Country number 5

So I have reached the last stop on my alone journey. I am now in Ljubljana, Slovenia. I am starting to get tired of traveling alone and the loneliness is really starting to hit me. Meeting the locals is fun, but I miss being around the people I really know.

So let's see. Wednesday night I took and overnight train from Zurich to Graz. It was interesting. First they put me in the wrong room (a nicer room than I was supposed to be in) and I didn't know so I went to sleep. Then they came and woke me up and told me I had to move. So I moved to this really uncomfortable bed. My ribs hurt when I woke up. Plus I didn't really sleep all that well anyway...train motion is not great for sleeping.

So I arrived in Graz and spent the day wandering the city. I saw lots of buildings and structures...nothing too exciting. Then I met a bunch of couchsurfers for dinner at a traditional Austrian beer garden. It was fun but I was tired and just wanted to sleep.

So this morning I woke up at 6 and went to the train station. I walked through some shops and just wasted a few hours until my train came. It was scheduled to depart at 10:36 but it didn't actually leave till 11. I got to ride another Harry Potter train. It was just me and and this cute little old lady in my car. She kept talking to me but I was listening to my ipod so I had to ask her to repeat herself a lot. I don't think she realized that I wasn't German/Austria. It was entertaining. Then she got off and I had my own car for the last hour of the trip (3.5 hrs total).

So then I arrived in Ljubljana. I'm not such a big fan of this country. Most people don't speak English or German so I'm not really sure how I'm supposed to communicate. It's also a little shady and just makes me nervous. I think I will remain indoors during the dark hours.

So today I just wandered around the city a bit and went into what may be the most beautiful cathedral I have ever seen. It was amazing.

Then I came back to my room and I have been talking to people and researching things since then.

Tomorrow I am going to the caves and the castle in Postojna. It should be fun. Then I am meeting a couchsurfer and we are hanging out. Then I'll be back here to be in contact with my family and see if/when my family is coming.

Well I really must sleep now. I have to get up in like 10 hours and I haven't slept well in a few nights.

Pictures will hopefully be up soon. Comments please!

Sarah