The train ride to the capital, Lubjana, was cool because I could see houses and beautiful green hills right next to me pass by as if I was on a bus or even riding my bike. It was exciting to get out of the train and walk around because for the first time I felt like I was in a backwater part of Europe where I wouldn't see any tourists. I remember being somewhat surprised to see McDonalds stickers all over the train steps, and thinking to myself how Micky Dee's is everywhere. I walked into the city and roamed around looking for a hotel. I think I had a travel guide that said I could find something on the college campus and so I walked around the deserted campus looking for something but found nothing.

After I gave up I walked into the city center and asked a couple of college aged girls where I could find a hotel, and they showed me one that costed like thirty bucks a night, which was expensive, but it was the cheapest I could find so I got a room. While I was setting up my room they knocked on my door and offered to take me on a tour of the city. Their English was pretty good. They said I was the first tourist they had seen for a while and asked me why I came to Slovenia. Maybe not many people go there because they were involved in the Serbian wars. The girls said they remember when Yugoslavia was at war for a couple days, but it didn't really effect the people in Lubjiana. They took me on a walk to the top of a hill in the middle of the city where we had a good view of the city and the valley it is in which is surrounded by mountains. It is a nice looking city. Next to the hill ia a river that had a market next to it. There was also a central walking area where we went and had a coffee. The next day I took a train to Budapest, Hungary.