Up early to pack and to get into the city for last minute site seeing before my 12.11pm train to Ljubljana (capital of Slovenia). I really have had a great time in Budapest, it is a gorgeous city (so do yourselves a favour!). By the waay, it is pronounced Bud-a-pesh-t, not Bud-a-pest.
There was a building I read about that looked quite - Gaudi-esque, and was covered in bees. I had to see it so got a coffee, then headed to Parliament Building via Metro and walked from there. The architecture is incredible here and it is so good to see a lot of extensive renovations taking place. There are still many that are in need of love and funds - can't be cheap. I found the bee building, it was alright but not as extraordinary as I hoped. Took photos of a lot of other places though, and stumbled across St Stephen's Basilica which is incredible.
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Bee building |
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Tram car |
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Detail on ground in front of St Stephen's Basilica |
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Detail in main doors of St Stephen's Basilica |
Checking ot of the hotel, I then caught the metro to the train station to go to Slovenia. It is a 9 hour journey, and frustratingly we spent more of the first hour at a standstill than moving. At least I'm not in a hurray to be anywhere, I have a seat, and the the train isn't over crowded - it would be good to meet Al though on time. She flies in from the UK and arrives 3 hours before me.
Train trip overall was good - couldn't really communicate with anyone except one Chinese girl, as all the Hungarians and Slovenians had limited English. I could communicate however with the ticket collector in German and determined that the 9 hour trip would be 10 hours due to the delays. Amazing how much of the German language stuck in my head after learning it for 4 years in high school!
The Slovenian country-side is gorgeous, green, lush and very mountainous. We passed a number of rivers that were flowing freely. Houses looked typically European, and most had geraniums growing in window boxes that added lovely colour, and the majority also had a vegetable garden.
I arrive after 10pm in Ljubljana and caught a taxi to our hotel, that is located in the same building as the local sporting club (including badminton courts, gym, sauna etc). Quite a bizarre arrangement. Great to see Al. She arrived safely and was exhausted.
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