Day One
Centromerkur (1903). Department store, Ljubljana.
In order to eliminate jet lag, we kept ourselves awake by taking a walking tour of the Secessionist (Art Nouveau) Buildings of Ljubljana (the capital).
Day Two
View from the grad (castle), Ljubljana.
More of Ljubljana. Today we visited the castle and the history museum in a beautiful park.
Day Three
Lake Bohinj, view of Ukanc.
We drove up to Lake Bohinj, in the Julian Alps. Hiked around the lake.
Day Four
Farmer scything grass, near Lake Bonhinj.
Hiked around Lake Bled, then took a boat tour of Lake Bohinj before riding a gondola to the top of Mt. Vogel.
Day Five
Boats in the Adriatic, the view from our hotel, Strunjan.
Started the day with a hike to Slap Savica (waterfall) before getting in the car and driving over crazy mountain passes so we could eat one of the particularly national foods, zlikrofi, in Idrija. Ended the day in Strunjan.
Day Six
Boats in Piran, view from the Maritime Museum.
Hiked from our hotel to Piran along a treacherous ocean-side path strewn with rocks and boulders. Basked in the Mediterranean glow of Piran.
Day Seven
After a stop to see the Skocjan caves, we drove to Lipica to see the horses. Treated to a bunch of young women hoping to become Miss Hawaiian Tropics. They had to dress like that to show off their tans. Wondered that I was old enough to be their mother. Considered giving them a talking to about projecting the right kind of image.
Day Eight
Peppers for sale at the market in Vodnik Square, Ljubljana
Drove back to Ljubljana. Shopped. Had my 40th birthday dinner.
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