Ljubljana

13/09/2008
Wow! How good you feel after a decent nights sleep and a full tummy! Couldn't work out if we were supposed to pay for breakfast but the heavies didn't arrive so assumed it was a free for all!
Time to tour the town and get orientated! Things look so much better in daylight... easy peasy when you know where you are.
Found TI and got a decent map. As soon as we arrive we are planning our escape. Got our bus ticket for the next leg of the adventure... to Rovinj, Croatia on Monday.
Did our own walking tour using our guide book. Ljubljana is old world and charming. It has some lovely fashionable shops and the market is a delight to stroll through with some interesting stalls from souvenirs and local produce. The market hall has delicious aromas emanating from the bakehouse pastries and delicatessens. A gelato is highly recommended!
There is an attractive laid back feel to this place. We love strolling the streets and laneways. They serve a fairly good cappuccino at the cafes which are great to sit and people watch, especially the stylishly dressed Slovenians.
We were down to our last change of clean clothes and got our washing done this afternoon. Luckily timed this well as only one machine and dryer for guests to use and a queue formed after we started. Great clean clothes again.... small luxuries!!
We dodged puddles and pouring rain when we went out for a bite to eat. Certainly I didn't want to walk far and pulled Bob into the first - not too posh - restaurant to get out of the rain. Turned out to be a good choice "Juljana's"- very dutch in decor. Meal was good nice salmon and veg and Bob had seabass. Beer and wine was very good and slovenian cake for sweets. Yum!