Our first really chilly day came Thursday, Thanksgiving Day in the US, but a traveling day for us from Opatija to Ljublijana, the capital city of Slovenia. Since we'd not had much time to see Opatija we were up early once more for another morning walk down along the water. The city is filled with lovely mansions and resort hotels as this area has been a tourist destination since the mid 19th century when royalty, the aristocracy and artists began building summer homes.
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My favorite piece of art was this statue of a young girl holding a bird in her hand, just wish I could have gotten closer.
And a new form of ATM along the waterfront.
This former mansion is now cafe with apartments above.
Christmas touches in cafes and shops
We crossed into Slovenia with an easy border check and were in Ljublijana about noon for a walking tour with a local guide. The winds made the chilly air even colder so we bundled up and began our history lesson.
But first we stopped to watch the fresh Christmas tree being lifted into place on the plaza.
A few streets further we stopped for a view of the castle atop the hill; way too cold for us to climb to the top that day.
The city is divided by the beautiful River Ljubljanica and boasts 17 different bridges throughout the city.
Bicyclists everywhere!
Our guide pointed out the popular Milkomat kiosk, where we watched this gentleman refill his milk bottle with fresh milk. Pretty cool!
Late in the afternoon the sun peeked out and gave us this brighter view of the city.
We were so hungry and so very cold after our two hour tour that we headed directly back to the small cafe we'd seen serving traditional sour sausage soup with bread. Not quite the turkey for Thanksgiving but sooooo delicious!
To top off our lunch we stopped at the popular chocolate cafe, Cacao, for a wonderful dessert before returning to the bus for our drive out of the city and into the beautiful Lake Bled area.
Our HAPPY THANKSGIVING photo from Slovenia!!!
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