Ljubljana. That’s right. Keep staring. You don’t even know where to start right? Just replace the j’s with y’s: Lyublyana. There. That’s how you pronounce it. Like the country, the capital is small with a population of less than 300,000 people. But also like the country, the capital is beautiful and adorable and packs a whole lot in. Upon my research of this unheard of capital, I quickly learned that Ljubljana is favored by many. While the capital of Croatia seems to be a hit-or-miss, that isn’t the case for Slovenia. During our stay we even met a Scottish couple who were playing with…
Slovenia
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I couldn’t wait to step foot into a country that I (and my friends) hardly knew about, and little did I know that I would immediately be awe stricken by Slovenia’s only national park, Triglav National Park. Driving from Venice to the national park required another border crossing from Italy into Slovenia, which meant a new vignette (only €15 for a week in Slovenia!) and drastically lower fuel prices. YAY! Not only do France, Switzerland, and Italy have bragging rights with the Alps, Slovenia also has magical Alps to boast–the Julian Alps. Jaw-dropping valleys, craggy mountains and peaks, and the truly most beautiful river in…