This is the impression I got from the few trips I did outside of my hostel during my time in Ljubljana. I did indeed brave the rain on my second day there and wandered for a small bit around town. Then, the next day, I went on a trip to Lake Bled where I heard there were very nice views of a church on an island in a lake under the Alps, which was exactly true. In fact, in many ways I found the views on the other side of the path, of all the autumn trees, even better!
I didn't end up getting to try horse burgers as the Hot Horse branch I'd tried to find had shut down, but I did try something called "Human Fish Beer" which is actually one of the best beers I've had on my trip so far!
My down-time in Slovenia was spent struggling with the beginnings of a cold, which I've gotten over the worst of now but am still coughing around the place like crazy.
I also spent my time around my hostel watching Sherlock, which really was as good as I'd hoped! So many things I like.... all in one show! Now I'm doubly glad they're splitting the Who season next year to (presumably) make more.
Photos of Slovenia: here!
Today I've made it to Salzburg, where I'm spending two nights before heading to Vienna. As far as I can tell, everyone here (except for the locals) has Sound of Music madness! My hostel shows the movie every day, and I think I'll sit around and watch it tomorrow. It feels like a long time since I've gotten to watch a DVD! Then I'm going to go out and have some good Austrian coffee. Sounds like a plan!
The ancient one offers sound advice about colds....Nothing works better than a raw onion sandwich. Works best of course when that very first scratchy throat heralds the onset.
ReplyDeleteI must be the only person in the galaxy who HATED the Sound of Music.
ReplyDeleteHowever, Loved your pictures. The wise woman from Galifray.
Thanks for the tip! It's a timely piece of advice, as I actually did end up eating some raw onions in Slovenia when they were served with some Slovenian sausage I ordered. Maybe they contributed to my steady recovery? I also tried my new favourite remedy for a scratchy throat, salt and vinegar chips, though as this seems to be a pretty rare chip flavour in Europe I was forced to buy salted chips and a bottle of vinegar and make my own! Still did the trick, though!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure I remember you saying that the Sound of Music is one of your favourite movies! So I'm sure you'll enjoy the even more Sound-of-Musicy photos I've taken during my time in Salzburg, which will come online sometime in the future....