15 September ’04, Wednesday. Ljubljana is but 45 km from Bled, so we arrived early afternoon. Instead of going directly to the campground, I thought it might be better to drive into Ljubljana central and go do the business we wanted to fill. Boy, I sometimes get my head on the wrong end…you NEVER want to go into Ljubljana and expect to find a parking space. Hell, they even park on the sidewalks as well as double park when ever the thought hits. What a mess… We gave it a good try, but gave way to logic and went on to the campground. After checking in, we walked across the street and caught a bus into town. Now why didn’t I think of doing that a lot earlier???? Heck, I don’t know…. As it was, I went to town with an attitude. Nothing wrong with Ljubljana, but I had made up my mind that I wasn’t going to enjoy this town…. Well, after a short time, I found a sidewalk café and had my espresso with milk, and an apple straddle…a change came over me almost immediately. What a surprise. The surprise was Ljubljana. It is a college town with a lot of character. From wonderful buildings with great architecture, to the busy street markets. A winding river flows through town and crossing it are 2 very different bridges. One they call the “Dragon” bridge and the other the “Triple” bridge. The Dragon bridge is guarded at all four corners with large bronze sculptures of fierce looking dragons. The Triple bridge was a bridge that was added to in 1842. The center bridge is for vehicles and the two on each side of the center is for pedestrians. It was well done and is a nice addition to the charm of the city. High above, and looking over the city, is 19th century Ljubljana Castle. It didn’t take more than a day to see what was really important to us, so we headed back to “Bumble Bee” just prior to sunset. Parked across from us was a very large Endeavor motorhome from Great Britton. We had met them in early June while in Bomberg, Germany. Our meeting again gave us an opportunity to exchange travel information and wish each other happy travels once again. They are traveling with their 2 year old son and have been on the road since February and don’t have a plan as to when it is over.
Tomorrow….Croatia
Tomorrow….Croatia