About the hardest thing you'll have to do on a walking tour of the capital of Slovenia is learn how they spell the name of the city.

When we have time, we, locals, we love to come to the central market.

And we see how the seasons are changing.

And you know Slovenia is low-key, Ljubljana is low-key, you meet the president at the market.

Things are pretty casual in the southern part of Germany as well, even the way they speak.

The language already is different, the language is a little bit slower.

We drop a couple syllables, we use the wrong articles, and we don't mind that.

And Marty S. has learned a few surprises about the wildlife he photographs in exotic places around the world.

While it turns out that vampire bats have the most effective anti-coagulant known to man in their saliva.

Stroll around Ljubljana, get ready for Octoberfest in Bavaria, and get up close to some wild creatures.

It's all in the hour ahead on Travel with Rick Steves.

Stay with us.

We're about to explore two cities in the heart of Europe that are easy to enjoy on foot today on Travel with Rick Steves.

A guide from Munich lets us in on what makes her region of Bavaria stand apart from the rest of Germany.

And we'll get walking tour ideas for Slovenia's comfortable and modest capital city of Ljubljana in just a moment.

Plus, nature photographer Marty S. joins us later in the hour to tell us about some of his favorite creatures in the wild.

Even the slimy and slithery ones.

Let's start the hour discovering why the Slovenian capital is often called one of the greenest and most livable cities in Europe.

Joining us in our studio all the way from Ljubljana is tour guide Barbara Jakovic.

And Cameron Hewitt joins us as well.

He's the co-author of the Rick Steves, Eastern Europe, and the Rick Steves Croatia and Slovenia guidebooks.

Albert that Cameron has written a few of his updates from the comfort of a Riverside Cafe in Ljubljana on at least a few occasions.

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