We met a few more people in our dorm-style room – one from Wales whose accent we couldn’t place. He had a distinctly Welsh name that it was impossible for us to pronounce. He said there’s a strong push to speak more Welsh in his tiny country. He’s from the SW part where not much [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bled’
Fri, May 16th: Bus to Lake Bled (Day 29)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Slovenia, tagged Apartma Kristan, bikes, Bled, community garden, Ljubljana, Mercator, Slovenia, Slovenian architecture, Slovenian culture, Slovenian food, Welsh accent on May 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sat, May 17th: Lake Bled (Day 30)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Slovenia, tagged Apartma Kristan, Bled, castle, chocolate, honey, market, Rastafarian, Saint Martin Church, Slovenia, Triglav, Vintgar Gorge, wedding caravan, Zasip on May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We had a few lucky serendipitous moments today – gotta love those in your travels. First, we stumbled upon a once-a-month market at the Triglav National Park Office. Farmers and vendors from the surrounding mountains (and from within the park I think) were selling their goods at booths. The offerings were mainly honey products. Beekeeping [...]
Sun, May 18th: Lake Bled (Day 31)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Slovenia, tagged agriturismo, Bled, church bells, country vacations, international music, Lake Bled, rain, Slovenia, swans, wildlife on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some music is so truly international that it seems most people around the world will recognize it. We heard Bob Marley coming from a window in Torri, a small crumbling town we walked to from our B&B in Tuscany. The ladies at Mas de Bordes in Thues Entre Valle, France blasted Buena Vista Social Club [...]
Mon, May 19th: Lake Bled (Day 32)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Slovenia, tagged Bled, cars, hike, Politics, Slovenia, trails on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve thought about people actually living in these places we’re visiting for just a few days each. Throngs of locals were strolling, cycling, or roller blading around Ljubljana and lingering in their pretty squares and parks. Many people were walking around Lake Bled on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Two couples had dinner together outside on [...]
Tues, May 20th: Lake Bled (Day 33)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Slovenia, tagged birds, Bled, Bled cake, glacial water, Gorenjka chocolate, honey, honey wine, Ocarina, rain, Slovenia on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We went into a local shop selling “med”/honey products. They had a wide variety and I finally got the answers to my questions about the strange honey products we saw at the weekend market! Slovenes keep bees all over their country, not just in the western Julian Alps. The products in the store were from [...]
