Blogs from Slovenia, Europe - page 3

We walked, we perambulated, we strolled, we ambled, we strode out, we slogged up, we stepped in and we paced. Over gravel, pebbles, stones, mud, grass, pavement, streams, puddles, streets, roads and plenty of countryside but we are here. Not sure why that number 1 is in the blog but I can’t get rid of it. Consequently it stays as a point of interest. Plenty of those today. The shot of the beehives may be imbedded in text if I manage to write enough and that is possible because I’ve left our room and come downstairs to the most comfy chairs. I will drop a photo to sort of show you what I mean. The fact that I have a super cold draft lager to go with the chair helps as well. These numbers are ... read more

Bled, Podhom and Zasip. Roll off the tongue like London, Paris and New York don’t they? Well if you’re walking Bled to Zasip it’s about right. We are warming up with a walk to the exit of Vintgar Gorge which is accessed on the St Katherine’s Walk just out of Zasip. And the sun is out, the sky intermittently blue and the temperature is rising. Us and Bled are warming up (at last!). It was an hour and a half wait for the bus so we walked the initial 3 or 4 km to the start of the walk. Some surprises as far as hills were concerned but delightful walking through the countryside and up and up and up to the church. Then its down to the ’slap’ or falls which was well worth the trek. ... read more

Those concerned with my dietary habits can rest assured as we have accommodation with an excellent breakfast again. Even the fruit juice is pretty good and they have pure fruit smoothies that even Owen would think are really good. They are also have excellent local yoghurts, jams and honey as well as good muesli and cereals and breads so the mornings commence well here. Then it’s up and up and along and up to the castle. Again we were not alone but it’s easy to see a bus load of tourists descend on some point of interest and we managed to work around them by walking around them and timing our viewings. The castle is quite fascinating and it concentrates on presenting historical depictions from an extended period rather than its 800 years of history. There ... read more

Who knows what region I’m in Slovenia? That’s not a quiz question but a desperate plea for help filling in the categories above. I know I’m in Bled but… The country is literally being flooded with flood warnings. Constantly my appreciation of Slovenian traditional folk music was interrupted with emergency flood warnings. Consequently I’m not the authority on the subject and may have to defer any questions on the subject to our GoOpti driver’s dad who we were told listens to nothing else. Nobody has heard of GoOpti I know and how I booked via them I’m not sure but they were excellent. Very good communication prior, punctual, comfortable and significantly cheaper than a taxi they provided just what we needed. The floods caused us some consternation as we thought roads may be blocked but our ... read more

27-28 nov Je m'éloigne enfin de Postojna alors que la ville baillait sans cesse depuis le début du weekend. Je suis ce matin dans le premier bus qui part vers la mer Adriatique. J'ai comme plan de m'établir pour deux jours à Piran, ville côtière compressée entre l'Italie et la Croatie. Tout se passe comme prévu. Le territoire bosselé nous fait faire le saute-mouton dans les collines encore givrées par la nuit. Hors des patelins éteints, les rares demeures aux toitures rouge brique détonnent dans le fond des pâtures allumées ou bien dans les oliveraies. Les plateaux se courbent, se recourbent puis s'allongent jusqu'à rapidement annoncer les villes de la côte: Koper, Izola puis enfin Piran, ancien port vénitien tout droit sorti d'une toile de la Renaissance (population: 3804 habitants). La vieille ville ici s'étire en ... read more