“If something good happens, travel to celebrate. If something bad happens, travel to forget. If nothing happens, travel to make something happen.” – Anonymous
Heading to the bus depot on a vaporetto with Brittany so she can get to the airport and fly home to NY. 🥲We had a great couple of weeks together and were sorry to see her go!Murph and I headed to another bus stop, via vaporetto, to catch a 12:30 ride to Ljubljana. The bus was 2 hrs late so that was a bit aggravating. There was no explanation and no apologies – “we’re here now so get on the bus!”After about one and half hours we pulled over to gas up – a quick pit stop, perhaps?
I found the process fascinating – let’s do a bit of math here. The driver pumped roughly 504 LITRES of gas and it was about 750€.Meanwhile, the other driver (there were two on our bus) filled the second tank. Let’s assume he pumped the same amount of gas. So, 1000ish litres of gas for 1500€ (1500€ is about $1750) = $8.75 per gallon! Let’s not complain about $3.00 per gallon gas when Europeans pay so much more.
All was hunky dory up to that point – until the drivers had to have a smoke – then disappeared inside the station to grab dinner(?) – and back out for more convo and cigarettes. Everyone quietly sat for an hour until the drivers finally got back on and we continued on down the road. So, the bus was 2 hours late and then delayed for an additional hour. We were supposed to arrive in Ljubljana at 3:30 but got there around 7:00! Not cool but whatta ya gonna do???
The next morning, we had shaken off the aggravating journey and were ready for some sightseeing. Stopping 1st at the picturesque Triple Bridge and the center of the town.It’s such a vibrant place to be.No shortage of dining along the Ljubljana River.Many interesting buildingsin Ljubljana and I really liked this one!
I’m hoping this video works for you – probably no surprise to you that I just love church bells! Just another pretty picture 😉A small castle adorns the top of the town so we took a funicular up and…walked a beautiful path back down.Cool back road, no?Once down, we were rewarded with this beautiful river view.This was a cute “feature” near the town square – up above (from wires, that were barely noticeable) came a spray of water. Children and adults loved walking underneath, in the “rain”!
Unlikely duet but so sweet.Ljubljana (pronounced loo blee on na) is the capitol of Slovenia and a must in our book!
Murphys on the Move 
Loved your opening quote for today’s blog. Never been to Slovenia but looks like a wonderful place to explore!
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looks like a lovely place
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Beautiful place. I admire your openness to however the journey unfolds!
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What a neat looking town!
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I can feel you relaxing after that journey! Ljubljana is such a pretty town 😍
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