Cave in Slovenia and then home

Because of the awful traffic on the narrow bit of Slovenia we crossed to get to the peninsula where Pula is, we thought going home the alternative way would be a good idea. This would take us past a major tourist attraction called Postojna caves, which would also spend some time as the flight home was not until 9pm but we had to leave flat at 10am.
Slovenia was more like Austria whereas Croatia looked less tidy and more like an unpopulated rural England.
We did however notice that prices in Slovenia (which uses the Euro, Croatia although in EU since last year still has its own currency , the Kuna) were back up to high Italian levels. Croatia had been very cheap by contrast.

After having lunch there, we joined the compulsory tour. First you take a train 2 kilometers under the hill through some amazing sights, one cave had a full "phantom of the opera" style chandelier. Then the guide routemarched us fast up to the caves highest point, hardly without a break (got very out of breath) as he said we would otherwise clog up the caves and this was how they got so many people to see them. 

Bit better after that. Caves HUGE and amazing, but they shot themselves in the foot when we got to the end and they hurried us through the gift shop - lost a lot of sales! Not fully capitalist yet, I think. 

Then onwards back to Marco Polo airport in Venice, weather worsening all the way until major storm by the time we got to the airport. Our flight was delayed 2 hours (not much but it had already been a long day) so we didn't get back to Gatwick until 1am, only to find ourselves in the middle of a baggage handler shortage with lots of angry passengers waiting for their luggage. I lost David for a while but assumed we would not have our bags either. Finally I phoned him to see where he was and blow me, our bags had turned up - even though those of passengers on other planes had not! Got out of there and got home by 3am.