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Dag 5
dinsdag 17 december 2019 om 16:34
☁️ 5 °C
Hoogte: 197 m
Oostenrijk Neuer Markt 48.20628, 16.3733448°12’23” N 16°22’24” E
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Cat cafe!!!
17 december 2019, Oostenrijk ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Rich said he had a treat for me. I, having researched cat cafes prior (obviously) and under the impression Vienna's sole establishment was closed down, wondered what on earth he could be talking about.

It was open. There were two Maine Coons SLEEPING UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE and a sleepy boi and a mean gal called Sonia and a big chonker called Thomas and it was a Chrimmus miracle.Meer informatie
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Dag 5
dinsdag 17 december 2019 om 21:58
☁️ 2 °C
Hoogte: 192 m
Oostenrijk MAK-Austrian Museum of applied arts 48.20813, 16.3809548°12’29” N 16°22’51” E
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Red Room
17 december 2019, Oostenrijk ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Basement red bar, covered in velvet, playing soul music. I live here now.
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Dag 6
woensdag 18 december 2019 om 09:46
⛅ 3 °C
Hoogte: 207 m
Oostenrijk Wien Hauptbahnhof 48.18542, 16.3752148°11’8” N 16°22’31” E
See you on the other end Vienna!
18 december 2019, Oostenrijk ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
We're off to Brno, the second largest city in Czechia, for one night. The train takes about two hours and leaves at 11.10 - will be lovely to be able to see something out the windows on this trip, unlike our slog from Munich.Meer informatie
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Dag 6
woensdag 18 december 2019 om 11:30
⛅ 7 °C
Hoogte: 243 m
Tsjechië náměstí Svobody 49.19383, 16.607349°11’38” N 16°36’26” E
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Getting our bearings in Brno
18 december 2019, Tsjechië ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
It's lovely here! A very scaleable city, everything seemed to be about 200m away. We dumped our bags at the accommodation (more on that later) and went out for a walk, then after seeing more in far less time that I'd planned (see 200m comment) stretched out with a drink in a very hip seeming place called SKOG but with that interesting Nordic slash through the O. I had the jasmine orange lemonade and it was delicious.Meer informatie
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Reiziger Planning your next adventure I see! _ F
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Reiziger Pricey! - F
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Reiziger Nice - F :)
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Reiziger About $3.60 😊
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Dag 6
woensdag 18 december 2019 om 15:06
⛅ 7 °C
Hoogte: 238 m
Tsjechië náměstí Svobody 49.1932, 16.6086949°11’36” N 16°36’31” E
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Old Town Hall Tower
18 december 2019, Tsjechië ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
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Dag 6
woensdag 18 december 2019 om 15:33
⛅ 7 °C
Hoogte: 239 m
Tsjechië náměstí Svobody 49.19346, 16.6079949°11’36” N 16°36’29” E
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Snack time
18 december 2019, Tsjechië ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
The first few days we had tried the more efficient (time and price) method of having our biggest meal of the day at lunch. It worked well in that it's a much cheaper way to eat out, but as two idiot office workers used to skipping breakfast, having something perfunctory for lunch, and then a huge dinner, it was making us feel a bit (in my case a lot) queasy and it was cheating me out of dinner (cruel). We chucked that in today and it was probably for the best, this delicious cheesy jammy snack held us over until later.Meer informatie
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Reiziger Oh yummo, looks good! - F
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Reiziger These look so good! - F
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ReizigerGotta follow your stomach - F :)
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woensdag 18 december 2019 om 15:58
⛅ 7 °C
Hoogte: 293 m
Tsjechië Špilberk 49.1945, 16.5991849°11’40” N 16°35’57” E
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Early evening hike
18 december 2019, Tsjechië ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Up to Spilberk Castle, through the (steep) woods.
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Reiziger Great photo! - F
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Dag 6
woensdag 18 december 2019 om 17:23
⛅ 5 °C
Hoogte: 218 m
Tsjechië Moravské náměstí 49.19884, 16.606849°11’56” N 16°36’24” E
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For something different...
18 december 2019, Tsjechië ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
A Christmas market! This one had cute little yurt type tents, some with wood fires in them, and we gave mead a try - both traditional and a blackcurrant version. Afterwards we splashed out on a drink ar The Bar That Doesn't Exist and then dinner at Atilier, where we had probably the best service and butter we've received in a long time, and snails!Meer informatie
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Reiziger AWWWW, I want one please! - F
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Reiziger A learner skater, how cute! Reminds me of the little wooden trolley you guys used to push when learning to walk - F
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Reiziger They’re definitely an acquired taste for sure 😖 - F
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Dag 7
donderdag 19 december 2019 om 08:02
⛅ 5 °C
Hoogte: 239 m
Tsjechië náměstí Svobody 49.19339, 16.6079249°11’36” N 16°36’29” E
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Hostel Mitte
19 december 2019, Tsjechië ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Say what you will about tiny loft bedrooms in the 4th floor attic of heritage buildings with no lifts - I love them. This one had a double bed and a 150cm thing, which I colonised quickly as the reading nook. I tried very hard not to look at Richard when we discovered the bathroom was down a flight of stairs, lest I be withered to pieces. In unrelated news, I have now lost planning privileges, along with map privileges which disappeared following the Palmenhaus Incident. Yolo.Meer informatie
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ReizigerHilarious
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ReizigerEek....sure is tiny!
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Dag 7
donderdag 19 december 2019 om 10:23
☁️ 7 °C
Hoogte: 227 m
Tsjechië Hlavní nádraží Tram Station 49.19167, 16.6149°11’30” N 16°36’36” E
Dead Centre of Brno
19 december 2019, Tsjechië ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Everyone is dying to get in here...
ReizigerGood wordplay there Lexie! Honestly though, it looks a bit grim, they aren’t even covered - F 🙁
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ReizigerRichard can claim this genius actually 😂 and yes, they are old monks, buried in a manner to suit the poverty they lived by - so no coffins for them!
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Dag 7
donderdag 19 december 2019 om 15:45
☁️ 9 °C
Hoogte: 671 m
Oostenrijk Ganz Bach 47.60735, 15.6691747°36’26” N 15°40’9” E
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First snow sighting!
19 december 2019, Oostenrijk ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Via the train window, en route to Slovenia
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Reiziger Ha! 😍
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Reiziger Love this architecture! I'm looking forward to seeing some full blown snow, are you?
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Dag 7
donderdag 19 december 2019 om 22:19
🌧 9 °C
Hoogte: 294 m
Slovenië Šujica 46.04766, 14.5063246°2’52” N 14°30’23” E
Lovely Ljubljana
19 december 2019, Slovenië ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
We've arrived! Staying in an awesome apartment in the old town, more on that tomorrow as right now we've got full tummies, half the Survivor finale to watch, and, if this morning is anything to go by, an early start. Rich seems to have been possessed and got up at 6.30am - not complaining, just noting.Meer informatie
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Dag 8
vrijdag 20 december 2019 om 10:27
⛅ 10 °C
Hoogte: 281 m
Slovenië Zmajski Bridge (Franz Joseph's Bridge, Dragons' Bridge)46.05139, 14.5102446°3’5” N 14°30’37” E
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Central market
20 december 2019, Slovenië ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
The apartment we are staying at has bikes so we made the most of them today, and in the morning that meant pushing them slowly through the central farmers market, including, inexplicably, a mango sighting. On the way back in the afternoon I got to use something I've been excited about at the market - the milk vending machine!

You buy a plastic or a glass bottle from a vending machine (0.30/1€) and then fill it up with fresh raw milk at 10 cents per 100ml. Despite Rich being a big wary about how our bodies might react to milk so different to what we're used to, it's delicious and we haven't died yet.

Also milk in Slovenian is melko and so this machine is called the melkomat and that's gold.Meer informatie
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Reiziger Boiiiiii
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Reiziger Wow, the colours! - F
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ReizigerAre they electric bikes? - F
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Dag 8
vrijdag 20 december 2019 om 10:54
⛅ 11 °C
Hoogte: 299 m
Slovenië Tivoli park 46.05804, 14.4974646°3’29” N 14°29’51” E
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Tivoli Park
20 december 2019, Slovenië ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Reiziger 🙋‍♀️🧡
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Dag 8
vrijdag 20 december 2019 om 13:21
⛅ 13 °C
Hoogte: 355 m
Slovenië Ljubljana grad 46.04904, 14.5084546°2’57” N 14°30’30” E
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Ljubljana Castle
20 december 2019, Slovenië ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
A funicular took us 70m up to the castle overlooking the old town, which included a penitentiary, built to cater for the growing requirements after some legal changes in 1803 which clearly resulted in more lock ups.

Its also where we met Friderik, the castle mascot! You can see a picture of him below, as well as a picture of Rich doing his best Friderik impression. So mousy. So delicate.Meer informatie
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Reiziger I just love these little things! - 🧡
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ReizigerLooks like a nice day. Nailed the impression Richard 😉👌
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vrijdag 20 december 2019 om 13:31
⛅ 13 °C
Hoogte: 296 m
Slovenië Šujica 46.04724, 14.5023746°2’50” N 14°30’9” E
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Zoomies
20 december 2019, Slovenië ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Reiziger Must have been good 👍 - F
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Reiziger Nice looking bikes! - F
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Reiziger Cheeky thing - F 😎
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vrijdag 20 december 2019 om 21:27
🌧 10 °C
Hoogte: 293 m
Slovenië Šujica 46.04878, 14.5058946°2’56” N 14°30’21” E
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Fairy light central
20 december 2019, Slovenië ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
ReizigerSo pretty!
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Reiziger Cafes open at night is such a lovely thing! - F
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Reiziger Twinkle twinkle 💫✨ 😍
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Dag 9
zaterdag 21 december 2019 om 11:00
🌧 10 °C
Hoogte: 294 m
Slovenië Ljubljana grad 46.04777, 14.5063546°2’52” N 14°30’23” E
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Hvala Klemen
21 december 2019, Slovenië ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
We checked out of our lovely old town apartment today, which I found on AirBnb. The host, Klemen, was a gem, and he's renting the place out on behalf of his brother, who is apparently a professional football player.

It was an adorable, space efficient, fun place - the bed could fold up, the table folded down and could be moved along the wall on runners to do that in different areas, and lots of storage was hidden away cleverly.

I can't take better photos than the ones online already so I've repurposed them here to give you an idea, with the exception of the last, which shows where the apartment is in relation to the street, Stari Trg - above the restaurant Landerik.Meer informatie
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ReizigerSounds very clever
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Reiziger Nice view - F
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Reiziger I do love the look of cobbles. Did you know they go down about six inches! We saw some being repaired - F
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zaterdag 21 december 2019 om 11:30
🌧 9 °C
Hoogte: 291 m
Slovenië Šujica 46.04875, 14.5056946°2’56” N 14°30’20” E
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Kollman
21 december 2019, Slovenië ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
We then scampered 100m up and one street left to check in early at Kollman apartments, which over look the river. Our room features a king size bed with one (1) doona which is a real treat after the two single quilts we've been mucking about with until now. Rich says this place is finally up to the standards he deserves. Hurrah me.Meer informatie
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Reiziger Luxury!
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Reiziger Nice use of mirrors - F
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zaterdag 21 december 2019 om 13:17
🌧 11 °C
Hoogte: 291 m
Slovenië Zmajski Bridge (Franz Joseph's Bridge, Dragons' Bridge)46.0519, 14.5103846°3’7” N 14°30’37” E
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SecretCity Trails
21 december 2019, Slovenië ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
I bought an online game for us which, despite the pouring rain, we conquered today (gold medal baby!). It's kind of a scavenger hunt / tour, in that you get guided around some major and some hidden features of the city one hint at a time, with a feature of your destination unlocking the next clue. Lots of fun although in future we'd do it on our first day in a place as we did find ourselves covering old ground a bit.Meer informatie
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Reiziger Pretty impressive doorway! - F
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Reiziger Beautiful....were there two of them? I'll have to Google this - F
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Reiziger Yay to Team Turkey Dot 🏆 - F
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ReizigerSounds like good fun 😀
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zaterdag 21 december 2019 om 15:03
🌧 11 °C
Hoogte: 295 m
Slovenië Ljubljana grad 46.04829, 14.5062646°2’54” N 14°30’23” E
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Exploring
21 december 2019, Slovenië ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Some snaps from across the day - the resolutions tree at the cafe, a cute street, Rich browsing the crazy knits at the second hand store, their clever pricing system, and Cajna Hisa, the cosy tea room we dried out in after our scavenger hunt, complete with a rich poppy seed, apple, walnut cake, mmm.Meer informatie
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ReizigerLove this post...... so my sort of day - F
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Reiziger 🧡 start to separate biowaste 😊
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Reiziger Did you find a good one Richard? - F
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zaterdag 21 december 2019 om 20:21
🌧 10 °C
Hoogte: 314 m
Slovenië Tivoli park 46.05282, 14.5039446°3’10” N 14°30’14” E
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Sarajevo '84
21 december 2019, Slovenië ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
I'd had this restaurant on my list for a while and yup, having to wait a little for a table was worth it. We had a delicious beef stew and 10 čevapčiči in the most delicious Bosnian bread, servings so big we couldn't finish, plus drinks, for 19€ - the most wonderful value for money. Happy days!Meer informatie
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Reiziger Damn that looks good! Is that a paprika sauce, onion and ricotta on the plate? - F
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Reiziger Roast capsicum but otherwise spot on!
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zondag 22 december 2019 om 11:00
🌧 7 °C
Hoogte: 290 m
Slovenië Mesarski Bridge (Butchers' Bridge, Lockers' Bridge)46.05214, 14.5089946°3’8” N 14°30’32” E
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Occupied Ljubaljana
22 december 2019, Slovenië ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
Following our great success with the SecretCity trails puzzles, we thought we would test ourselves again with an escape room.
'Occupied Ljubaljana' was the game and we had to escape our prison cell, find clues in the military office to help us escape the prison and get out of 1943 occupied Ljub.
With a couple of handy nudges we crushed it and got out in 45mins. The apparent success rate for escape under the hour is 40% so go us.Meer informatie
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ReizigerChampions 😎 - F
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Reiziger Looks like fun - F
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zondag 22 december 2019 om 14:16
🌧 10 °C
Hoogte: 74 m
Slovenië Slovenia Ferry Port 45.5221, 13.5737145°31’20” N 13°34’25” E
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On the road
22 december 2019, Slovenië ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
We picked up Monty today (his full name is Skoda Fabia, Monte Carlo edition) and drove in the pissing rain to Piran, on the very western tip of the country, via mostly highway, Koper, Izola, and, briefly, an olive grove - my bad lol.Meer informatie
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ReizigerDrive safely!
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Reiziger Love the song on the radio 🎅🏻🎄
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Reiziger I spotted that too Joanna 😍 - F
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zondag 22 december 2019 om 15:50
🌧 9 °C
Hoogte: 78 m
Slovenië Slovenia Ferry Port 45.52197, 13.5738245°31’19” N 13°34’26” E
The last of the Wien wasser
22 december 2019, Slovenië ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
Rich liked the tap water in Vienna so much he's made his refill last almost a week, protecting it ferociously. Today was the last sip, and we farewelled it solemnly.
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