Adam McRae, the winner of StormIt Challenge (more pictures and comments)"Waiting at the Postojna train station fresh from the caves. We made a point to get up early and beat the crowd, a good call because on our way out the lines looked ridiculous. The Postojna cave system is set up for a quick get-in-get-out visit, which is exactly what we were after. There us still a lot of walking to do once we get to stop number two on this cave-related leg of the trip. The little cave train makes the tour so easy, albiet a little gimmicky and hurried. We get off and there are signs corresponding to which language your tour guide will be. Very organized, little confusion, an all-business tour-lady who has I'm sure said the same thing 1000 times. I like it. I never even knew about these 'curtain' stalactites, ribbons of twisted-looking formations that, yes, look like curtains. And here I was thinking I was smart knowing the difference between stalactite and stalagmite. It's not unbearably cold. I'm still in shorts and sandals, but of course, for me the only other option is pantless and barefoot. It is not a problem and the floor, although wet, is not the least bit slippery. We see the tank of 'human fish' salamanders, I want one. Fun fact, bats don't live here because the temperature is too cold, they need about 15 degrees to be happy. We should have left our backpacks at the hotel, because we walked right by it on the way to the train station. But honestly the cave tour is more a relaxing pace than I normally walk so it is not a problem at all. We snagged some fruit and hardboiled eggs from the breakfast at Hotel Sport (where we had a discounted stay, the 'media rate'... ooh la la) for our lunch in the Skocjan caves park. We are right on time. Train to Divača."
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