My feet are tired! Although the city is small I feel like I could walk through it numerous times and still find new things to see. There’s a lot to take in! After spending close to 10 hours walking over two days I decided to get a bike for my trip across town to CrossFit Plamen.
Ljubljana has a great bicycle program. All around the city are stations offering bikes for rent. I signed up for a 7 day pass to try it out. The first hour is free which is more than enough to get anywhere in the city. Then you just park it and you can come back later and take it out again. I think you only have to wait 5 minutes. If you use it longer than an hour the price is still just a Euro or two.
I was a little nervous at first. There are a lot of bikers in this city and the bike lanes are actually on the sidewalk with pedestrians. Some areas of town can be a bit crowded but I figured after having rode a bike down the crowded boardwalk in Pacific Beach, I should be able to navigate a crowd without hitting anyone. If all else fails the bike does come equipped with a little bell so you can get people to move out of the way. 🙂
Here are some sites from my first bike ride through the city:
I decided to ride over to Tivoli Park, a large park with wooded trails on the edge of the city. Somehow I got incredibly lost and rode for about an hour trying to find my way back. Along the way I saw some more interesting things.
Finally made it to Tivoli Park!
Map of the park. Here you can see the park in the light green area with the expanse of forest behind it filled with trails. This is a popular place for locals to hike, run and bike as well as sit in the grass and just relax.
I was starving when I arrived after getting lost for so long and so when I came upon this cafe across the pond I made a mad dash for it. Ate my first sandwich with bread in at least a year. Ciabatta with olive spread, prosciutto, mozzarella and arugula. It was well worth it!
A mansion sits in the middle of the park with a cafe and an art gallery
View from the mansion steps
I was so tired after all the bike riding that I decided to head home. This black cat and his pigeon friends greeted me in the alley for the second day in a row. I think it's peculiar that the cat just naps there with the pigeons right next to it. Good thing I'm not superstitious since it seems I'll be walking past this cat regularly!