Pictures from Venice! I wasn't there for long, but I still got some pretty great pictures!
I loved all the canals!
Here's me in San Marco Square!
This is Bled Island in the middle of Bled Lake in Slovenia. You can take a boat out to it, but we didn't have time.
Here's Lake Bled!
The sun came out as soon as we got to the lake!
This is the path that went around the lake.
This is Bled Castle on the cliff overlooking the lake.
Here is the market in Ljubljana. There were so many stands! We even got to try a traditional Slovenian food, which was kind of like pizza. It was rye bread with eggs and cheese on top and it was delicious, but I can't remember what it was called :)
There was a cow just walking through the middle of town!
Slovenian folk dancers!
The famous Triple Bridge at the center of Ljubljana. There are three bridges right next to each other, but you can't see the whole thing in this picture.
Church of the Annunciation
Ljubljanica River running right through the town.
Trieste!
The castle in Trieste.
The view of Trieste from the castle.
The Roman Theater in Trieste.
The main piazza in Trieste.
Here's me in San Marco Square!
This is Bled Island in the middle of Bled Lake in Slovenia. You can take a boat out to it, but we didn't have time.
Here's Lake Bled!
The sun came out as soon as we got to the lake!
This is the path that went around the lake.
This is Bled Castle on the cliff overlooking the lake.
Here is the market in Ljubljana. There were so many stands! We even got to try a traditional Slovenian food, which was kind of like pizza. It was rye bread with eggs and cheese on top and it was delicious, but I can't remember what it was called :)
There was a cow just walking through the middle of town!
Slovenian folk dancers!
The famous Triple Bridge at the center of Ljubljana. There are three bridges right next to each other, but you can't see the whole thing in this picture.
Church of the Annunciation
Ljubljanica River running right through the town.
Trieste!
The castle in Trieste.
The view of Trieste from the castle.
The Roman Theater in Trieste.
The main piazza in Trieste.
Hey everyone!!! Well, this weekend was super busy, but so awesome and definitely worth all the craziness! I was in 4 different cities and 2 countries in 2 and ½ days! Early Friday morning, I went with a few friends, Molly, Maranda and Jordan, to Trieste, Italy, which is in northern Italy on the Slovenian border. I really liked all the Austrian-inspired architecture, plus it was on the coast, which was pretty cool. It was really windy there though, which was fine in the morning, but later in the afternoon it started raining and was pretty stormy. In Trieste, we climbed up to this castle on top of a hill; there were a lot of stairs :) Once it started raining we went into a cafe and had the BEST hot chocolate ever! It was pretty much like drinking melted chocolate with panna on it (whipped cream). It was delicious!
Then later that night, we took a bus to Ljubljana, Slovenia. It was my first time being in a different country in Europe, so it was awesome! I didn’t realize how small of a country it would be though. There are only 2 million people in the whole country, and Ljubljana is the capital, but it’s more like Ferrara, which is a small town for Italy. There was a river that ran right through the town and our hostel was right in the center of the town. There were a lot of European study abroad students there too that was got to meet which was a lot of fun. There was a girl from Estonia, Germany, Finland and a few British students. It was really fun to hang out with some new people! And most of them are studying in Trieste, so they are pretty close to us and they may come visit :)
On Saturday afternoon we took the train to a small town about an hour away, called Lake Bled. It is in the Julian Alps and was absolutely gorgeous and even better because the sun came out on the train ride there. We walked all the way around the lake, which was probably at least 2 or 3 miles. It was so nice! Unfortunately, we only had a couple of hours there because the last train left at 7:20 PM. The train station was about a 10 minute bus ride from the lake, so we figured we could just walk back to the train station, which was a bad idea. We left with about an hour and a half until the train, so we figured it would be plenty of time. We even stopped at a cafe on the way to ask directions and he said it was a 5 km walk and wanted to call a taxi for us, but we thought we would be fine. The walk took a little longer than we expected though and we barely made it back to the train!
It's a good thing we made it back though because the only train back to Italy left at 2:30 AM on Sunday morning, so we decided just to stay awake until we got on the train. The train went straight from Ljubljana to Venice and arrived there at 7 AM. We figured that since we were in Venice and still had a whole day, we may as well explore Venice for awhile, since I had still not been yet. Molly had already been there so it was nice to have a tour guide! It was also really nice being there so early because it wasn’t as crowded as it usually is. We walked through Venice to San Marco Square which was pretty incredible. It was huge and we got there so early that we got to see the flags being put up :) I really liked all the canals and that the city was on the water, which made it really pretty. We only stayed for a couple of hours because we were all pretty tired, but it was nice to see the city since we were there anyways!
This week is another busy week, tonight we have cooking class and are making eggplant parmesan! Hope everyone is doing well and I miss you all!!! :)
Then later that night, we took a bus to Ljubljana, Slovenia. It was my first time being in a different country in Europe, so it was awesome! I didn’t realize how small of a country it would be though. There are only 2 million people in the whole country, and Ljubljana is the capital, but it’s more like Ferrara, which is a small town for Italy. There was a river that ran right through the town and our hostel was right in the center of the town. There were a lot of European study abroad students there too that was got to meet which was a lot of fun. There was a girl from Estonia, Germany, Finland and a few British students. It was really fun to hang out with some new people! And most of them are studying in Trieste, so they are pretty close to us and they may come visit :)
On Saturday afternoon we took the train to a small town about an hour away, called Lake Bled. It is in the Julian Alps and was absolutely gorgeous and even better because the sun came out on the train ride there. We walked all the way around the lake, which was probably at least 2 or 3 miles. It was so nice! Unfortunately, we only had a couple of hours there because the last train left at 7:20 PM. The train station was about a 10 minute bus ride from the lake, so we figured we could just walk back to the train station, which was a bad idea. We left with about an hour and a half until the train, so we figured it would be plenty of time. We even stopped at a cafe on the way to ask directions and he said it was a 5 km walk and wanted to call a taxi for us, but we thought we would be fine. The walk took a little longer than we expected though and we barely made it back to the train!
It's a good thing we made it back though because the only train back to Italy left at 2:30 AM on Sunday morning, so we decided just to stay awake until we got on the train. The train went straight from Ljubljana to Venice and arrived there at 7 AM. We figured that since we were in Venice and still had a whole day, we may as well explore Venice for awhile, since I had still not been yet. Molly had already been there so it was nice to have a tour guide! It was also really nice being there so early because it wasn’t as crowded as it usually is. We walked through Venice to San Marco Square which was pretty incredible. It was huge and we got there so early that we got to see the flags being put up :) I really liked all the canals and that the city was on the water, which made it really pretty. We only stayed for a couple of hours because we were all pretty tired, but it was nice to see the city since we were there anyways!
This week is another busy week, tonight we have cooking class and are making eggplant parmesan! Hope everyone is doing well and I miss you all!!! :)
