Slovenia - its shaped like a chicken....

Ljubljana is the capital of and largest city in Slovenia. It is located in the heart of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. We headed through the Karawanks Tunnel, unfortunate name, crossing the Alpine Karawanks mountain range which separates Austria and Slovenia. The tunnel itself has a total length of 7,864 m, 8,019 m enclosure between the portals.

We stayed in a campsite just outside the city centre and headed in via a very handy bus that stopped just outside the campsite. The city itself seemed quite small with a great mix of contemporary and old buildings and it was spotless with no litter or graffiti.

 Every Friday there is a regional market selling produce and cooked food from all the surrounding towns and areas, the meat kebabs caught our eye, the smell was amazing. A meat skewer with a lovely mix of herbs and spices cooked over a charcoal fire and of course some local wine and beer to wash it down. The local beer is Lasko, which those film buffs amongst us will know this is the legendary crime fighting monk. I have no idea if there is an actual link but hey the beer tastes good unlike the the film which was rubbish.

The city is separated by a small river that facilitates a number of small bridges to cross from each side. Each bridge is different and each has its own name, the cobbler's bridge, the butcher's bridge and the three pronged bridge.

The butchers bridge

The cobblers bridge

Part of the old town.