I am highly superstitious when it comes to Roma so went back and threw three coins in a fountain. The first, of course, is the most important – to ensure I return. I threw the other two to make triple sure I return, not for love and not for marriage. I should have just thrown one, but then thought I wasn’t prepared to risk my luck.
I am still thinking about the lovely dinner I had at Lucifer last night. The owner could have been an older brother of my lovely builder Dan. The ham was the most beautiful I have ever eaten as you took a bite and it just melted, and the service was wonderful. My wine bill was crossed out at the end of the night by the owner – his treat – but guess it is worth the wine for the great reviews (which I will do). Of course, I left a healthy tip anyway cause the service was brilliant.
Yesterday’s train travel was fabulous but a long day. I left Roma at 9.50 am on the super fast Frecciarossa. The speed hardly moved under 280km an hour the whole way. It was just lovely to sit in the air-conditioned carriage. About three and a half hours later I got off in Venezia Mestre. The time went so quick as the Wi-Fi is super-fast so caught up on some editorial work. From Mestre to Trieste on the border took just over two hours. Trieste is so beautiful. It was my first time there so dropped the bag for a euro and had a wander. It sits on the most beautiful bay and has both a medieval old city and a neoclassical Austrian quarter.
The bus to Ljubljana was filled with twenty year old backpackers. It is still a slightly tricky place to get to. There is a new train service but it only runs at very odd times. The bus took about an hour and a half but we crossed the border into Slovenia quite quickly and the scenery was just beautiful. There are lots of trees, so very green, and every now and then a Habsburg spire just appears out of the greenery. Slovenia is only tiny, and it was clear that it is very sparsely populated. We arrived in to Ljubljana late afternoon and it was a super easy walk to one of the nicest hotels I have ever slept in. Dragons are everywhere in this gorgeous tiny city. I think I must have had one too many of the wonderfully cheap cocktails as there was an almighty storm when I went to bed. I have beautiful buildings outside my window and just before I closed my eyes I was convinced I saw a great roaring dragon with fire coming from his mouth – hmmm more likely just the shadows and lightning but much more exciting to think about dragons.
Sleeping under the stars 