Day 6 We set off this morning under very grey skies and as we were pulling out of the hotel parking lot it began to rain.It rained all day today and we had to ride through low cloud on the mountain roads. I could not even see the dashboard on my bike. Scary stuff and probably the hardest riding I have ever done. But I enjoyed it ���� After crossing the border into Austria we stopped for lunch at a wonderful cafe by a lake. We were al, ...

<b>Day 5</b> Our last full day in Ljubljana before the start of our tour. 6 of us decided to take the hotel shuttle bus to the city after breakfast. When we arrived in town the plan was to split up and meet back at the shuttle bus pick up spot at 13 noon. However myself, Robert and Jack ( two of the Queenslanders ) decided to find a coffee spot and ended up wandering around town together. Robert had never been to ljubljana before so as previous visito...

Day 4 Down to breakfast at 7:30pm. The Japanese had been replaced by English football supporters. While eating breakfast 4 Australians sat at the table next to me and we struck up a conversation which lasted for an hour and a half.i then returned to my room to watch the MotGP telecast from Catalunya. The Maraton Frranja is to be held in Slovinia today, starting and ending in Ljubljana. Consequently many main roads around the city are closed today. http://www....

Day 3 After a very restless night's sleep I woke early to plan my day. The hotel has a shuttle bus that takes guests to town at 9am and brings them back at either 12 noon or 5:30pm. So it is off to the big smoke today. First breakfast. I was the only non Japanese guest in the resturant as a tour party of approx 70 Japanese are staying at the hotel. They reinforced my memories of Japanese tourists I came across on earlier trips to Asia. They are rude and pushy. ...

Day 2 After the best nights sleep I have had for ages I woke at 5am showered shaved and leisurely packed my bags then wondered down to breakfast. After breakfast it was time to say good bye to the Hotel staff and jump on the the Hotel shuttle to the airport. Another dripping hot day outside the hotel. After several long walks, immigration and a train ride from one terminal to another I was seated on an A380 and bound for Frankfurt. Once again I had An isle seat w...