Slovenia & Croatia

Things have gotten a bit hectic with exams and packing for the States...woo! It's almost all over, because today is my traditional alcoholic beverages exam and me and Andrea and going to study by shopping...and discussing the beer brewing and wine making processes, of course! (And perhaps tasting some traditional alcoholic beverages as well, we'll see.) 


Anyway, to continue on about my lovely Topdeck trip! After we left Venice we headed over to Postojna, Slovenia to see the largest cave system in the country. We took a tram-like transport into the heart of the caves and took a 2km walking tour to hear about the stories and natural phenomenon inside. It was crazy! Then we continued on our long excursion to Pag, Croatia. By the time we had gotten there, we missed the latest ferry and had to wait about an hour to get to our hotel; however, this was definitely not a problem since we had the chance to soak up the beautiful Mediterranean and sample some 'Chipsy' paprika flavored chips. (DELICIOUS!). Our arrival to the hotel (yes, I said hotel, not hostel!) was met by a buffet of Croatian food, heavy on the meats and fish. Juuuuust the way I like it. Undoubtedly tired from sitting on a bus all day (I promise you, it's more exhausting than you think) me and Kate went back to our room and watched Criminal Minds until we passed out. The next couple of days were just about relaxing and catching up on that whole 'sun' thing that Britain seems to be missing out on. I got a little sunburned, but honestly, I was hoping to! We finished up our time in Croatia with a nice seafood dinner where I had the best calamari that I ever had the chance of tasting...oh man! We left Croatia so we could spend the afternoon in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. This city was definitely one of those places you don't expect much from, but then they just amaze you. As Slovenia was once part of the Hapsburg empire, you could see Austrian influence in the architecture. There were dragons on the bridges...weird faces sculpted into the streets. It's somewhere you should be longer than an afternoon, and seriously gorgeous. It was great to just sit at a cafe with friends and chat about how much we missed our mums and grandmums. Overall, I'd say it was a good couple of days.


More to come!