We got up in the morning and had to leave the hotel in a rush, since we decided to postpone our alarm by an hour because we were so tired the night before. After checking-out at a bit late we decided to go to the beach to enjoy breakfast by the sea as we had planned the day before. Obviously mother nature decided otherwise. By the time we got to the beach (which is a whopping 30-second drive) it had already started to rain. Still we were not going to give up our beach side breakfast and ended up sitting under a tree eating the stuff we bought the day before. We had bought a few bananas, some yogurt, coconut Lino Lada (a cheap version of Nutella that almost made us puke the entire way from Croatia to Slovenia) and some seeds that you normally feed your bunny with but which also apparently are healthy. We noticed that the weather looked way better on the other side of the bay, it was sunny in Slovenia so we decided to cross over and have a look into it. After finishing our breakfast we picked up our stuff and tried not to be sick in the car while we started our journey towards Slovenia. Country no. 3 on the trip, wohoo!
After surviving the car ride in our little Hyundai, which btw is a about as fast as a grandmas electric scooter, we made it to Slovenia. The ride took us only about an hour and we ended up in Piran, a small town by the Adriatic sea. No rain, mission accomplished. We didn't really plan on doing much except for to wander around for a while and check out the town. It turned out to be an immensely beautiful small, old town with narrow walking streets and stunning views to Italy and Croatia. After walking around for an hour or so we decided to have a little break and sit down somewhere to have a drink. We found a cozy place just by the seaside which also happened to be an ice cream bar. Lucky us! So instead of having lunch we trashed the idea and went for a huge portion of ice cream instead. I got myself a traditional banana split and Linnea ordered herself the house special, which was a mix of fruit sorbets and fresh fruits. We ended up paying 10€ for the both of us which is not bad since in Finland you'd end up paying nearly double. We also tried to look for accommodation for the night since we didn't really know where to go to sleep but got annoyed with the crappy internet and decided to leave it for later on. So after having a healthy, nutritious lunch packed with vitamins we decided to have a last look at the town and head off to Venice. On our way back to the car we found a lovely fresh fruit stand and couldn't resist the tasty look of some fresh apricots so we bought some for on the road.
All in all we really liked the town (Piran, just in case you already forgot) and would definitely recommend it if you ever pass by the area. It's rather quickly checked out, you only need a couple of hours to see it and it's way nicer than the big cities around. We only spent around 10€ in total for the two huge ice creams and a few euros for a soda, so a rather cheap stopover. Also the parking was free since we parked alongside the road next to a "no parking" sign but I guess the parking attendants were on holiday also.
Cheers,
Arno
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