Slovenia Part 1

Sorry for the lack of updates! We have been having too much fun in Slovenia!  Where to start...we left salzburg on Saturday morning and our destination was Maribor, Slovenia.  This was a town that Mike often visited when he was peace keeping in Bosnia.  He has a lot of great memories and I was really hoping that his return would live up to his expectations...and it was surpassed!

We checked into our airbnb place and within minutes of arriving, Tina had invited us to a picnic with her friends!  So off we went with her. We stopped off first at the grocery store to pick up a few things.  I wanted to try some Slovenian wine.  The most expensive bottle I could find was 7€!  It was delicious but we couldn't get over the fact that wine was so inexpensive.  I'd say most bottles were no more than 3€.  At the picnic we were treated to some traditional Slovenia foods and the warmest hospitality again!  After many hours we headed out for a night on the town. Patio bars galore and just a very different way than in North America, you can order a drink in one place,  walk around in the street and then take it in with you to the next place and there are no questions asked!  We had a pretty late night that night but it was super fun to hang with locals.

Sunday mike decided to wake up super early...and wake me up too because he was bored. I'm sure he was refreshed after his sleep (snoring the whole night!) but I was exhausted.  Oh well, we were in maribor and didn't want to waste the day!  Into town we went and did some shopping, had some lunch at a pizza place Mike had some great memories at (they still keep a Canadian flag on the door from when the troops were peacekeeping)!  We then met up with one of our new friends while is actually a tour guide of the city and we were treated to a great walking tour of the city.  Did you know maribor is home to the world's oldest vine?? It's quite a claim to fame they are very proud of!  Then we met up with another new friend who took us out of town to see some beautiful views of the rolling hills and vineyards. We went to a family run winery and all shared a bottle of wine and enjoyed the view and sunshine, for 3€.  This country is awesome.

We needed a bit if a siesta on our return and then headed out for a tame night of dinner and drinks. This group of friends made us feel so welcome and really contributed to our enjoyment of maribor and took us places you would never find in any guidebooks!

Today we left maribor this morning and are in Bled. We could live here!  It is stunning.  Mountains, lake, trails and great restaurants.  We rented a boat this afternoon and rowed out to an island on the lake and walked around and had some wine! Bled is also known for a dessert, it is a cream filled cake.  It was so delicious and not so nutritious!!

Tomorrow morning we are going canyoning first thing and then going for a hike in the afternoon!  So excited!