We spent two nights in Ljubljana (lube-lee-ahna), and it quickly became one of my favorite cities in all Eastern Europe. It is a beautiful capital city, compact (260,000 people), and soaking in the arts. There is wonderful art everywhere, from the omnipresent graffiti to little galleries and open air exhibitions. The hostel we stayed at Read More »
I ended up on an early afternoon train from Salzburg, en route to Lesce-Bled, Slovenia. The train ride was again picturesque, until I got to the Slovenian border. First, the customs guy refused to stamp my passport, after I asked politely. I love getting the passport stamps, but he gave me a loud “Nay.” Since Read More »
Another early wake up call in Zirovnica, except this time it wasn’t Papa Damien…it was Rachel Verbeek, my travelling partner from Denver who I met in Bulgaria the previous year and travelled to South America with last December. She had quite the long flight / train from Denver to this small town in northwestern Slovenia, Read More »
