Castle on a Hill

We found ourselves once more in the capital of Slovenia. We parked and climbed the hill to Ljubljana Castle. The Castle was small but interesting with it’s historical past linked to Sir Erasmus and the Hapsburg dynasty. I particularly liked the story of how Sir Erasmus escaped in the 15^th century from the castle. He jumped down the water well and swam out through a secret cave in the spring waters. The views of the city from the highest tower were lovely.

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We finished exploring the castle and rode down the funicular into Old Town Ljubljana. The Old Town was just as charming the 2^nd time viewing its pastel 18^th century buildings. We visited Ljubljana Cathedral and had lunch outside in a café on the street.  We returned to the traditional crafts store for a little more shopping and the young friendly clerk remembered us from two months earlier! One last gelato in the central market and we drove home to Graz. We ate dinner at the Hauptbahnhof and came home to find the house was surprisingly cool inside. Our home wasn’t air-conditioned and it had been hot for several days in Central Europe.

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I’m so glad we were able to take one final family trip before leaving Europe!