Lev Hotel Ljubljana

Hi everyone! When I last wrote we were heading to Ljubljana. Well, we got there safe and sound after a gorgeous train ride through mountains and snow. We had no idea the train would be going through mountains at all so when the scenery starting changing so drastically, we just glued our heads to the window and watched as we went higher and higher. We saw snow on the mountain tops and then ended up seeing snow flurries. Eventually we were at the highest point the train could go ...

... met someone who talked about himself so much! He bigged himself up<br>about everything..! Boring.. should have just watched him instead! We<br>then realised he is the first person we have spoken to on holiday! At<br>all the campsites its generally older foreigners. Everyone keeps<br>thinking we are German because of the German number plates on the van.<br>We headed out to town that night for ...

... for some much needed sleep after a long day of touring and traveling. we woke up bright and early..so bright and early that once we hiked to the castle on the hill, some of the attractions inside were not open. we decided to move on to the next item on our itinerary. we took a boat out to the island in the middle of the lake and walked around the church grounds. the lake itself was so peaceful and everything was so ...

... It was ridiculous and went on forever! They even called the police in to make a formal complaint! I had never seen anything like it before and still can't understand it. Renting bikes was a great way to see the town. Ljubljana isn't a very large city so it's easily navigable by bike and the pedestrianised zones meant we didn't have to worry about being run down by traffic. The main tourist spot is the small castle overlooking the town so naturally we headed there ...

Well, getting here was certainly not easy! I left Lisbon portugal on a flight at 9:30 pm which arrived in Barcelona, Spain at midnight. Then, along with about 50 other backpackers, spent the night on the cold airport floor, huddled together like a group of puppies, tired and restless, waiting for our early morning departures. At 6:45am I boarded my flight from Barcelona to Venice Italy, arriving at 9:30am. From the airport, I took a bus to the train station ...

... a whole lot to do. Our trip consisted of mostly shopping, coffee next to the river, and some more shopping. As always, it is nice to spend time with Annie and get out of the school. The last few weekends have been spent in Regensburg, attempting to recover from work. Tuesday night in Regensburg was rough. It was the first time I declared any kind of hatred for Europe. I was in Annie's room, watching a movie when I got one of the worst ...

Technology in Eastern Europe - see the pictures All of Eastern Europe is under construction in massive rebuilding programs and desperately needs plumber technical schools to churn out armies of plumbers who can design traps, toilets that flush efficiently and showers that don't leak. Washing machines are a mystery. Either they are very efficient in the use of electricity or very inefficient. Each wash and rinse ...