Slovenia 3: Ljubljana

Route: Slovenj Gradec - Ljubljana

Total kilometers: 104
Elevation: 715 meters

Monday, 23.08.2021

Our stage today was wet. Overall, we had planned a long distance, and it rained for 75 out of 100km.

The landscape was similar to the day before, lots of hills, a small gorge that we rode through, and beautiful villages. However, due to the rain, we didn't see much of it. Our glasses were fogged up and wet (along with all our clothes), so we couldn't take a longer break since we'd freeze. Despite the adverse conditions, the mood was good.

The route mostly followed a major road, which was okay but not so cool. There were some more uphills, but not as many as the day before. We were glad for them because they got us sweating.

Finally, around 4 pm, the sun briefly peeked out, and we were very happy and took our first longer break. We were not far from Slovenia's capital city anymore.

We checked into the hostel and hung all our wet clothes in the room. It smelled terrible. With the remaining dry clothes, we took a short sightseeing tour of Ljubljana, did some shopping, and had a lot of fun. We finally had dinner in a colorful alleyway.