Day5 🇸🇮 part “Ljubljana - Bled”

Today was a calmer day because we weren’t travelling to another city/country for the night, we were only changing accommodations (the central hostel type we stayed the night is very central and very very different from anything else we’ve stayed at, but was also a bit out of our budget for two nights in a row - plus the parking for the car was very expensive so we opted for a cheaper/calmer accommodation 20 minutes out of the city). Lampros woke up early and went for a run in Tivoli park, a beautiful green area filled with trail paths which he loves. When he got back, we tidied our little capsule room up, took everything to the car and walked around the city for breakfast. We bought delicious chocolate croissants from a bakery called Akarna-Ana and then walked around. Ljubljana was rather busy even in the morning, full of tourists walking around. The weather was fantastic - even though the sun was out the temperature was lovely for a walk, not scorching hot. Our walk ended shortly (we’d seen most of the city and had had enough of walking around) because we wanted to visit Ljubljana Zoo which is in Tivoli park. There was a bit of a hassle with the car and the parking because we had a card given to us by the hostel for entry and exit of the car park, which we had to give back by 12:00. But in order to give it back to reception we had to get to the car, get the car out and then I had to go up to the 7th floor of the building to give the card back. I was fast though!
The zoo was fantastic. The enclosures were all so green and full of trees which we thought was the best for these animals to have since they’re already in a confined area. If you were lucky you would see the lynx, wolves etc, but that means that they blend well in the environment they’re provided and hopefully enjoy being there. Also the zoo had natures paths from one enclosure to the other, which we haven’t seen before. We really really enjoyed it and the entry fee was very affordable (11.5€ per adult).
After the zoo, we decided we would visit the area of Bled, a small town with a huge lake that’s known for its lovely scenery around Slovenia. It was only a 40’ drive and we arrived without any problem. We left the car in a public parking spot and then walked into the town. We saw people swimming, canoeing and generally enjoying the hot day. Afterwards we eat sushi bowls and walked back to the car, only to discover…a parking ticket! We knew we had to pay, which was fine, but we hadn’t realised that we had to pay in advance and put the receipt in the car (which also had the time you had paid for on it). Thankfully, Lampros contacted the local office and they didn’t mind to disregard the ticket if we sent them proof of payment (which we had already done before we had even seen the ticket). All set and done✔️. After Bled we went walking around a shopping mall close to the village for Ig where we were spending the night. We got dinner from the super market’s salad bar and headed towards Ig. There, the host Franc was waiting for us to give us the keys and he was telling us that he’d been to Greece 4 times, 4 different summers and 4 different islands. The room was lovely and spacious, and we fell asleep as soon as we had had our dinner. Big trip tomorrow - Split here we come!Läs mer