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Day 5
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 4:34 PM
☁️ 5 °C
Altitude: 197 m
Austria Neuer Markt 48.20628, 16.3733448°12’23” N 16°22’24” E
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Cat cafe!!!
December 17, 2019 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 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.Read more
Traveler How purrfect! - F
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Day 5
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 9:58 PM
☁️ 2 °C
Altitude: 192 m
Austria MAK-Austrian Museum of applied arts 48.20813, 16.3809548°12’29” N 16°22’51” E
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Red Room
December 17, 2019 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Basement red bar, covered in velvet, playing soul music. I live here now.
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Day 6
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 9:46 AM
⛅ 3 °C
Altitude: 207 m
Austria Wien Hauptbahnhof 48.18542, 16.3752148°11’8” N 16°22’31” E
See you on the other end Vienna!
December 18, 2019 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 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.Read more
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Day 6
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 11:30 AM
⛅ 7 °C
Altitude: 243 m
Czech Republic náměstí Svobody 49.19383, 16.607349°11’38” N 16°36’26” E
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Getting our bearings in Brno
December 18, 2019 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 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.Read more
Traveler Planning your next adventure I see! _ F
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Traveler Pricey! - F
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Traveler Nice - F :)
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Traveler About $3.60 😊
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Day 6
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 3:06 PM
⛅ 7 °C
Altitude: 238 m
Czech Republic náměstí Svobody 49.1932, 16.6086949°11’36” N 16°36’31” E
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Old Town Hall Tower
December 18, 2019 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
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Day 6
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 3:33 PM
⛅ 7 °C
Altitude: 239 m
Czech Republic náměstí Svobody 49.19346, 16.6079949°11’36” N 16°36’29” E
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Snack time
December 18, 2019 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 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.Read more
Traveler Oh yummo, looks good! - F
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Traveler These look so good! - F
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TravelerGotta follow your stomach - F :)
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Day 6
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 3:58 PM
⛅ 7 °C
Altitude: 293 m
Czech Republic Špilberk 49.1945, 16.5991849°11’40” N 16°35’57” E
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Early evening hike
December 18, 2019 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Up to Spilberk Castle, through the (steep) woods.
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Traveler Great photo! - F
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Day 6
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 5:23 PM
⛅ 5 °C
Altitude: 218 m
Czech Republic Moravské náměstí 49.19884, 16.606849°11’56” N 16°36’24” E
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For something different...
December 18, 2019 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 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!Read more
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Traveler AWWWW, I want one please! - F
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Traveler 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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Traveler They’re definitely an acquired taste for sure 😖 - F
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Day 7
Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 8:02 AM
⛅ 5 °C
Altitude: 239 m
Czech Republic náměstí Svobody 49.19339, 16.6079249°11’36” N 16°36’29” E
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Hostel Mitte
December 19, 2019 in Czech Republic ⋅ ⛅ 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.Read more
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TravelerEek....sure is tiny!
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Day 7
Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 10:23 AM
☁️ 7 °C
Altitude: 227 m
Czech Republic Hlavní nádraží Tram Station 49.19167, 16.6149°11’30” N 16°36’36” E
Dead Centre of Brno
December 19, 2019 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Everyone is dying to get in here...
TravelerGood wordplay there Lexie! Honestly though, it looks a bit grim, they aren’t even covered - F 🙁
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TravelerRichard 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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Day 7
Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 3:45 PM
☁️ 9 °C
Altitude: 671 m
Austria Ganz Bach 47.60735, 15.6691747°36’26” N 15°40’9” E
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First snow sighting!
December 19, 2019 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Via the train window, en route to Slovenia
Traveler Ha! 😍
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Traveler Love this architecture! I'm looking forward to seeing some full blown snow, are you?
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Day 7
Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 10:19 PM
🌧 9 °C
Altitude: 294 m
Slovenia Šujica 46.04766, 14.5063246°2’52” N 14°30’23” E
Lovely Ljubljana
December 19, 2019 in Slovenia ⋅ 🌧 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.Read more
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Day 8
Friday, December 20, 2019 at 10:27 AM
⛅ 10 °C
Altitude: 281 m
Slovenia 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
December 20, 2019 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 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.Read more
Traveler Boiiiiii
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Traveler Wow, the colours! - F
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TravelerAre they electric bikes? - F
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Day 8
Friday, December 20, 2019 at 10:54 AM
⛅ 11 °C
Altitude: 299 m
Slovenia Tivoli park 46.05804, 14.4974646°3’29” N 14°29’51” E
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Tivoli Park
December 20, 2019 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
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Day 8
Friday, December 20, 2019 at 1:21 PM
⛅ 13 °C
Altitude: 355 m
Slovenia Ljubljana grad 46.04904, 14.5084546°2’57” N 14°30’30” E
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Ljubljana Castle
December 20, 2019 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 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.Read more
Traveler I just love these little things! - 🧡
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TravelerLooks like a nice day. Nailed the impression Richard 😉👌
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Day 8
Friday, December 20, 2019 at 1:31 PM
⛅ 13 °C
Altitude: 296 m
Slovenia Šujica 46.04724, 14.5023746°2’50” N 14°30’9” E
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Zoomies
December 20, 2019 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Traveler Must have been good 👍 - F
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Traveler Nice looking bikes! - F
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Traveler Cheeky thing - F 😎
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Day 8
Friday, December 20, 2019 at 9:27 PM
🌧 10 °C
Altitude: 293 m
Slovenia Šujica 46.04878, 14.5058946°2’56” N 14°30’21” E
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Fairy light central
December 20, 2019 in Slovenia ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
TravelerSo pretty!
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Traveler Cafes open at night is such a lovely thing! - F
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Traveler Twinkle twinkle 💫✨ 😍
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Day 9
Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 11:00 AM
🌧 10 °C
Altitude: 294 m
Slovenia Ljubljana grad 46.04777, 14.5063546°2’52” N 14°30’23” E
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Hvala Klemen
December 21, 2019 in Slovenia ⋅ 🌧 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.Read more
TravelerSounds very clever
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Traveler Nice view - F
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Traveler 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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Day 9
Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 11:30 AM
🌧 9 °C
Altitude: 291 m
Slovenia Šujica 46.04875, 14.5056946°2’56” N 14°30’20” E
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Kollman
December 21, 2019 in Slovenia ⋅ 🌧 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.Read more
Traveler Luxury!
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Traveler Nice use of mirrors - F
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Day 9
Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 1:17 PM
🌧 11 °C
Altitude: 291 m
Slovenia 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
December 21, 2019 in Slovenia ⋅ 🌧 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.Read more
Traveler Pretty impressive doorway! - F
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Traveler Beautiful....were there two of them? I'll have to Google this - F
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Traveler Yay to Team Turkey Dot 🏆 - F
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TravelerSounds like good fun 😀
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Day 9
Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 3:03 PM
🌧 11 °C
Altitude: 295 m
Slovenia Ljubljana grad 46.04829, 14.5062646°2’54” N 14°30’23” E
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Exploring
December 21, 2019 in Slovenia ⋅ 🌧 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.Read more
TravelerLove this post...... so my sort of day - F
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Traveler 🧡 start to separate biowaste 😊
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Traveler Did you find a good one Richard? - F
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Day 9
Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 8:21 PM
🌧 10 °C
Altitude: 314 m
Slovenia Tivoli park 46.05282, 14.5039446°3’10” N 14°30’14” E
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Sarajevo '84
December 21, 2019 in Slovenia ⋅ 🌧 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!Read more
Traveler Damn that looks good! Is that a paprika sauce, onion and ricotta on the plate? - F
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Traveler Roast capsicum but otherwise spot on!
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Day 10
Sunday, December 22, 2019 at 11:00 AM
🌧 7 °C
Altitude: 290 m
Slovenia Mesarski Bridge (Butchers' Bridge, Lockers' Bridge)46.05214, 14.5089946°3’8” N 14°30’32” E
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Occupied Ljubaljana
December 22, 2019 in Slovenia ⋅ 🌧 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.Read more
TravelerChampions 😎 - F
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Traveler Looks like fun - F
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Day 10
Sunday, December 22, 2019 at 2:16 PM
🌧 10 °C
Altitude: 74 m
Slovenia Slovenia Ferry Port 45.5221, 13.5737145°31’20” N 13°34’25” E
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On the road
December 22, 2019 in Slovenia ⋅ 🌧 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.Read more
TravelerDrive safely!
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Traveler Love the song on the radio 🎅🏻🎄
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Traveler I spotted that too Joanna 😍 - F
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Day 10
Sunday, December 22, 2019 at 3:50 PM
🌧 9 °C
Altitude: 78 m
Slovenia Slovenia Ferry Port 45.52197, 13.5738245°31’19” N 13°34’26” E
The last of the Wien wasser
December 22, 2019 in Slovenia ⋅ 🌧 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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