The train journey from Ljubljana to Zagreb took two and a half hours, mostly through Slovenian territory. The sunset was spectacular that evening. My through-the-window photo doesn’t do it justice.
That evening I had dinner with a friend I met in Ljubljana and a few others. They invited me to come with them to the Plitvice Lakes the next day, and I accepted.
The lakes were beautiful in the winter, but after seeing photos from the summer, I want to go back. Here’s one from Wikipedia.
The series of lakes cascades through a narrow valley, so there are plenty of waterfalls and glassy expanses of water to see.
The snow-covered walkway in the photo below is probably the most famous part of the park in summer. It was closed during the winter because it’s covered in ice and lacks railings.
Here’s what it looks like from closer up.
We took the ferry across one of the lakes. It’s much colder and windier out on the water, and my clothing proved inadequate.
The next morning, I had the unfortunate experience of my laptop being stolen, which really colored my subsequent experience in Croatia. I did little besides take brief walks around the city over the next couple days before flying back to London after an exhausting four weeks of travel.
