Slovenia into Croatia

Slovenia is an amazing country that we both absolutely fell in love with. We were there a total of 5 days. We spent two days exploring the capital city, Ljubljana, which is just fantastic. It has a very quiet, quaint feeling from it and is lined with cafes with outdoor seating along the river that runs through the middle of town. We both loved it there. The other three days, we spent day-tripping. One day we went to Lake Bled - one of the most picturesque and idyllic settings I've ever seen. A beautiful lake surrounded by mountains with a cute church on an island in the center. We did a nice hike to get an overview of the place, and if I have time to post a picture before we have to leave, I will do so. The other day we day-tripped to some caves in the Karst region, we went to the Skocjan Caves to be exact. We hiked through the caves for two hours and there was an underground river crashing through. Very impressive. The guide turned out all the lights in the cave at one point...a bit scary!! Our final day we had rented a car and drove through the Julian Alps and the Soca River Valley. We were a little pressed on time to return the car, but it was still a beautiful drive. This is actually where Ernest Hemingway was an ambulance driver in WWI, and the setting for A Farewell to Arms. It is neat to see old rubble and guard towers from WWI dotted in the mountains. And crazy to think they were fighting a war on such harsh terrain. We then headed to Croatia, where we spent an evening in Zagreb, which we were actually not impressed with, and then on to Plitvice Lakes National Park. It is such a beautiful area consumed with waterfalls...again will post pics. After a night there in a hotel, we headed to Split, Croatia, which is where we are now. Split is interesting - we tried to hit the beach yesterday but were a bit disappointed with how dirty it was. Hopefully more remote beaches later in the trip won't disappoint. We have a ferry to catch to Hvar here in a few hours, so I will end the post with that. We apologize for the infrequent posting - we're just having too much fun exploring everything!