Julian Alps and Ljubljana

Viewing the Soca River and the surrounding mountains.

Day 19 & 20 - We left Lake Bled and the weather was just turning nice.  We headed north toward the Austrian border and just before entering we turned south to go through the Julian Alps.  Magnificent mountains that just seem to come almost straight up.  As we headed into the mountains the weather went from sunny to cloudy to rainy to cloudy to sunny, over and over again.  The views from the top were not great but we had a good time doing 50 hairpin turns.  After leaving the mountains we stopped at a small village (they are all small villages) called Bovec.  The town was cute and the scenery was beautiful.  The food here is good and very inexpensive.  Sue and I like it better than French food.  (I know some of you think we are nuts.)
We spent yesterday afternoon and today strolling through Ljubljana.  The old town is really nice.  It has some really expensive shops (Cartier, Rolex watches, etc.) but lots of small local shops as well.  This could be the next Prague.  All of the people speak wonderful English and are extremely polite and helpful.  We took a 2 1/5 hour walking tour of the city with a trip to the castle at the top of the mountain.  The views were great.

Sure, the day we leave Lake Bled the sky starts to clear up.

Up in the Julian Alps and in the clouds.

Had to try using one of the suspension bridges to cross the Soca River.

The city and river during the day.

The city and river at night.

The view from the castle.  Yup, we climbed the steps again.

Enjoying a little lunch and wine along the river.

The little village of Bovec where we had lunch on the way to Ljubljana.

Strolling along the river in Ljubljana

Tomorrow we leave for Rovinj, Croatia.  Hopefully the weather will continue to be sunny and warm.