Give me a map or Komoot and I show you how to get there … give me an audio tour and I behave like a geriatric .,,

A great start today as we are off on a City Cycling Tour, we always like them, a bit of history, culture, meeting people and today was no exception. Our group were from USA and Belgium, and Tevz, our knowledgeable guide. It was interesting to learn how the city has transformed over the years with car parks now underground, making provision for more squares (Trg) being more pedestrian and bike friendly.

The afternoon was packed full, we went up to the Skyscraper, was once the tallest building in town, all of 13 floors, a terrace with bar at the top and a 360° view of the city, including the Ljubljana Castle. Great views of the landscape with hills/mountains surrounding in the distance.

Just when I had tomorrow’s route mapped out; Komoot wouldn’t let me cross a river at a very old wooden bridge. Google maps satellite view showed it, but Komoot wouldn’t let me map it. John suggested ask at the tourist centre. It turned out we asked the right person, it seems the bridge came to grief at the flooding early August and was completely washed away and not replaced yet … have more faith in Komoot!

Back over the 3 bridges and to the Castle. Taking the funicular railway, no queue and in minutes we are up at the Castle with an audio controller maround our necks and a map. John is having fun … ‘how do I turn up the volume?’ He’s finally sorted then we are running around like geriatrics finding the corresponding numbers, and having a laugh at how stupid we must look.

The castle was something quite unexpected, a very modern interior with remnants of the original tastefully blended in. An excellent self guided audio tour with a few extra exhibitions, also great views from the top of the castle tower as we climbed the spiral stairs.