Oct 12, 2017 - Koper, Slovenia

We arrived in Koper and it looked like it was going to be a rainy miserable day. Quite a change from Split, the day before, however the rain held off and it was quite a pleasant day. We took a walking tour and our first stop was a museum where our guide told us that it was likely more interesting for locals than for tourists as it was mostly contemporary history of Slovenia. She really didn't tell us anything and the museum archives were in Slovenian and Italian so all I could do was look at the pretty pictures. When can we get out of here,...

Sep 13, 2017 - Sunshine in Bled

Heather started a day with a 5 mile run. She said there was a lot of activity as the market was being set up. Although it is a little cool, the sun is shining. We have a view of the Julian Alps, named for Julius Caesar. The peaks are covered with snow. The highest peak is Triglav, 2864 meters. We took a cable car to Mt. Vogel, 1535 meters high. Crammed a lot of people into the cable car which supposedly could hold 80+1 persons, not sure how. From the top we could see Lake Bohinj. As the clouds lifted we could get a better view of the lake...

Sep 12, 2017 - We are in Slovenia but we have never left Croatia

Another rainy day and only 50 degrees! Our passports were stamped when we left Slovenia a week ago and entered Croatia. When we crossed through Bosnia they were never stamped that we left Croatia or entered Bosnia but stamped upon entering Croatia when leaving Bosnia (never an entrance or exit stamp for Bosnia). On returning north no stamps on the pass through Bosnia. As we got to the Slovenia border there was no stamp for leaving Croatia but one for entering Slovenia! Because the line for all passports was long, we went in the EU line.So...

Sep 6, 2017 - Road Trip

Heather got up at 6 and went for a run. She followed the street along the river and came upon a park. She was able to see the sunrise. We left at 8 for the waterbus back to the carpark. St. Mark's square was almost devoid of people. A big change as Venice is so crowded by tourists, especially with a cruise ship in port! We headed to Trieste, the northern most Italian port that was under Austrian rule for centuries. It was the most important port of the Habsburg empire as it gave the Austrians access to the sea. We saw many vin eyards and...

Aug 13, 2017 - Ljubjana, Slovenja

This a.m. we awakened in a little corner of paradise. Outside was Worthersee Lake, a long narrow lake squeezed in between scenic mountains. Sailboats, paddle boarders, water skiers and the occasional pleasure boat were enjoying being on the water under the sun. Downstairs a delicious breakfast awaited us. After we headed out on the 2 lane highway to Klagenfurt, turned south on E652/91 totally defying the GPS. We left busy traffic behind as we wound up Loibltal Pass (9367). Craggy grey-beige rock, green forest greeted us as we poked along...

Jun 5, 2017 - Bled

The morning starts off with uploading pictures to the blog then down for breakfast before packing up my mags and heading out to the Ljubljana Castle sure glad I have a GPS unit LOL, drove to the top of the hill and found a parking space. A walk through the castle nice, today it is overcast so was cooler checking out the castle, then it was back in the car heading to Bled a small town about 50km. Once there I am to early to check into the hotel so I head to the Bled castle on top of the hill over looking the the town, parking at the bottom...

Jun 4, 2017 - Ljubljana

Out for breakfast then back to room finished packing my bags and then good by to Robert he is heading home today, I am off to the taxi stand to get my taxi to the rental car place in center of Split, I get my car it is a new one only a few KM on it and I am off to Slovenia. It is 8:30 Sunday morning so not a lot of traffic, so able to head out of Split easy and I got a GPS unit so don,t have to try and find my way looking at street signs, LOL. I travel on the toll road a nice easy drive to almost the border of Slovenia then I am on some...

May 29, 2017 - Leaving Ljubljana (on our way home!)

Monday,May 29, 2017 Travelling Home Up at 7:30 am, shower, breakfast and packing for the flight home. We are being picked up by a taxi to take us to the airport at 11:30 am. Our flight to Frankfurt leaves at 1:25 pm. We walked down the very, very quiet streets this Monday morning. Hardly any tourists and all the residents are back at work. Very hot again. We are wearing jeans in preparation for our flights and made sure to walk in the shade. We ended up at the market which was open again - smaller than Saturday though. Eke bought a top that...

May 28, 2017 - Lazy Day in Ljubljana

Sunday, May 28, 2017 Ljubljana After a leisurely breakfast and getting ready, we walked throught the antique market. We were planning to do a guided city tour but it was getting very hot so we decided to do a river cruise instead. The cruise was an hour long and not very exciting and interesting, but rather peaceful with a little breeze which was sorely needed! Today is going to be 30 degrees Celsius. Brian was not feeling very energetic after our smoothies and cake (of course!) so he decided to go back to the room and relax. Eke wanted to...

May 28, 2017 - Day 2 Most na Soci, the Tolmin gorges and Soci cruise

Annie wanted to tackle a mountain climb to a look-out she was told about while Bob was determined to get to Tolmin Gorge, Tolmin Museum and the German Ossuary. There were also plans to go on an afternoon river cruise. The compromise was that we did the gorge together then Annie returned to the penzion for some relaxation and the cruise. Bob took a little longer in the gorge before walking back to Tolmin for lunch. Meanwhile, Annie had left the gorge and on her way out noticed a blackboard sign near the entrance advertising a local delicacy...

May 27, 2017 - Day 1 Most na Soci

Breakfast was included in our board so we met up for a latish breakfast. David and Judith got a lift into Tolmin, the local tourist hub, but as Annie & Bob were not ready to go we didn’t hold up proceedings. As a consequence our day’s adventure started with a 6 km walk, which we had intended to do, some of it along the river bank some of it on the side of a narrow road. Tolmin is an unusual town for a tourist centre – for some reason it is difficult to align a map with the layout of the town and there are very few signs to assist tourists...

May 27, 2017 - Bled to Ljubljana

Saturday, May 27, 2017 Bled - Ljubljana We actually did NOT have to get up at 6:30 am! We enjoyed getting up at a leisurely pace, showered, packed and decided to walk into town (Bled) and have breakfast somewhere else. It is a long weekend in Slovenia and the traffic was already very heavy, especially buses with tourists. We were wondering what this place is like in high tourist season! Again beautiful weather today. We walked close to the lake shore and again enjoyed the views. We decided on breakfast at the Park hotel on the outside...