Funicular

Our holidays are never complete until we ride at least one funicular. As soon as we hit the old town I wanted to do Ljubljana castle first thing so we can just wander the streets afterwards. It was a very short wait and the ride is only about 90 seconds but it's the first time we saw the countryside immediately surrounding Ljubljana. We'd spent two days travelling out of the city and returning in the dark so hadn't yet had the chance to see what was around. It was a bit of a shock as we rose with the funicular and suddenly the mountains were revealed. It's almost as if we didn't need to leave the city at all. We could see mountains just by sitting in a cafe in the capital.