The highlights of the 2013 trip to San Marino and Slovenia

The trip started with cherry blossoms in Milan (Italy).

We stayed 1 night in Milan and Ruggero from CouchSurfing showed us around in the evening.
Ruggero had visited 78 countries - more than us (so far, and he was older than us) - respect!

The next morning we took a train from Milan to Rimini (Italy).

Having some red wine in the train from Milan to Rimini.

Rimini was a nice little town on the east coast of Italy.
After walking around Rimini, trying to find a bar or restaurant with Wifi, we ended up using our Finnish mobile phones (with expensive roaming) to reserve a hotel from San Marino.

Then we took a bus from Rimini to San Marino.

A view from San Marino - the only time we were able to see it because of the constant fog.

Small streets of historic San Marino.

A liquor store in San Marino - the name is funny for Swedes and Finns.

San Marino with our local guides from CouchSurfing: Monica, Laura and PG.

We took a bus back to Rimini and then a train to Trieste (Italy), and stayed 1 night  in Trieste celebrating Pekka's birthday in a nice small brewery Bire. The bartender was a nice guy - he even offered us a couple of rounds when we tasted some of their beers. Well, all of them.

The next morning we took a bus from Trieste to Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Hidden street art in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Gollum in Metelkova, Ljubljana. Metelkova is a squat in former military barracks inhabited by artists, including various kinds of art galleries, bars, artists studios, space for designers, and all kinds of live music (Jazz, Rockabilly, Heavy metal and Techno). A bit like Christiania in Copenhagen.

Pekka and one of the dragons of Ljubljana. The Dragon Bridge is one of the icons of Ljubljana.

We made a day trip from Ljubljana to Bled (Slovenia) with a bus.

The church on Bled island (Slovenia). It was a sunny day so we walked around the lake. The lake is a popular destination for rowing teams.

We rented a car for another day trip to Predjama Castle, Postojna Caves and Koper together with Clemens (a fellow courchsurfer from Germany).

Jallu photobombing at Predjama Castle (Slovenia).

Postojna Caves (Slovenia) - the best-known cave and the longest cave tour in the world. Keep your head down during the train ride!

A neat little wine bar in Koper (Slovenia) with Clemens.