We set off in good time this morning for our day in Ljubljana. Only problem was, as we approached the Slovenian Border Chris realised she’d left her purse behind i.e. no drivers licence, passport, money etc. So a U-Turn was in order. She dropped me at the WiFi Cafe and came back here for her essentials. The long and the short of it was a late start to our day out.
A few more wrong turns and purchase of Autostrada passes for Slovenia, and we made it without further ado into Ljubljana. The reason for going into L was the Biennale of Graphic Art. Chris was very keen to see it. There were some 10 venues for this exhibition. I went to the first 3..one in the absolutely gorgeous Tivoli Gardens, another in a Swiss- style house that was once a grand hotel and the third in the National Gallery. All interesting exhibitions and great venues.
Then I peeled off as Chris went to find the rest. I decided I love to poke around in the lovely little shops of Slovenian crafts. I do this every time we go there and I love it. So I thoroughly enjoyed the rest of my afternoon and Chris thoroughly enjoyed her afternoon. It’s a charming city that I love each time I go there.
We met up at 6pm and headed off back to Italy…starving by this time. So as we got close to home we detoured to Santa Croce, up in the Caste and went to a restaurant we’ve been to before called Bita. We had a nice meal of anchovy, mussels and clams. Very satisfied we have finally descended the steps back to home to sit on the verandah for a night cap to soak up the evening breeze. You’ll be pleased to know the rats have apparently gone to sleep!