Hike to Sveti Katarina

The day after Venice I had agreed to go on an “easy” hike with Anne and some members of the International Group of Slovenia. What I didn’t know is what the definition of an easy hike is here. After walking around all day in Venice, getting lost on the way home, and only getting 4 hours of sleep I figured I could just power through. The plan was to hike Sveti Katarina which is in the hills outside Ljubljana. At the top we would eat at a traditional restaurant before hiking back down.

Turns out an easy hike is actually 18km! But I soon forgot how tired I was because of how beautiful it was. The first part of the hike was a steep incline for about 20 minutes. But at the top of the incline was a small cottage offering coffee and snacks. My type of hike! After we enjoyed some coffee and water and shared a fried dough (my favorite!) we all continued to the top. The geography and weather reminded me a lot of hiking in New York in the late spring/early summer. Even the smell was the same. Since I haven’t been back to New York in three years this was really nostalgic for me.

The view from the top was really beautiful and our traditional lunch tasted like we were guests at someone’s house. Real home cooking! My first hike in Slovenia was a success and now I just can’t wait to go on more.