Day 1 on the Adriatic

Well staying up late probably wasn’t such a good idea.   We have a scheduled shore excursion at 8:20am.  Today we leave the port of Koper and take a bus for Ljubljana which is about an hour away. This is the capital of Slovenia.

The city is definitely a river runs through it with the old historic arts connected to the new by bridges most famous is the “dragon” bridge and the “triple”  bridge where you have 2 pedestrian bridges on either side of the vehicle bridge.  The central part of old town is automobile free and only walking.

The weather could have been better but we had a river cruise and the heated boat was great.  Spoke with some great shopkeepers in the chocolate shop   The town symbol is a dragon, a happy little fellow. Adorning pillars and posts around town. Able to walk through a street market with not many crafts but clothes and shoes.  I was able to find a cap since I was freezing.  No rain but a wind with no sun and last week in the same city it was 75 degrees. The locals keep saying it is unusually cold for this time of year. Almost everyone speaks English so language isn’t an issue

A little nap on the bus going back to the ship after a “typical “ Slovenian lunch of mushroom soup stuffed chicken breast and potatoes.   It is a pretty town that could use more exploring, but this is the curse of going on a cruise you only get a taste of the area not a lot of time to explore.  Lots of other tourists in this town and it would be wall to wall people in summer I am sure.

Back to the ship and heard a great lecture on Venice and the 4th crusade. Actually entertaining and I can’t wait to hear his next lecture. Off to bed as we have another 8:10 am tour tomorrow as we head into Zadar