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I really like long distance driving. So much actually that when I get in a car for a long drive I do not stop unless it is really necessary. Of course some of my co-travellers need to eat sometimes, stretch their legs or spend a night in a motel, but not me, I just keep on driving until they tell me I really need to stop. Driving just relaxes me. And of all trips my favorite is driving the German autobahn at night. And so after leaving Holland and driving for 15 hours I found myself in Ljubljana at 8 in the morning. It was finally time for a rest. So we found a nice hotel that allowed us to check in so early, got a few hours sleep and then went out to get some lunch. What a charming city! Ljubljana is a small city with plenty of terraces to sit down for a sandwich or a drink. With almost no tourist in sight it has not been established as a major destination. But nonetheless the city is full of people. Especially in the evening the streets in the center are packed with fashionably dressed young people eating and drinking, having a good time. Obviously Slovenia is doing very well, having avoided most of the problems that have troubled the rest of the Balkan. On the evening of becoming a member of the European Union it is clear that Slovenia belongs in this union much more than it ever did in the old Yugoslavian federation.