Trieste

Went to bed late (10:00 p.m.) and didn’t get out of bed until 7:00 a.m. Glorious. We are people who stay fit year round but our bodies and our minds are spent. We are ready for rest and decompression. Rolled out of our room for a lovely breakfast and then slowly made our way out the door to meander the streets of Trieste. We knew we wanted to see the castle so, we headed uphill (haha). On the way, we stopped at the cathedral Santa Maria Maggiore. A quite interesting place. Slightly different vibe than most we have gone in. We then made our way to the castle but it didn’t open until 10:00 so we checked out the Cathedral di San Giusto Martire. This place was even more unique than the first one. 

Day 19: Ocizla to Trieste

As we arose this morning, our feelings were mixed and hard to describe. The finish line of the EPW awaited but in our minds and hearts we were already trying to figure out what we had just done. But 18 kilometers separated us from Trieste, Italy and it was time to walk. But first, a very nice breakfast was provided by our host, Jana. It was a redemption of sorts for somewhat of an odd hostel stay. We started walking shortly after 6:30 a.m. It was a cool morning with a few nice wooded paths and plenty of steep downhill that brought us to a small bridge.  The bridge separated Slovenia from Italy and we crossed around 8am. Next was the one kilometer climb that took us to views of the Adriatic Sea and a herd of mountain goats.