A city we knew so little about before we booked our trip. And one we could barely pronounce, for that matter! We made it a mission to explore the countries that surround us, and Slovenia was a definite road trip opportunity! Most of our drive to Ljubljana was through Austria towards Graz. As we kept driving through this beautiful country, we realized just how much more of Austria we have to explore.
We passed about a million castle and epic mountains on the way… noted for later! After some traffic, we crossed the Slovenia border. Instantly, we were in complete awe. Slovenia actually looks like Austria. Nothing about the scenery changed. The mountains were still epic , the hills were still endless and green. Everything looked so taken care of! So far, Slovenia was really impressing us! The first thing we did when we crossed the border was stop at a gas station off the highway.
We had to get a highway vignette in order to drive to our final destination. Definitely not worth the risk. Within minutes we had our 15 euro vignette — for a week of driving in Slovenia and were on our way. After a little while longer on the road, we made it to Ljubljana and our Airbnb for the night. We had to wait to check in, so we parked our car, made sure we were in the right place and packed up for our day exploring the city.
There was no time to waste! It was the most amazing June summer day possible. We wanted to start checking off some of the best and most famous sites of the city right away. So off we went, heading straight to the Dragon Bridge. After that fun, we walked along the river, enjoying the beautiful colors of Ljubljana across the bright blue sky.
We had a good feeling about this city from the beginning. The words pleasant and peaceful came to mind as we started strolling around. After the bridge came Central Market. We decided to breeze through, admire, snap some photos and keep on walking. There was so much to see in Ljubljana and so little time. But first, we needed some delicious sausage. Here they serve Carniolian sausage, which is the most traditional and famous Slovenian sausage.
