Update

Yesterday was the first day of Spring and me, being very innocent and ignorant about this whole thing of the seasons as well, thought that the weather was going to be a little bit better by now. But boy was I wrong. This morning it was snowing since the moment I left the hotel in Ljubljiana (Slovenia) until about 10 minutes before arriving to Zagreb (Croatia). The temperature is now 2 degrees Centigrades which is somewhere in the low 30's.

Ljubljiana, Ljubljiana, Ljubljiana, Ljubljiana. I just love saying that name. It looks so unpronounceable. But it actually isn't after you learn that in Sloven the "j" is pronounced as a "y" in English. Ljubljiana is the capital of Slovenia I bet you did not know that one!!! Me neither. Until I changed my plans and got there on Wedensday night from Budapest. My original plan was to continue to Bulgaria from Budapest but it turned out the train ticket was much more expensive than what I had expected )180USD) and the ride took 17 hours. Logistically speaking it was also not a good idea because I wanted to come back up north to Croatia so I would need to take another 15 hr train back to Croatia. So instead I went to Ljubljiana (8 hours and 20USD from Budapest and 3 hors and 18 USD from Croatia).

I spent 4 days in Budapest (I actually went to a nearby town as well on one of the days) and I loved it. Budapest is a beautiful city: the Buda castle, the walks along the Danube, the Piarlament, the town squares, the churches. I arrived there on Saturday morning and met around noon with Marelys, Juan Miguel and Mara Jose who were all there for a business meeting on Monday and Tuesday. Together we toured the city on Saturday, got lost inside the castles labyrinth (the highlight of the trip...but more on that when I have more time to write and be detailed and post pictures). We also had time to take a thermal bath, visit a Synagogue and eat delicious food. It was great and lots of fun to be in their company!!!

On Wednesday night I got to Ljubljiana and did not get to tour the city until the next morning. I fell in love with the place. What is there not to love about a place where you ask for a 1 Euro Caffe Latte to go and they serve you on a plastic cup a couple of homemade sweets (chocolates and cookies)? I wasn't expecting anything at all from Slovenia and I have to say I loved it. It reminded me a lot about the small cities in Germany which I love too. Everyone is very nice, friendly and helpful. Everything is easy, no complications: buying train and bus tickets, the hotel, moving around the city, etc etc.

Well, my hour here at this internet cafe is running up so I'll wrap it up!!! Tonight I will take the night train to Split and spend there one day. Then I will take a 5 hour bus to Dubrovnik where I'll spend a day and a half. On Tuesday night I take an overnight ferry across the Adriatic sea to the city of Bari (Italy) where I'll visit some friends!