walk then had an early dinner at 5pm.










Traditional slovenian sausages and pasta filled with spinach. Yummz.





Now, off we were to Lake Bohinj for 2 nights. Got a bit lost looking for the hostel as TOM TOM and google maps took us to the wrong spots... up some rocky roads in the dark jungle! haaa... whatever happend to our two most reliable gadgets!! tsk tsk. We had to ring and also stop and ask someone and got here in the end. Simple double ensuite room. Our first hostel sleepover so far. Again? or Never again?