We arrived in Ljubljana about noon, after a 2.5 hour ride via van from Venice. The Italian country side did not look much different that Ohio country side. I believe Maddie said the same about France between Paris and LeMans. None of the 4 of us slept on the plane, but Pam dozed on and off in the van. The van driver was a young man in his late 20's. He did a fine job until he started texting while he was driving. Fortunately, he did not do it long, but it made both Nora and I a little nervous.
Once we settled into our rooms, we decided to go out exploring. The hotel was just 3 blocks from the 'Old Town' city center. We found the funicular that could take us up to the city castle. It differed from the one in Budapest as it had a steeper incline, the compartment was 21st century, and there were weights to counter the 'car' instead of there being two 'cars'. The 'car' could hold about 25 people, so it was a good size. Once at the top, we walked around the area like zombies, and decided we were getting really hungry. Since the restaurants at the castle were a little pricey, we went back down, and found a restaurant named Sklovka with outside seating. Matt loved his Venison Goulash, and I loved my sausage and sauerkraut. We quickly found that beer and wine selections are limited. One asks for Beer, or White or Red wine - period. Interesting. We found an ice cream store for desert - Yum.
We met our tour director and our group that night at 6. There are 3 people from Milwaukee, 3 sisters from the US who were raised in Garfield Heights Ohio, 2 couples and a single traveler from Australia, one woman from South Africa, and I think I am missing one person. Everyone has been extremely friendly and fun.
After that meeting, we went up to our rooms and collapsed.
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