Posted in Europe trip journal, Slovenia, tagged Australian, Austria, Bus, hike, Hostel Celica, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Slovenia photos, Slovenia pictures, Slovenia videos, Slovenian food, train, Villach on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Slovenia Pictures
On our hike yesterday, we came up to a fenced area with a sign warning visitors not to enter but listed a contact for permission. It was a strange sign and never mentioned private property like all the other sings around there. We went through the fence, taking our chances until we got to [...]
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Europe trip journal, Slovenia, tagged ducks, gas prices, Lake Bohinj, Residence Triglav, Ribcev Laz, Slovene words, Slovenia, Stara Fuzina, Triglav on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We got a ride to the bus station from the owner of our apartment in Bled. On the way over we asked where most of her guests were from. There was the obvious – Austria and Italy, Slovenia’s neighbors – and to our surprise, she gets a lot of Israelis, Australians, and Brits. We have [...]
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
