I am on train to Zagreb. Beautiful trip by the river mainly through rural areas. I decided to get an early start so that I can do a bit of exploring this afternoon. Arriving at about 10:30. It rained for the first time on my trip yesterday so I took the opportunity to update photos and blog. Now I'm at the Hotel Vila Tina which is out if town a bit but it feels very nice and there's no graffiti around. Am I showing my age but on the tram trip here really what y...

We drive into Ljubljana in the morning to pick up Ana and Daniel and plan the day. We take a short walk up to the Castle (Dan loves castles). Then we head to Bled for a wander around and a nice, relaxed lunch before Ana and Dan take the train to Austria. Back in Ljubljana Katerina drops me off but I will see her tomorrow St the art market to say farewell. The end of the fabulous tour.

After a tough night on the horse farm we decided to skip the horse and cart ride and meet up with Martin for a canoe ride on the disappearing lake. As we canoed and walked the lake Martin covered the geology, biodiversity, politics, myths and lots more about the lake. A great guide really, interested in so many different aspects affecting the lake. Pizza for lunch to the sound of The Pretenders and ACDC. Very kind waiter. To Postojna cave system for an unde...

A magic morning of seeing the cheesemaking come to life. It was all too short as we had to make the 10:20 car train to take us out of the mountains into the lower lands. We got to see the curds and whey change from being quite course and lumpy to fine enough to use. After breakfast we returned to find Donelo putting the mix into moulds. The whole atmosphere in the cheesemaking area is meditative and peaceful. Age-old method.still being used and maintained; ...

Postings Caves, wow! A train ride through the stalactites and stalagmites to arrive at the internal cave areas. Out guide is great and tells us about the history and geology of the caves. They are simply spectacular. Our one hour walk takes us up and around and down the central cave system. Many beautiful formations in a clear, cold atmosphere. Another train ride to the exit, fabulous.