July 13 Innsbruck to Ljubljana (Day 290)
We woke up early and had to leave our B&B before breakfast to catch the bus down into town to catch the train to our next destination, Ljubljana (pronounced “Lube-lee-Yana”), Slovenia!
A beautiful sunrise in Innsbruck. The Ski Jump is lit up with morning sunshine!
We had two train transfers, one in Schwarzach-St. Veit that went smoothly. I had booked the second transfer in Villach, Austria with an over 2 hour layover, just to insure we had time to find the platform, maybe have something to eat and make the next train, otherwise it would be a short 9 minute transfer! It turned out we could have made the 9 minute transfer, but the train looked very crowded, in fact quite a few passengers from our previous train rushed to fill up this ongoing train! We opted to wait the 2 hour layover for the next train, get some lunch and try to stay cool in the over 90 degree heat! It turned out to be a great decision! The next train was newer, with a 1st class car, and we could board a half hour before departure and enjoy the air-conditioning!
The many trains we traveled on today (except the vintage one)!
Traveling through Austria afforded us fantastic views of little villages at the base of lush green mountains!
Even a castle (or maybe a church?) up on a hill!