Slovenia

After an overnight train ride from Split, Maria and I pulled into the capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana. Ljubljana has its fair share of historical sights, including all of the usual suspects - an old town, a castle sitting at the top of a hill, a 250 year old fountain... etc. We stuck around long enough to have a look, enjoy some eats and check out a world cup game.

The next morning we headed for the small town of Bled. Bled couldn´t get more picturesque if it tried - it sits right on an emerald-green lake which has a small island in the middle that´s home to a church and, a castle perched on a cliff above keeping an eye on it all. It wasn´t all peace and quiet though - I was lucky enough to go canyoning with a sergeant in the Slovenian military. Fun first, safety second. That´s the spirit!

Maria had enough of my bad jokes and headed for Belgium. I stuck around Bled for a few more days before heading to Maribor. Maribor doesn´t see a whole bunch of tourists, especially from Canada, but it was definitely a worthwhile stop. I bet you didn´t know it´s home to the world´s oldest grapevine? Impress your friends with that fact the next time you open a bottle.

Time for Austria.