Breakfast Al Fresco

We had an early breakfast sitting outside, which on this occasion wasn’t interrupted by rain. We had booked on an organised tour for the day, so after breakfast we strolled through the back streets to the bus station to pick up the minibus. Our first port of call was Trieste across the border in Italy. On arrival our guide Damjan took us on a short guided tour of the city, where he showed us among other things; the seafront statue, the seafront square Piazza Unità d’Italia, the remains of the Roman theatre and the Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint Spyridon. As a Slovenian Damjan is passionate about Trieste and believes as other Slovenians do that Trieste belongs to Slovenia.

Trieste

After the guided tour there was just enough time to for a quick drink. We didn’t chance ordering lunch because the service although friendly was rather slow. The drinks. however arrived with bowls of crisps and other nibbles. Whilst we were walking round Trieste we couldn’t help but notice street traders trying to tout their wares to the tourists. Their object of choice seemed to be brightly coloured selfie sticks and I wondered if they managed to sell many.

Miramara Castle

Our second port of call on the tour was Miramare Castle which is situated on the Gulf of Trieste. Miramare was commission to be built by Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian as a residence for himself and his wife, Charlotte of Belgium. The castle is situated on a cliff high above the sea and is surrounded by a botanical garden. The inside of the castle is interesting and ornate and the gardens are stunning. Whilst we were there the temperature soared to 92o so to cool off we bought a tub of ice cream and sorbet from a stand near to the castle entrance. We also grabbed a bottle of water to drink on the minibus journey back to Piran.

Peaceful Waters

On arrival in Piran we made our way to the seafront and enjoyed a more leisurely drink watching the world go by before returning to the hotel to freshen up before dinner.  After the heat of the day a cool shower was welcome and I began to feel human again. Even in the evening it was too hot to stay inside for long so once again we found ourselves sitting on the seafront with a cooling drink watching the world go by…

10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 2nd 2015

10 Responses to “Piran & Ljubljana – Day Six”

  1. Ayush says:

    great description, CP. Those selfie sticks have taken most places by storm, it would appear.

  2. Astrid says:

    I caught up with you trip and pictures. You have seen some wonderful things and what I like is that there are not ‘tons’ of people…
    Great pictures of the buildings, always a joy to follow you on your trips. Have a great weekend.

  3. Anne says:

    Hello CherryPie, Enjoying your trip very much , Thank you for sharing , and with fabulous photos too. Always great to see countries and citiies, through different eyes.

  4. Mandy says:

    I did not know that about the history of Trieste. Fascinating! I really like the look of Miramare castle.

    • CherryPie says:

      Miramare Castle is well worth a visit. I could have done with about half an hour more there so that I could explore the gardens as well as the castle.

      • anne says:

        I loved the Miramare castle too. We could go into the castle when I went ..work was being done . So saw the gardens and all the wisteria was out. And the views were amazing

        • CherryPie says:

          It is a shame you couldn’t go in the castle and sadly I don’t have any photos to show you or the interior. No indoor photography allowed not that everyone took notice of that restriction.

          Yes the views are stunning, I do have photos taken around the outside :-)