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Saturday, July 27, 2013

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Slovenia: Lake Bohinj


Weather forecast was promising for paragliding so Primož and me took our equipment and drove with Danica to Lake Bohinj, where we met with our instructors.  They told us to wait till the afternoon, but we couldn't do that, so we only enjoyed a couple of hours by the lake.

 
Lake Bohinj is the largest permanent lake in Slovenia.

Friday, July 26, 2013

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Slovenia: Changing touch-screen on Garmin Oregon 550


I dropped my GPS device a couple of weeks ago and I broke it's touch-screen. I ordered a new one and replaced it. Job successful.

Garmin Oregon 550


Thursday, July 25, 2013

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Slovenia: Bicycle tour around Dobrča


Another day, another bicycle ride. This afternoon I took the road I never rode before, although it is very close to my home and it was brilliant.

My first stop was at Planina Planinca, 1136 m

Time for a short break with my snow white

Exhausting way up, but a man's got to do what a man's got to do.

Finally at the highest point, from where you can see Koča na Prevalu mountain hut and Dobrča.


Wednesday, July 24, 2013

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Slovenia: With bicycle to Ljubelj Pass & New resitents at home


In the afternoon I quickly went on the bicycle and after 1 hour and 10 minutes I was at my destination, Ljubelj Pass. Way down was much quicker and it took me only 10 minutes.

On the border between Austria and Slovenia

1 hour and 20 minutes for a nice roundtrip

When I arrived back home I checked our animals and our rabbit had small babies.

 
More than 3 definitely, but you shouldn't touch them when they are so young, so we will wait for an exact number.


Sunday, July 21, 2013

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Slovenia: Weekend trip with motorbike to Soča river valley: Day 3


First expedition of the day was to visit the Kozjak waterfall. Grega, Janez, Tjaša and me drove to Kobarid, from where we took a short hike to the waterfall.

Crossing the Soča river with my co-rider Tjaša

Waterfall Small Kozjak falls 8 meters

 
Path towards Kozjak waterfall

The picturesque Kozjak waterfall (15 m) is caught in a stony amphitheatre not far away from Kobarid. It can be reached by an easy walking path by the riverbed of the emerald Soča River.

Break for the beer in a nearby restaurant

We continued to Nadiža river, where we rest/swim for a while

Nadiža originates under the massive Stol range. At the foot of mount Matajur it turns south, crosses the border into Italy and concludes it’s 60 kilometer journey when it joins the river Ter (Torre).


In the afternoon we left the Soča valley and with two stops, in Škofja Loka and in Kranj, we got back home, ready to go to work tomorrow.

Around Soča valley with a car and back home with a motorbike

Saturday, July 20, 2013

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Slovenia: Weekend trip with motorbike to Soča river valley: Day 2


Wind and rain stopped over the night and the sun came out. While Mare, Polona, Tjaša and me had breakfast, our tent was drying. After the breakfast, Polona and Mare went riding the bicycles and Tjaša and me continued with a motorbike to Robidišče, Slovenia's westernmost settlement.

Breakfast time in Camp Liza

Arrived to the westernmost Slovenian settlement, famous for cheeses, so we bought some goat and sheep cheese.

Stone Napoleon’s bridge across the River Nadiža dates to around 1812 and stands mute testament to the routes crossing the area since at least the time of Ancient Rome. Click on pdf, to learn more about the area.

People swimming in Nadiža river

We continued towards Tolmin, where we decided to check the area called Tolminska korita (Tolmin Gorges).

Entrance fee: 4€ per adult person. Publication about the area can be viewed in pdf.

 
First we crossed The Devil's Bridge. Devil’s Bridge (Hudičev most) and the road leading to the village of Zadlaz-Čadrg were commissioned in 1907 by the Tolmin mayor’s office. The road was built by locals, together with workers from the Bohinj Railway at the beginning of the twentieth century. The bridge was originally made of wood, and was later, under the Italian government, replaced with iron. At that time the bridge was given its name that is still used today. 

 
Our second destination was Zadlaška jama (Dante’s cave). The cave is named by the village Zadlaz and is one of the many caves, by which were flowing off the waters of the Soča glacier. In the cave are three chamber rooms, the cave interlacement is 1140 metres long and 41 metres deep. In the beginning of the 14th century the patriarch Pagano della Torre in Tolmin hosted the poet Dante Alighieri, which had at that time visited the cave and find in it the inspiration for the Pekel (Hell) in his poem Božanska komedija (Divine Comedy). After that poet the cave got the second name.

Medvedova glava (The Bear’s head) is the name of a natural bridge – a large rock which got stuck, who knows when, between the walls of the Zadlaščica canyon.

Since the water of the Zadlaščica literally jumps from one pool to another, it creates picturesque cascades flowing through the gorge which is why the locals started calling it Skakalce or in English The Jumps.

 
Devil's bridge from the bottom of the Tolminka gorge

Thermal spring  with an average temperature of between 18.8 and 20.8 °C (the temperature of the Tolminka River is 5 to 9 °C).

Our tour of this area was finished, therefore we continued up to the village Čadrg, where we took a short walk to one of the sightseeing point and on our way back we bought some cheese, known as Tolminec, one of Slovenian indigenous cheeses (in the time of writining besides Nanos cheese (Nanoški sir), Bovec cheese (Bovški sir) and Mohant).

The remains of lime kiln (frnaža) (use your imagination to see it on the photo) is a testament to a once immensely important, but now almost extinct, lime burning industry. Up to the second half of the 20th century, lime was in very high demand as it was the most common mortar binder used in construction. In remote villages and Alps, lime burning continued until the construction of roads. The first thing that had to be done before the construction of any new building could start was to light the fire and start the lime kiln.

View from Žlejžn view point #1

View from Žlejžn view point #2

Receipt for the Tolminec cheese

Our host for today, Grega, was already waiting for us, so after a quick stop for a beer we joined him and his friend Janez in Prapetno. We decided to do some shopping and then go to the Soča river for a swim.

O, Marija (Mary)

Soča river - The Emerald Beauty

 
Grega filled up a boat for me and Tjaša

Click on the image to enlarge and you will see a lot of paragliders in the air

Life is good #1

 
Life is good #2

 
Boss of the house, Grega, and our dinner, cheese and spaghetti

Caught the breakfast for tomorrow

Riding/Hiking/Driving/Swimming/Floating in Soča valley

Friday, July 19, 2013

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Slovenia: Weekend trip with motorbike to Soča river valley: Day 1


Friday, after I finished working, I took my motorbike and picked up my friend Tjaša. We decided to explore the Soča valley, one of the most beautiful parts of Slovenia. On our first night, we decided to stay in one of the camps in Bovec.

Camp Liza was or choice

 
In the camp Mare and Polona joined us and we had a nice evening with couple of drinks by the fire.