Day 3 (Tue, 17th May): Ljubljana – Bohinj via Bled

We were up and about rather early to catch more sights of Ljubljana before heading off to Bohinj. Not being museum enthusiasts, we spent a good part of the morning exploring the city streets and the flea market instead. The crowd picked up slightly in the morning but generally, Ljubljana is a quiet city. It’s almost like Ipoh, except that it’s much quieter. Amazing eh? Can a city be any less quieter than Ipoh and still be called a city? Obviously yes! However, it suddenly dawned on me that, I had not looked over my shoulder for suspicious characters, nor had I hugged my daypack closely to my body (in fear of being robbed) for days now. That was how safe I felt in Slovenia.

Meanwhile, both TooToo and I were desperately looking for souvenirs. We thought that we could get better quality and cheaper souvenirs in Slovenia compared to Italy since Slovenia is an Eastern European country. Sadly, we were so wrong! Not only were souvenirs more expensive in Slovenia (Dang! It’s beginning to sound like a tongue twister!), there was also not much of a selection. In the end, we gave up hunting and just bought whatever that was available and within an extremely stretched budget. We then made our way to the church. The most interesting feature of that church was the door.

Take note of the church door on the right with numerous pope heads jutting out. The gold piece is the handle.

Peik Lean Y.