Gas prices here are equivalent to an arm and a leg. We saw 1.40 Euros/L in Italy, which is about $8/gal according to our rough calculation. It was 1.11 Euros/L when we first arrived in Bled, and the next day it had risen to 1.24 Euros/L! It’s not just the US feeling the pinch, food [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bohinj’
Thurs, May 22nd: Lake Bohinj (Day 35)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Slovenia, tagged American attitude, American reputation, b&b, backpackers, Bohinj, corporations, gas prices, hike, hostel, Julian Alps, Mostnice Gorge, Residence Triglav, Slovenia, Stara Fuzina, tendonitis, wildlife on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fri, May 23rd: Lake Bohinj (Day 36)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Slovenia, tagged Bohinj, Bohinska Jezero, hike, hooded duck, Savica Falls, Slap Savica, Slovenia, streams, Ukanc, water on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We saw a new kind of hooded duck on the other side of the lake! His clown-like coloring and wild feathers made him stand out like sore thumb. He got along much better with the mallards than the other ducks.
The amount of water here is just astounding – it can’t be overstated. We followed a [...]
Sat, May 24th: Lake Bohinj (Day 37)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Slovenia, tagged Bohinj, Bregarjero Zavtisce, Crno Jezero, hike, Komarca Cliff, Prsivic, Slovenia, snow, snow tracks, Stara Fuzina on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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… and we got almost more than we bargained for! The plan was to take a taxi to the Slap Savica parking area and ‘village’ where we were yesterday, then climb the face on a wicked looking train. Once we were up in the high valley, we could head towards Stara Fuzina, across the top [...]
Sun, May 25th: Lake Bohinj (Day 38)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Slovenia, tagged Bohinj, climate, European drivers, hike, Komarca Cliff, Lake Bohinj, scrambling, Slovenia, Stara Fuzina 118 on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Slovenia Pictures
No time to write in the journal yesterday – we were hiking all day! Actually I should say scrambling/bouldering and navigating through snowy forests half the time! We were worried we wouldn’t get back before dark, but we made it with about 30 minutes of good sunlight to spare.
There mountains seems astronomically higher than [...]
