Emonec

... out rain coats and the cheap plaid umbrella we bought in Venice.  Even then, we were soaked by the time we reached Hotel Emonec.  We counted less than 2 seconds between flashes of lightning and huge claps of thunder.  It was so crazy, windy ...

... twice he acted as if it was the thousandth time this had happened that day.  Here we stayed at a budget hotel named Emonec.  Not the nicest of places but such a great location.  Nearly all hotels in this country look nearly the same as if ...

We've had a couple more lovely but chilly days in Ljubljana. There was a very slight breeze on Sunday and the temperature bobbed above and below 40 degrees most of the day. With the breeze and the river running through town providing a little moisture, ...

Can't believe how fast the time is going now that we've been here a bit over a week. But we're doing what we can to savor and make the most of every moment. We drove up to Maribor in the north east of Slovenia on Thursday. The town is just over a hundred ...

It is hard to believe that it has been nearly three days since I've updated our travel log but it has been a busy three days... We just returned from our day in Maribor, it's raining and we've had a lovely light supper at a little gourmet place in ...

What an amazing day we had today. We rented a car after breakfast this morning and headed northwest into the Julian Alps. About 20 minutes out of town we caught our first glimpse of the alps...grey, jagged peaks stretching into the sky against a ...

We've said so many times that this is such a beautiful place... Our evening walk last night confirmed that...again. We had a nice walk on the fashionable streets on the east side of the river before a traditional Slovene dinner. It was a bit chilly but ...

Everyday is market day in Ljubljana but they bust it out on Saturday! Every stall in the Central Market was filled and the place was packed. They even had entertainment!   We wandered through the stalls, bought a basket, a loaf of freshly baked ...

Okay...let's start with a couple of housekeeping items: we have a couple of photos from Venice that we need to get out of the way...we took a gondola ride and Kevin stayed dry and out of the canal (though to be honest, there was a close call as he ...

Really quick note and then more later... We love Ljubljana!! We arrived last night by train from Venice. Had dinner at a place called Zlata Ribica by the river. Delicious meal and then we had coffee at an outdoor cafe by the river. The city center looks ...

We arrived in Ljubljana, Slovenia with the best connection from the train station so far. Found our hotel in record time. Weather was really nice, but soon turned to a raging thunder storm and a torrent of rain. We strolled a bit, but got caught in the ...

The mountains of Austria gave way to the wooded hillsides of Slovenia as we arrived in Ljubljana. The city was a pleasant surprise. It is small enough to walk around easily without needing public transport, and walking is made even easier because much of ...