Day 10: Trieste-Ljubljana (101 km, 1206 ↑)

The weather forecast for today predicted quite a lot of rain. But when I left the hotel in the morning to check out the weather (our room didn’t have any real windows), it was grey and the road was wet, but it was not raining. So we left the hotel, grabbed some ciabattas and cheese at the closest supermarket and started cycling.

The beginning of the stage was tough. We left Trieste at sea level and had to climb up to 700 metres during the first thirty kilometres. And especially in the beginning, it was steep. But we made it slowly and steadily up to that level.

We crossed the border to Slovenia after a bit more than one hour. The landscape in Slovenia and the villages were very nice. During one stop, we met another cyclist from Korea, Jong. We saw him a couple of times again during the day and finished the stage with him, including one beer when we reached Ljubljana.

Since we didn’t know beforehand if we would get so far today, we hadn’t booked any accommodation. So when we arrived, we checked what was available and booked a room at booking.com which is basic, but will work for two nights and one workday.

For dinner, we went into a traditional restaurant. I had a mixed grill plate with Ćevapčići and as a digestif a Slivovic. I can say now that I have officially arrived at the Balkan.