I get up to the counter and the lady looked at my bags and says "oh no...you are only allowed 2 bags ( well I have 4!!!!!) the third one will be 225$"...so i'm in a small panic trying to figure out what the flip I am going to do!!! The lineup behind me is huge and people are offering to help ( sweater came off and away I went trying to put everything into the hockey bag....finally after lots of sweat and on the verge of tears, I did it ( don't you wish you were a fly on the wall for that one..)
After a long flight to Germany & to Italy, I am finally here and loving every second of it!!!! My jet leg has been medium...I was fine the first night but the second I was up until 5am drinking my 1.95 bottle of wine. We live 5 minutes from downtown and the walk there is beautiful!!!! I thought Jamie was lying when he said some of the guys said this was the best city to go to in the Austrian league...I found out he definitely wasn't!! I am starting to think that the people here just don't work. Everyone is so young and willing to drink all day. There is soo much to do downtown you are almost overwhelmed by everything going on around you. I THINK I can even get away with cooking this year ( I know Andrea...I shouldn't let my skills go to waste) BUT going out for dinner and drinks is so cheap!! We usually spend about 40-50 dollars going out for dinner in Canada where as here, for both of us to eat and drink, it comes to about 18 to 19 euros...It's cheaper to drink wine and beer then it is to drink pop..so as my friend Nik says, clearly not going to waste my money on pop...coffee and wine is a part of living here and they almost judge you if you don't...clearly I NEED to fit it.....AND they don't tip here...If you do, which we still will, they think you either want them or they almost feel like they can't accept it. For those of you planning on coming during the winter time, thats apparently the time to come because downtown is crazy and they serve hot wine, hot chocolate and cider by the water. CHRISTMAS MARKETSSS
I ventured off like a big girl by myself today while Jamie was in croatia getting his visa. I must admit in Houston it took me a couple of days to get the courage. There are just so many people around that I almost feel like I can't get scared here. I went to this cafe place right down the street from me and the guy gave me a huge hug when he found out I was Canadian. I think he felt bad for me so he gave me english magazines to read and begged me to stay to have coffee and wine. He came out with slovenian cookies and told me they were on the house...I mean... clearly I have a new 80yr old crush.
Everyone here speaks english except the lady that was ringing our groceries at the grocery store. She looked at us like we had four heads ( i'm sorrrrry I didn't know we had to weigh the bananas and put them in a bag)... AND they play re runs of the jersey shore....I love Slovenia!!!!
I only took pictures the one night we went out but here are a couple from our first night downtown :)
After a long flight to Germany & to Italy, I am finally here and loving every second of it!!!! My jet leg has been medium...I was fine the first night but the second I was up until 5am drinking my 1.95 bottle of wine. We live 5 minutes from downtown and the walk there is beautiful!!!! I thought Jamie was lying when he said some of the guys said this was the best city to go to in the Austrian league...I found out he definitely wasn't!! I am starting to think that the people here just don't work. Everyone is so young and willing to drink all day. There is soo much to do downtown you are almost overwhelmed by everything going on around you. I THINK I can even get away with cooking this year ( I know Andrea...I shouldn't let my skills go to waste) BUT going out for dinner and drinks is so cheap!! We usually spend about 40-50 dollars going out for dinner in Canada where as here, for both of us to eat and drink, it comes to about 18 to 19 euros...It's cheaper to drink wine and beer then it is to drink pop..so as my friend Nik says, clearly not going to waste my money on pop...coffee and wine is a part of living here and they almost judge you if you don't...clearly I NEED to fit it.....AND they don't tip here...If you do, which we still will, they think you either want them or they almost feel like they can't accept it. For those of you planning on coming during the winter time, thats apparently the time to come because downtown is crazy and they serve hot wine, hot chocolate and cider by the water. CHRISTMAS MARKETSSS
I ventured off like a big girl by myself today while Jamie was in croatia getting his visa. I must admit in Houston it took me a couple of days to get the courage. There are just so many people around that I almost feel like I can't get scared here. I went to this cafe place right down the street from me and the guy gave me a huge hug when he found out I was Canadian. I think he felt bad for me so he gave me english magazines to read and begged me to stay to have coffee and wine. He came out with slovenian cookies and told me they were on the house...I mean... clearly I have a new 80yr old crush.
Everyone here speaks english except the lady that was ringing our groceries at the grocery store. She looked at us like we had four heads ( i'm sorrrrry I didn't know we had to weigh the bananas and put them in a bag)... AND they play re runs of the jersey shore....I love Slovenia!!!!
I only took pictures the one night we went out but here are a couple from our first night downtown :)
