Train ride from Ljubljana back to Budapest

The coming, as was the going, is an 8 hour train ride from Ljubljana to Budapest. This time, however, we came prepared with lots of water and snacks since we now know that the train has no dining car. 

Exploring Ljubljana

Prešeren square faces the Franciscan Church of the Annunciation on one side and the Triple Bridge on the other. This puts it right in the heart of the city. It is named for the most famous poet of the city, represented on this statue.

Katedrala Ljubljana

There is also a cathedral in Ljubljana and it, too, is a Baroque style building. It is quite impressive.

Cerkev Marijinega oznanjenja

There are a couple churches in Ljubljana that we visited, the being Cerkev Marijinega Oznanjenja, or the Franciscan Church of the Assumption.

Blejsko jezero

Our final stop on the all-day tour was at Lake Bled, Blejsko jezero. We arrived just before sundown. This made it a great time to grab a few images but a bad time to do what we really came to do. This small island in the lake, Blejski otok, was on our itinerary. There are small boats that are rowed out to the island and back so we could see the church that stands there. We will have to come back one day to do that since we wasted our day fighting traffic to get back through Ljubljana to get here.

Predjamski grad

Our next stop on our day-long tour was Predjamski grad, the castle built into a cave. When you have a large karst section in your country, cave is what you do.

Postojnska jama

Our first full day in Slovenia we spent on the road as we took a tour of several places outside the city. The first stop was Postojnska jama, a huge cave about half way between Ljubljana and the Slovenia coast.

Ljubljana at Night

After the 8 hour train ride from Budapest to Ljubljana, we were ready for some fresh air. So we stashed our stuff in the hotel (a very nice one, indeed) and headed out for a quick look about and some dinner.

(Rail)Road Trip to Ljubljana, Slovenia

As our stay in Budapest nears its end, we decided to take a road trip to see something new. We went across town, hopped on the train and went to Ljubljana, Slovenia.