After a full week of lakeside fun, it was time to bid farewell to our Julian Alpine home. We set aside the better part of three days at the end of our week on the lake to make sure we had ample time to explore the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, as well as the Croatian capital, Zagreb. We had a night and a day and a half in each, which was perfect.
The Stephensons had to get back to London sooner than we did, so we had just enough time to have one final meal together in Ljubljana before they headed out. I can't say enough about how much we enjoy our time with this family. Whether it's meeting up for a date night in London, or gathering for a meal in one of our homes or making amazing traveling memories together, we just love these people. So grateful for their friendship.
After saying goodbye to the Stephensons we spent the rest of the day exploring charming, compact Ljuljana at our leisure.
The dragon bridge
Butcher's Bridge over the Ljubljanica River
I took Trevon and Madeleine on a gelato-treat crawl while Dallin and Scott cycled around the city.
I was pretty blown away by how gorgeous Ljubljana was, so much rich colour and beautiful architecture.
Cobbler's Bridge (or the shoemaker's bridge), where anciently shoe sellers had their stalls.
Though so warm and summery feeling, this pretty little square definitely hinted at autumn.
Could not get over all the warm, colourful light that blanketed this city like no other as the sun began to set.
Corn stalls were everywhere. I find it fascinating what different cities sell at booths like this on the streets. In NY it's the hot dog, in London it's roasted chestnuts, in Jerusalem you get the local bagel, crepes in Paris, in Belgium there's a fry stand on every corner, and in Jordan it was falafel. Generally I dig street food, but somehow I wasn't in the mood for corn on the cob.
Nightfall over Ljubljana was just stunning!
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