Cave

I have seen some caves in the US but I have never seen anything like the Postojna Cave. 26 kilometers are open and you see 6 on the trip. A million people visit a year so these people are organized.  Tours start every half hour. We were divided into Chinese, English and Italian speakers. First, you ride a train for 2 k. It's really about 50 benches on wheels. Then you're walk 2 k with a guide. It's a quick walk so it's hard to stop and take pictures. Then you ride the last 2 k. There's over 50 caves in Slovenia but this is the one open to the public and it's been open for 200 years.  You can see most of the other caves with a reservation.

This cave has everything--red formations from iron, white calcium formations, huge rooms, narrow passageways. Unlike in the US, we weren't given a 10 minute lecture on how to behave or warnings to duck if you're tall. I figured there's no liability laws here but Elvir said every site and every business,  even he, has insurance.  The difference is no one ever gets millions of euros, you get your medical bills paid. Lawsuits against medical facilities that mess up on children are often successful,  but in the hundred thousands,  not millions.

After the cave, we went to the largest built-in-a-cave castle, Predjama. It's beautiful but like most castles,  there's no elevator.  Way too much walking today for me.

Tomorrow I have 3 planes to catch, if I can manage to get up at 5. My 1:30 nonstop to Bucharest was canceled and now I have a 7:20 to Munich, then Bucharest where I sit around for about 8 hours before flying to Saceava, Romania.

My laundry doings were a big success.  Only the socks were damp but they dried on the radiator.  I think I can make it one day without doing laundry.