Our first stop was the Škocjan Caves Regional Park. The caves here are very impressive, the place is riddled with them too. Here is a typical view of the region taken on a walk around the Škocjan Caves visitor center (where we stayed for a few nights on the car park!):
Next stop was Predjama Castle. We can't get over just how beautiful Slovenia is. This was the view from the castle:
And here is the castle itself. There are caves behind it which were used by previous inhabitants as extra rooms, and also more caves below with secret escape routes (that aren't quite so secret these days):
It was another extremely hot day when we visited the castle but we managed to find a cool area. A stream dissapears at the foot of the cliff the castle is built into, and incredibly it is so cool down there that your breath is frosty, and of course it was beautifull too:
The coolness made Jude happy and me even more so, but at least I refrained from doing my "I've conquered the rock" impression:
We had read that the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, must be visited, so off we went. And I have to admit to being very pleasantly surprised, especially considering I hate big cities. We visited the old part of the city and really enjoyed it. What's more, it was clean, not overly crowded and had quite a bit of greenery, a city I would certainly consider going back to:
The cathederal was a big surprise too. From the outside it's pretty unassuming, but venture in through the huge and very heavy bronze doors and you are presented with this:
And the ceiling:
The city boasts a castle which we climbed up the hill to visit. Here is a photo of Jude for Kez with the city backdrop in the distance:
There are three primary bridges across the river in the old town. One of which is the dragon bridge equipped with 4 bronze dragons. This photo is especially for the father-in-law (he'll know why!):
We left Ljubljana and headed for Triglav national park and arrived at Bled yesterday. We are nicely settled into the campsite with the awning up. But so far it's done nothing but rain! We are here for a couple of weeks so let's hope the weather improves!
