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@leneeanderson4848 2 сағат бұрын
I'm from Wisconsin so beer is a necessary addition to any activity! 😆
@DanUnplanned 7 сағат бұрын
Beautiful city Johnny love it there! Can’t wait to go back
@UnbelievableEricthegiraffe 14 сағат бұрын
Must have been in Ljubljana around the same time as you. I went to Ljubljana Castle and went to the top of the observation tower. It was well worth the effort walking up the steps. 400 meters above sea level. Apparently, it was raised by 1.2 meters in 1982 because of course 38.8 meters above sea level isn't as impressive. 🤔
@sandiandgregh 15 сағат бұрын
We loved joining you (and voice over man) on the walkabout. What a beautiful place! We're always curious about the places you arrive at off of the trains. Top notch video.
@spenny45108 15 сағат бұрын
Ljubljana is one of my favourite places. The views from atop the tower at the castle, looking at the Alps are spectacular. I can't wait to go back there later this year. The railway museum is a good way to spend a couple of quiet hours too. Plus there is a nice funicular up to the castle if you have had a heavy night in the Sir William pub :) Then a gentle walk back down to the historic town via the gardens.
@vidkopf10 16 сағат бұрын
Another of your very best Johnny! You're a regular Ian Nairn minus the melancholy ruminations! I've long been curious about Ljubljana and I had no idea it was this lovely. As I've noted in previous comments, you're a great commentator on architecture and you give such a well-rounded introduction to the places you visit. Don't fret getting off the train in the occasional video. These added excursions are wonderful!
@Fan652w 10 сағат бұрын
I am something of a 'train nerd', but i strongly agree with your comments, especially the last sentence.
@Theme.Park.Global 16 сағат бұрын
Love this vid Johnny! Thanks Sir
@simonpilk 18 сағат бұрын
Ljubljana is a tremendous little city. indeed so much of Slovenia is really beautiful. Lovely video is that!
@webrarian 19 сағат бұрын
Fifty years ago, I had a Latin teacher from Yugoslavia. The grapevine had it that she had escaped from Ljubljana...by swimming across the harbour. We all believed it because who knew anything about Ljubljana in those days? It looks to be a lovely city, and well worth a visit. I failed my Latin O-level but what I remember still comes in useful.
@BMScot 19 сағат бұрын
Brilliant video of a lovely city Johnny. I have visited Ljubljana several times but never been up the skyscraper or visited Trivoli park - knew the park was big, but didn't realise just how big. Hope you manage to get onto some rural Slovenian railway lines - they are lovely.
@JohnnyHooverTravels 18 сағат бұрын
@@BMScot Thank you for the kind words 👍 It was such a brief trip this time. I really want to go back to do those ritual lines. Especially that Bohinj one through the mountains.
@kieronwillans4038 19 сағат бұрын
Another excellent video Johnny. It's a shame you didn't get the chance to alight at Jenbach and travel on the Achenseebahn rack railway. When I was staying in Innsbruck with friends/work colleagues in 1996, we travelled on it and it was lovely.
@JohnnyHooverTravels 18 сағат бұрын
@@kieronwillans4038 Yes there are so many things i fly by on these trips! I do have on my extensive list, in case I'm in the area again! Thanks for the kind words and thanks too for watching 👍
@paulgibsonphotography 19 сағат бұрын
Great Video Johnny
@JohnnyHooverTravels 18 сағат бұрын
@@paulgibsonphotography thanks Paul 👍
@PaulGodfrey 20 сағат бұрын
Very enjoyable. Ljubljana is a lovely city. I would recommend a boat trip as well as the funicular railway to the castle
@JohnnyHooverTravels 18 сағат бұрын
@@PaulGodfrey Yes indeed. I did the castle/funicular (and walk up) before, so i was keen to discover Tivoli this time. But yes, they are great, and I'm sure the boat trips are too. Thanks for coming along and for the kind words 👍
@ampersand. 20 сағат бұрын
Fantastic Monday vid, thank you. Marvellous reporting of the art and architecture, we thoroughly enjoyed that. I accidentally travelled in Yugoslavia when it was still socialist Yugoslavia, having only popped over the border to buy cheap petrol - stayed for five days :))
@JohnnyHooverTravels 18 сағат бұрын
@@ampersand. love a bit of "accidental travel" 😁
@trailwayt9H337 20 сағат бұрын
Experience and Enjoying by Locations n your videos are very Beautiful
@JohnnyHooverTravels 18 сағат бұрын
@@trailwayt9H337 thanks! And thanks for watching another 👍
@Worldspire 21 сағат бұрын
Awesome video johnny!
@JohnnyHooverTravels 18 сағат бұрын
@@Worldspire thanks! And thanks for watching 👍
@paulobrien6919 22 сағат бұрын
Ljubljana is a fabulous city. Great memories of it and Lake Bled.
@JohnnyHooverTravels 18 сағат бұрын
@@paulobrien6919 indeed it is! Thanks for watching 👍
@Fan652w 22 сағат бұрын
My only slight criticism is that I would add just a little bit of history. Slovenia was part of the Austrian empire until 1918 (hence Emperor Franz Josef), then part of Yugoslavia until that country broke up in the early 1990s. People of our generation, Johnny, know that. But younger people may not.
@JohnnyHooverTravels 18 сағат бұрын
@@Fan652w very good point. It is always a problem of writing a script that isn't too long for the content. I do find the Balkans fascinating because it is such a pressure cooker of cultures, tribes and , of course, empires playing "the great game" (usually with the lives of the locals). I would heartily recommend Misha Glenny's book "The Balkans", which takes things from 1804 up to the end of the 20th century... there's a lot of killing in it! I hope the apparent stability of Slovenia can be spread to the rest of the former Yugoslavia. Kosovo particularly is a worry right now.
@Fan652w 17 сағат бұрын
@@JohnnyHooverTravels Thanks Johnny for your response. I too find the Balkans fascinating. And remember that it was an event in the Balkans which precipitated the first world war. I certainly agree with your last two sentences.
@Fan652w 22 сағат бұрын
Very different from your 'usual' videos, But, just as with you other recent videos, I was crying 'wow!' out loud. (Good job I live on my own!) In common with probably most of your other viewers, I have never been to Ljubljana. Of course, I now want to go. Thank you very, very much. I felt I was walking around with you.
@JohnnyHooverTravels 18 сағат бұрын
@@Fan652w Yes, i know you are a big Swiss traveller, but this is maybe where our STP/Interrail argument comes into play in a good way. You could tack a few interrail days onto your STP and pop down through Austria to Slovenia just like i did. I know you will not regret it. Maybe you will get on that Bohinj line before me... you could use it to cut through to Trieste! As always, thank you for your kind words 👍
@Fan652w 17 сағат бұрын
@@JohnnyHooverTravels Thanks for your advice! And I also visit Austria a lot, often just straying over where the Iron Curtain used to be! . I usuall think, 'one country at a time'. But for this part of Europe, with lots of smallish countries and not very dense rail networks, that kind of approach is not valid.
@horsehollerer 22 сағат бұрын
Ahhh, magnificent! I didn't realise Ljubljana was your No.1 city too. I just love it. Oddly, my fave building is Hauptmann House. I don't know why but every time I walk past it I am transfixed, even tho the decor is kinda OTT lol. I didn't even get to do the skyscraper or Tivoli Park, as I opted to get a train to Kamnik instead for a few hours (such a stunning small town!). Can't wait to return. To Ljubljana that is. Cheers!
@JohnnyHooverTravels 18 сағат бұрын
@@horsehollerer Yes, i have been advised to go to Kamnik (probably by you!)... but i needed a slow day that Sunday without any transport involved at all. But... i will definitely return and do it. And haha yes. Hauptmann House is a true confection of a building. Should have featured it in the video. I took photos of it when i first visited with my wife a few years ago 🤷♂️
@horsehollerer 14 сағат бұрын
@@JohnnyHooverTravels Ha... from my experience pretty much every village, town and city in Slovenia is gorgeous, so you can't go wrong!
@WINGSANDRAILS Күн бұрын
Another interesting video!!! I feel like a new Interrail coming up!
@JohnnyHooverTravels 18 сағат бұрын
@@WINGSANDRAILS i currently have TWO tickets in my back pocket as they keep doing discounts... btw there is a 20% off sale running right now!
@WINGSANDRAILS 18 сағат бұрын
@@JohnnyHooverTravels ow thanks gonna take a look
@WINGSANDRAILS 18 сағат бұрын
@@JohnnyHooverTravels BOUGHT!!!
@Diana-andre2018 Күн бұрын
Excellent video as ever, 7th floor of the hotel offering cabins/capsule accommodation, very unique! Ljubljana looks so very appealing. I really found the Neboticnik Skyscraper interesting as Art Deco was truly a captivating period of history. Ljubljana has everything, beautiful walks along the river, not to mention all those bridges, interesting buildings, and so much history which makes it definitely a place to visit. No wonder why you said you love it. Thank you Johnny.😊
@JohnnyHooverTravels 18 сағат бұрын
@@Diana-andre2018 Yes, I highly recommend it. I think i will visit the skyscraper on every trip because, like you, i love that style. And hey, the view is awesome! The cabin was half the price of a room in the lower floor (35 vs 70 a night) and i slept just fine. Thanks for coming along 👍
@johncrwarner Күн бұрын
It is said that Austrians like Slovenia was there evidence of many Austrians or was it mostly locals?
@JohnnyHooverTravels 18 сағат бұрын
@@johncrwarner hard to tell John. Lots of languages in evidence at the fuzzy log, but, of course, they all default to English these days. I thought the places I walked to were mostly populated by locals. The nightlife by the river is definitely stag/hen dos. I suspect there aren't enough UK flights to make it popular with the British, so maybe they were Austrians? But everything is always friendly 😉
@BALHAM69 Күн бұрын
Beautiful country Slovenia.😮 Thank you for this video.😅
@JohnnyHooverTravels 19 сағат бұрын
@@BALHAM69 Yes indeed. I must go back and discover more! Thanks for watching 👍
@BALHAM69 16 сағат бұрын
@@JohnnyHooverTravels you’re welcome
@andrewventhem3130 Күн бұрын
This brought back memories! Use to do this trip in the late 80’s when the ferry use to go up the river into the town centre!
@JohnnyHooverTravels 19 сағат бұрын
@@andrewventhem3130 Yes, i think people do miss that. It is a little inconvenient in Dieppe if you are a foot passenger. I suppose most people add the word "car" to "ferry" these days. The staff have always been great on every ferry i have been on, but the Harwich/Hoek ferry was the only one that felt it was supporting foot passengers properly. Thanks so much for watching and sharing your memories 👍
@ampersand. Күн бұрын
Lovely relaxing jaunt as ever, thank you. Given the fares you showed it really doesn`t seem worth paying for first... Looking forward to the next episode - this really is our favourite channel at `& Towers` :)
@JohnnyHooverTravels 19 сағат бұрын
@@ampersand. Yes. The flirt reminded me of that Kings Lynn train where first wasn't really first. I am humbled to think anybody thinks I'm their favourite channel, given there are so many others on KZbin. Thank you ❤️
@Robomo7a Күн бұрын
A kiwi here. We are looking at touring through this part of England in 2025 and really enjoyed your video. On the bucket list!
@JohnnyHooverTravels 19 сағат бұрын
@@Robomo7a you are very welcome. I have a few more from around Devon and Cornwall. The sleeper from Penzance to London is great. You get access to the first class lounge at Paddington for some food and a shower in the morning. Great way to end the holiday is you are flying out later from Heathrow! Thanks so much for watching 👍
@matthiashaenni 2 күн бұрын
Great video from Switzerland 🤩👍🏼
@JohnnyHooverTravels 19 сағат бұрын
@@matthiashaenni thanks for watching another 👍 Over 100 to pick from on the channel now 😉
@matthiashaenni 2 күн бұрын
Very interesting video! Great work! 🤩👍🏼 My godfather lives in Seaford. It is a beautiful region! It is always great to observe the ships from the sea shore. Just subscribed!
@JohnnyHooverTravels 19 сағат бұрын
@@matthiashaenni thanks. Much appreciated ... and thanks for watching 👍
@PeteG143 2 күн бұрын
Love The Shining reference. 😂
@JohnnyHooverTravels 2 күн бұрын
@@PeteG143 haha! Thanks for watching 👍
@urcringebro4706 2 күн бұрын
great video
@JohnnyHooverTravels 2 күн бұрын
@@urcringebro4706 thank you. And thanks too for watching 👍
@whitekasimir3752 2 күн бұрын
Thank you, what a nice train, everthing so clean. May I ask this: The timetable says London Paddington, arrival 05.05 early in the morning. Do all passengers have to leave the train immediately or is there a longer period of time, maybe until 07.00 until the train leaves for the depot? Or can I only go into the lounge at 05.05? Does anyone know?
@JohnnyHooverTravels 2 күн бұрын
@@whitekasimir3752 Yes, the train sits on platform 1 and you don't have to leave until about 7 am. There is then not really a limit on how long you spend relaxing in the lounge before/after you take your shower there. Thanks for watching 👍
@walterfillingham 2 күн бұрын
Everything just looks so clean, modern and well maintained, from the trains to the roads you passed. Really puts our country into perspective! Again beautiful scenery 😊
@JohnnyHooverTravels 2 күн бұрын
@@walterfillingham haha, that may be rose tinted tourist spectacles. I'm sure the locals have a lot to moan about 😉 Not sure if I would fancy using those narrow/low platforms every day! Best wishes to you, and thanks for coming along on another trip 👍
@paulgibsonphotography 2 күн бұрын
Great Video Johnny
@JohnnyHooverTravels 2 күн бұрын
@@paulgibsonphotography cheers Paul 👍
@melvynbuckton6881 2 күн бұрын
My comment is what an interesting set of comments!
@JohnnyHooverTravels 2 күн бұрын
@@melvynbuckton6881 haha... yes. Interesting viewers. Thanks for coming back for more 👍
@opagodaswirling9383 3 күн бұрын
A very enjoyable video which brought memories flooding back . I took the same route on my way to Belgrade in the late 70s. The iron curtain still had a sort of influence on old Yugoslavia back then . My inter rail card cost somewhere in the region of forty quid if I remember correctly . Are there advantages in purchasing the modern version ? PS I do feel rather remorseful regarding my comments on the brutal structure that is Cordoba station . I quite like it and didn't wish to sound offensive . Looking forward to the next leg of your journey.
@JohnnyHooverTravels 2 күн бұрын
@@opagodaswirling9383 what lovely memories. One of my regrets is that i did not Interrail in my youth, so always pleased to hear the stories of others. Wrt to Cordoba, think nothing of it. Architecture, like music, art and many other things, could and should create reactions and discussion. Best wishes to you and thanks for watching 👍
@liamburke1741 3 күн бұрын
Was looking forward to this video, and it didn't disappoint! Great journey in a nice train, in a beautiful but underrated country 🇸🇮👍
@JohnnyHooverTravels 3 күн бұрын
@@liamburke1741 thanks! I really appreciate that. I do love Slovenia. Would be very happy to return and discover more. Thanks for watching another 👍
@Simonm9020 3 күн бұрын
Excellent video, very pleasant ...i also liked the narration, very informative but not overdone , good stuff 😁👍🚅
@JohnnyHooverTravels 3 күн бұрын
@@Simonm9020 thanks! That's very kind of you. And thanks too for watching 👍
@Timstravels01 3 күн бұрын
Lovely review, that 9 hour train to/from Croatia sounds right up my street! (Or railway)
@JohnnyHooverTravels 3 күн бұрын
@@Timstravels01 haha yes! I'll meet you on the platform at eight!
@Timstravels01 3 күн бұрын
An absolute pleasure to watch part 2. I was once again blown away by the scenery and the engineering required to build such a railway.
@JohnnyHooverTravels 3 күн бұрын
@@Timstravels01 me too. Such a fun ride. I'm so pleased to have got the chance to ride it.
@rachelehrenberg9231 3 күн бұрын
May I once again be pedantic? Ö B B. OOO BAY BAY. Like OOO LALA. An Ö is best thought of as OE That said I have totally enjoyed this series. Cheers, mate..
@JohnnyHooverTravels 3 күн бұрын
@@rachelehrenberg9231 ah. I thought the Ö made an Oh more into an Er. My mistake. Happy to take instruction on my myriad pronunciation errors. Thank you 👍 Thanks too for the kind words and for watching the video.
@Sim0nTrains 3 күн бұрын
Nice scenic video, wouldn't want to be on those narrow platforms when trains pass through at speed
@JohnnyHooverTravels 3 күн бұрын
@@Sim0nTrains i have been on one when a freight rumbled past. It wasn't going quick, but boy did it feel too close!
@maxart3392 4 күн бұрын
Slovenia is putting much effort in repelling people from taking trains and this is a perfect example. A Flirt with sub-standard interior used as an international train with a commuter train schedule (thousands of stops on the line which is already slow itself: 2 hrs for 100 km is ridiculous, travel times were probably the same in the times of K. und K., when the line was built), while it's priced as a regular international train with all amenities that one expects. 1st class is a 100% joke.
@s125ish 3 күн бұрын
What happened to the loco hauled trains?
@JohnnyHooverTravels 3 күн бұрын
@@maxart3392 i must agree that it is a shame that the interior is quite so spartan. I suppose wrt the schedule, it gets stuck in the schedules of other trains on this largely single track line. I must check how quickly that EC makes it up the line. Thanks for watching and for the comment 👍
@saltire66 4 күн бұрын
Great video - so many people don't appreciate how accessible PIK is. If you are south of Glasgow/M77 it's the closest and most accessible option. Tragic there aren't more passenger flights, PIK has direct rail link, motorway/dual carriageway to the door, two operational runways, rarely if ever fogbound and pilots love it; whilst the passenger terminal is sadly underused, the airport itself is used a lot, with plenty cargo, military and maintenance flights. it is far from dead, and I dearly wish more airlines would consider it and more people could use it.
@JohnnyHooverTravels 3 күн бұрын
@@saltire66 i would certainly prefer to use PIK in the future. I thought, like you, it was very accessible and also quite charming. Thanks for watching 👍
@horsehollerer 4 күн бұрын
Great stuff (and wonderful memories!), thank you! BTW, do you know about the car train that runs 3-4 times a day between Bohinjska Bistrica and Most na Soči in Triglav National Park? You show up, pay the conductor 14 euros, and drive onto the train, handbrake ON lol, stay in your car on an open flatbed wagon, while it takes you through the mountains for a chunk of the branch line you mentioned earlier. Anyway, back in April, I rented a car and planned a whole day of driving around Slovenia and catching one of these trains in the afternoon ... the day was fantastic, but the train just never showed up. Couldn't find any info on why. Anyway, it looks wonderful from the videos I've seen! 🤣 Looking forward to your vlog of stunning Ljubljana! Cheers.
@JohnnyHooverTravels 3 күн бұрын
@@horsehollerer Yes, i was reading about the car train just the other day. Sorry to hear you missed riding it. I must return one day and rise the line! Best wishes to you 👍
@horsehollerer 3 күн бұрын
@@JohnnyHooverTravels Oh no worries at all, it gives me an excuse to go back soon ... plus driving around the Slovenian Alps was still pretty stunning! Cheers.
@melturn5654 4 күн бұрын
Thanks for taking us along on your trips round Europe. Fascinating to see countries like Slovenia
@JohnnyHooverTravels 3 күн бұрын
@@melturn5654 you are very welcome. Thanks for coming along 👍
@spenny45108 4 күн бұрын
I think we would all like a 'Canoeing down the Sava river' series Johnny!
@JohnnyHooverTravels 3 күн бұрын
@@spenny45108 oo err. I'll go get my paddles... 😁
@Fan652w 4 күн бұрын
Another extremely good video Johnny. Throughout this video I was constantly going 'Wow!' out loud! My loudest WOW was when you showed OTOCE station. In this video you really showed your expertise in railway architecture. (Not so long ago Villach station was being rebuilt, so I am pretty sure that what you showed us is permanent!) The balance between 'trains' and 'travel' was just about right, except you did miss one important geographical point. Just before Godersdorf, the train you were on branched off from the Wien to Venezia (Vienna to Venice) main line. Villach is right where three major European cultures meet. The Germanic, the Slavic and the Latin.
@JohnnyHooverTravels 3 күн бұрын
@@Fan652w thanks for the kind words and the extra contextual info. You are right.. Otoče was a little gem!
@terryosullivan2620 4 күн бұрын
Anothef great trip relort Johnny. Keep it going enjoy. Just also look up irish railway modeller . MK IV refurbished Dublin to Cork.
@JohnnyHooverTravels 3 күн бұрын
@@terryosullivan2620 thanks! And i will check that out 👍
@JohnnyHooverTravels 3 күн бұрын
@@terryosullivan2620 thanks! And i will check that out 👍