PIRAN - SLOVAKIA

As a day trip from Ljubljana, Rachael and I travelled to the seaside city of Piran. Despite being a 3 hour journey the bus trip there and back was most facinating (for myself anyway... Rach was asleep as per ususal) as we passed through some fantastic mountain scenery and then made our way along the adriatic coastline. The landscape gave me a real feeling of being in Italy, particularly with the rolling hillsides filled with olive trees and vineyards and the small towns tucked away in small bays all the way along the coastline.

After arriving in Piran, Rach and I just spent a few hours wandering around the city and it was great just walking around the labyrinth of narrow streets in the old town and not having any idea where we were. We also managed to get some great photos of the cityscape from a viewpoint next to the cathedral on a hill just outside the city. However, after a few hours of looking around and resting every 30 minutes or so because of the heat, we returned to Ljubljana.

Definately worth the visit, Piran was an extremely beautiful city and provided a nice change in scenery from the mountains and lakes in the north of Slovenia.

Photos 1&2: Harbour filled with yachts and boats.
Photos 3-5: Views of the city from different vantage points.