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You can lose everything, but nobody will take away what you saw and what you experienced...
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May 09, 2021 08:00 PM Flying home...
No, I did not drive the main highway to Ljubliana airport. I made a choice of the mountain road sneaking on the slopes of the green mountains, crossing white rivers and climbing to the passes. It was a challenge for the driver, but I was awarded by the great views... I was on time in the airport to return the car after 650 kilometers done. Not too much - but keep in mind - most of them were driven on the mountan roads. The LOT flight to Warsaw was on time and there were only less then a halfl of the seats occupied. Through the window of the plane I had the great view of the mountains - see picture. The great trip of Slovenia is over... It is the time to plan the next journey! :)
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May 08, 2021 08:00 PM Under the Devil's Bridge...
I spent the noght in the lovely, countryside private pension near Kobarid - "Rucna". Imagine to have a fireplace in the living room with unlimited load of firewood! In the sunny morning we were driving to Tolmin, to see the Tolmin Gorge. Tourists know this place, so for the locals it is a good chance to charge money for the entrance. Adults pay 8 euro, seniors - 6. Then you go by path down into the gorge, which is in some places only 10 meters wide. The path goes along the roaring river under the Devil's Bridge - you can see it 40 m above you...
In the right branch of the gorge after the serious climbing up and down you will see "The Bear's Head" rock wedged between two walls of the gorge walls. Very original place! And all of these in the fresh green of the spring spring. It is 18 deg Celsius today!
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May 07, 2021 08:00 PM High passes in the sun
The most popular and picturesque mountain road of Slovenia goes from Kranjska Gora up to the Vrsic Pass (1611 m above the sea) and then down to Soca Valley.. It was built during WW1 by the 10 thousands of Russian war prisoners. Many died. This road is a challenge for the drivers: 24 cramp switchbacks on the one side and 26 on the other! I experienced great views, and on the pass there was 1,5 m high snow on both sides of the road. Then I was driving along beautiful Soca and up to the Predel Pass on Italian border. Great panoramas again, but the final high road to Mangart was blocked by avalanche.... Down in the valleys I still was able to see Boka Waterfall 106 m high. So Savica isn't the highest fall of this country!
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May 06, 2021 08:00 PM By car to Planica...
In the morning it was still raining around the Lake Bohinj so we decided to drive further west - to Kranjska Gora, little village with long history... Today it is tidy mountain resort making money on winter sports. The weather was better here. We took a walk around the old part of the village, enjoying the view of snowy peaks rising over the roofs.
In the afternoon there was still the time to take a little ride to the Nature Reserve of Zelenci - the wetland with nice green mini-lake, which always has the fixed 6 deg. water temperature around the whole year.
Just few kilometres away is Planica - ski jumping stadium. There are people in the world who know little about Slovenia, but they know Planica. Planica is not a settlement, there is no single accommodation. Just a stadium. When we reached Planica it was deserted - I did not see even security guards... It will alive only next winter...
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May 05, 2021 08:00 PM Snowy May in Julian Alps
Snow and rain was falling down when I get up in the morning in the empty hostel. Bad luck! At 10 am I decided to start the trek anyway. I was climbing up along Mostnica River. This mountain river flowd down i the narrow canyon which is up to 40 m deep. You are on the rim of the canyon with the great views into. In the middle of 2,5 hours distance you will meet new tourist Voje Hut. Then you will continue by the gravel road sneaking through the meadows to Mostnica Fall. This fall is only 20-meters high, but today it was very powerful due to the big loads of water from melting snows. The way down to the trailhead in Stara Fužina took me another 1,5 hour. I returned wet but happy!
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May 04, 2021 08:00 PM Highest waterfall of Slovenia
You know that I am a big fan of the waterfalls. The power of the nature which they show very often is imposing! Today I had a chance to see the highest waterfall of Slovenia: Slap Savica. It is located at the end of lake Bohinij. From the mountain hut where is the parking lot you have to climb 20-30 minutes the well mantained trail. On the high and cliffy mountain slope in front of you you will see another waterfall, but this is not the one...
You will see Savica in the last second - round the rocky corner. In the spring there are a lot of water from the metting snow so today the view was great. The fall is 80 meters high. Wow! There was a ticket office up from the parking, but nobody was there - the entry temporary is free due to the lack of the tourists... We returned down to the lakeshore around 12 am. The sky was already cloudy. I planned to take the cable car (21 euro RT) to the top of Mt Vogel, but the staff told me that up on the mountain there is only thick fogg. Maybe tomorrow... :)
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May 03, 2021 08:00 PM Lake Bled - the Slovenian Beauty
Lovely sun since the morning! At 9 am we were already driving to the snow-capped mountains. On the route there were two stopovers: one at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Brezje (well known pilgrimage site) and the second in Radovlica - little historic town with old manor and stylish houses. There is also interesting Beekeeping Museum. Just few kilometres away we reached the highlight of our trip - beautiful Lake Bled with old castle and Assumption Church on the little island. The lake is surrounded by mountains with fresh green on the slopes. The view from the castle yeu can see on many porsters promoting Slovenia... There is a museum in the castle and entry fee is around 10 euro. Lake Bled is 2 kms long. On its other side there is a trail heading to the Mala Osojnica peak. The path is steep, an it will take you around 40 min to climb to the viewpoint. The panorama of the lake and snowy mountains (see picture) is even nicer (and free) if watched from here. Great views, great day!
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May 02, 2021 08:00 PM At the bottom of Julian Alps...
The sun is shinning sinse the morning. Fresh geen around... I spent few hours in atmospheric old township of Skofja Loka. There is nice old town, butvthd real jewel of this 1000-years old township is the castle on the hill with a museum in the interior. On Mondays they are closed, but thet were so nice to open fir us. The ornate castle chapel is especially worth to see! In the afternoon I said goodbye to Skofja Loka and went to historic Kranj. There is also nice old town, but it is worth to climb for the grat wiews to the 650-meters mountain overlooking the town for the views of snow-capped mountains. Let you know that from the top of the hill the old Kranj is only partially visible because of the dense forest on the slopes. Lovely sun! We are the only guests in the hostel! What a comfort!
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May 01, 2021 08:00 PM Three places to visit in one day
The morning in Ljubliana was cloudy with occasional showers. But pretty capital, covered by fresh green of the trees was stll nice. I took the walk to well known places like three bridges, ornate cathedral and castle hill, taking new pictures.
Rented car gives a chance to see in one day more interesting places then one. First I was driving to Kamnik - some 30 kms north of Ljubliana to enjoy the medieval architecture of this little town. Little castle, Franciscan monastery, house with loggia - are just few samples of the beauty of Kamnik. 10 kms north from Kamnik there is a cable car going up to Velika Planina Mts. But there were clouds on the mountains today so to take the cable car was a bad idea. I decided to drive instead to Celje - third city of Slovenia, famous for many monuments. I was driving around 70 kms the mountain road with many switchbacks, passing picturesque villages. Celje was nice to visit, I liked most the medieval castle located on the hill, overlooking the river. One of the Queens of Poland - Anna was from here... Great day!
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Apr 30, 2021 08:00 PM Gdansk to Ljubliana
It was sunny but cold morning when I reported in Gdansk airport. During pandemic you cannot get your boarding pass online. You have to check in in the airport and they will see if you comply the covid restriction. I did. 40 min flight to Warsaw. Then 1,5 h by little jet to the capital of Slovenia. We lande 10 minutes before the schedule and... Shame on you Slovenian authorities! Only 2 windows of border control were open. A cowd of more than 100 people was waiting in front of them. How to keep the distance? We were waiting in the line almost an hour! The officer accepted our double vaccination certificates and we finally were free to go without any registration and stamps. Rent-a-car desks are opposite the little terminal. I received brand new VW Polo and we drove to the Lujbliana Old City. Lucky me! On weekends the market on Vodnik Square does not work and you can park your car there for free - in the centre of the city! What a surprise: the cafes on the banks of Ljublianica river work and the guests do not wear the masks!
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