Ljubljana day one

After a great time in Vienna, including an awesome 3 day music festival, I traveled down to Slovenia yesterday to keep the adventures going and see a new country.  It's been a busy few days around Europe, having a blast and being outside.  Summer is finally in full force and life is good!

I traveled to Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia with a fun ride share where the driver didn't speak English ( I had arranged the ride with someone else on the phone) and with several other passengers as well.  I was met at the bus station by Tina, my couch surfing host who promptly took me to a cafe to try their local soda, Cockta.  Pretty good stuff.  Nice to try the local drink and food in each country.    We dropped my bag off at her house, which she lives in with her parents.  The little brother is out on a scout trip, so I have his bunkbed.  I had a great meal waiting for me, fun people to talk to and great weather to eat outside in.

We rode bikes in to the city center to explore.  Ljubljana is a very vibrant city with people everywhere shopping, walking around and eating at sidewalk faces.  Great vibes.   Up top is a very clean castle overlooking the city. You can dine at a nice restaurant up top there, see a cool exhibit in a gallery or walk under the walls and see the original foundations.  Very cool castle.  Top notch.

 Later we checked out more of the town and ended up at a funky spot that was playing awesome Balkan music.  I learned some dances, met some locals and had a great time.  And that was my first day in Slovenia.