I woke up early to get a final run. There was mist in the valley and the sunrise was really pretty. Then, it was time to shower, pack up the car and leave. We took a family photo that turned out really well. SMS made fun of me recently because there’s a prelude picture when he was testing out his camera that shows me sitting on a bench with a very serious expression on my face. I didn’t mean anything by it! I was just staying out of it since there were a lot of opinions on how the photo should be staged. SMS took two really nice photos and we were set. Then, goodbye house!
SMS and I drove to Slovenia. There isn’t too much to say about the trip although I do have a tip- just eat at the Autogrills on any road trip along Italian highways. Some are nicer than others but all have good food. We wasted about a half hour going off the highway for pizza and the place was closed for Sunday. We ended up with an ok sandwich, but really, we would have done better time and food-wise if we had just gone to an Autogrill.
We actually did stop at two along the way (one for coffee, one for snacks) and they are pretty cool. They are almost on par with Japanese highway stops. I don’t mean to make this a big deal- just consider stopping at Autogrills, especially on Sundays!
There was heavy traffic once we crossed into Slovenia. We made it to Ljubjlana where we met up with the host for our AirBnB. The apartment was awesome and I highly recommend it. It was spacious, clean, nice bathrooms and comfy bed. Perfect. There was also a garage spot that we accessed through a covered arch next to the building staircase that opened into a courtyard. It was very tight but we made it work. (It turns out that there was a scratch on a wheel at the end of the trip which SMS thinks happened there but it’s hard to know for sure. It may have happened one of the times we had to pull off the pavement on country backroads but he’s probably right).
We walked through the downtown and came upon Robba. It is very trendy with an amazingly cool interior. Although it was crowded, there were still tables available in the back. Lucky us! I can’t quite recall what we had but it was delicious. I had a nice glass of Slovenian wine recommended by the waiter. So, unfortunately, no specific meal recs but I definitely recommend the restaurant. We would have gone again if we were there longer.
Portmanteau Suitcase 