Ljubljana

Welcome to Slovenia!

Today, we will explore the city of Ljubljana together.

After I arrived, I first enjoyed the sun for a while as I sat by the river. It almost felt like home with the brown soup.

Then I walked up to the castle. The castle can also be visited, and you have to pay a fee to get to the tower.

However, the view from the castle and around it (without an entrance fee) was more than enough for me. You could even see as far as the Alps.

Then I decided to stay for two hours and wait for the sunset. In the meantime, I admired the view, walked around the castle, read, watched people, and of course, enjoyed the sunset.

The wait was definitely worth it. On the way down, I was able to enjoy a few more beautiful views.

And then I, of course, took a night walk since experiencing a city in the dark is completely different.

The next day, I decided to join a free walking tour and learned quite a few interesting things again. For example, I didn't know that Slovenia has only existed as it is now for 33 years.

A famous sight is the Dragon Bridge. The dragons protect the city and can be found everywhere, even on the city crest.

In addition to famous landmarks, we also discovered various architectural styles. This building, for example, is a library, and the windows are supposed to represent open books.

A tour like this is also great for meeting people. That's how I met Emma from Germany, and we spent the rest of the afternoon together. Together we walked to Tivoli Park, a huge park with an area of 5 km². There, we could enjoy a bit of nature and the view of Ljubljana and the castle.

Together, we went back up to the castle (in the rain) to end the day and could still look over the city once more.

In the end, we even managed to catch a glimpse of a small strip of sunset, and the rain had also stopped.

For me, to top off the day, I had a typical Slovenian meal. Sauerkraut stew with the typical sausage, and for dessert, Sladki Štrucklji. These are filled dumplings, but rolled up in thin dough. Almost like a yeast bun, just in dumpling form. Mine had three different varieties, the most common filled with sheep cheese, one with walnuts, and one with tarragon cream. They were topped with breadcrumbs and powdered sugar. Except for the one with tarragon, I found them all really delicious.

This was a very good culinary conclusion in Ljubljana. My next stop is deep in nature with high hopes for hiking!