I am homeless

Dober Dan! (That is how you say hello in Slovenia) I am officially homeless until noon tomorrow. Megan and I are killing time at our old hostel in Ljubljana before our 2 a.m. train to Budapest. Let me fill you in on the past couple days...

Piran was okay. It rained or was cloudy most of the time, so we never even got to put on our swimsuits. It seems like it would have been a great place if it was sunny. There really wasnt a beach in Piran, just concrete slabs on the shore. A couple towns over there was a "beach". It was mostly grass, kinda reminded me of Lake Geode, except the sea and not stagnant water.

The first day we were in Piran, we caught up on sleep and did laundry since it was raining so much. We saved a lot of money by eating salami sandwiches from the market near the hostel. I am really sick of salami right now.

The second day in Piran was better than the first. The sky was overcast, but it wasnt raining so we walked along the shore to the next town, Portoroz. We were looking for the beach but never found it. We thought we found it, but it was filled with 60 and older people. We felt a bit out of place. We later figured out that this wasnt the real beach... the real beach was just around the bend. Soon after we had to turn around and go back soon after we got there because it looked like it was going to storm. It never did. Later that night we went back to Portoroz and had dinner. We ate at a Greek restaurant and pretended like we really made it to Greece. After dinner we went dancing at a club nearby. We had an absolute blast dancing and didnt want to leave, but finally we left because we had to get up early to come back to Ljubljana.

When we got back to Ljubljana, we had 20 minutes to catch the next bus to Lake Bled. We locked up our luggage at the station and got on the bus for a beautiful ride through the mountains to the lake. The lake is small, but it is the most beautiful lake I have ever seen. There is a tiny island in the middle of the lake with a church on it. Legend had it that if you ring the bell in the belltower and make a wish, your wish will come true. Hopefully mine will!

We also hiked up to the castle in Bled. This was on top of the bluff looking over the lake, and it was probably the most spectacular view I have ever seen. The water in the lake was so clear that in some parts, you could see the bottom of the lake from the top of the castle.

Right now we are waiting for 2 a.m. to come so we can catch our train to Budapest. I am not looking forward to this 8 hour train ride. I am already tired and really really dirty. I think we will go immediately to the Turkish baths to rejuvinate ourselves for our stay in Budapest.

Ciao.