DAY
2
Vigonovo to Budapest
Ron, our host, made us delightful
& home-y scrambled eggs, toast, pancakes (American!) & apple cake. As
for the drive, more hills, mountains, overcast with some rain. The Slovenian
villages are very sweet, and I love seeing the slow change from Mediterranean
to cold, Eastern Europe. Red roofs, changing colors of the trees, distinct
churches…perched on hillsides, the church is always in the center of the
village. Oh, we got fined 150 euros for not having a vignette at the border
(sticker on the car that allows us to drive on their highways). That was
definitely unexpected, and not at all pleasant. Back to Slovenia though –
sheep, very green, lush, the church tower is what is consistent between towns.
I love road trips! This is such a unique experience & hopefully the 150
euros is our only big surprise cost. [HA!]
Tried manual – got the car started &
moving but had trouble switching gears to keep moving. Will try again! [Did
not try again]
Ljubljana – capital city of Slovenia!
Asia & I got out of the car & started walking down the riverside. There
were about 20 men fishing, all with umbrellas! & a market! Lots of old
treasures so I thought of Gramma who would have had a ball scouting out the
market stalls! I bought an old key that is also a wine opener [KKG love!]
Asia & I were mistaken for Italians & “hvala” means “thank you” in
Slovenian.
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| market |
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| The girls :) |
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fishermen (Asia's pic) |
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| part of a hollywood sign in ljubljana ;) |
Budapest! Arrived around 7pm, fell in
love immediately. The city at night was radiant & like nothing I have ever
seen before. We got to our Couchsurfers home [couchsurfing.org], she was
Parisian & is doing a stage in Budapest for 6 months or so. Had dinner with
her & the 2 other couchsurfers there: pizza, pasta/cabbage salad. Then
ventured out to explore Budapest by night! Asia’s camera was INCREDIBLE, as are
her photography skills! It brings out the light perfectly & I am now
obsessed with the idea of getting a real camera once I finally have the money
to do so.
I'll add the Budapest pics in their own post, blogger isn't letting me put up more than 5 pics per post at the moment (grrr).
xo
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