Our first hotel, the Pri Mraku
Good thing there are pictures
Fountain of Three Carniolian
Rivers in Mestni Trg (Town Square)
"Love locks" on one of the
Butchers' Bridge
At the Dragon bridge
(Zmajski Most)
St. Nicholas Cathedral, Ljubljana
Robert in Mestni Trg
The Slovenian flag
Ljubljana Castle (Ljubljanski Grad)
(atop the hill)
overlooking the old town
Robert at our jet-lagged dinner,
at Zlata Ribica
Some fine local pršut and marinated
anchovies at Zlata Ribica
France Prešeren, Slovenia's
greatest poet
Dining room in the hotel
Robert waiting on track 1,
Ljubljana train station
(where he met Russ Wiles
35 years earlier)
Heading out of town
This photo was on billboards
*everywhere* - and this was our guide!
Grounds at Postojna Cave
(Postojnska Jama)
Entrance to the cave
On the train ready for our ride
into the cave
Gate looking out
Lower cave entrance
Robert birding :-)
Liza at Postojna
Approaching Predjama Castle
Predjama Castle
Impressive how it is built
into the cliff
Views from within
The castle was well-fortified
Grapes!
Our accommodations for three nights,
the Hudičevec Tourist Farm
Hudičevec Tourist Farm
One of the friendly dogs keeping
watch over the sheep
On the path at Hudičevec
Evidence of major icy rain storms
from last winter that broke and
upended many trees
It's World Cup time!
View from our balcony
At Lake Cerknica
Lake Cerknica
Cerknica church
Day-tripped back into Ljubljana
to see the prologue of the
Tour of Slovenia - Robert at the
finish line
...and Liza too
Finishing straight with
Ljubljana Castle in the
background
Start ramp
View from atop the castle
The Triple Bridge in Ljubljana
(Tromostovje) with the Franciscan
church behind
Better view of the castle
Ljubljana has a city bike share program
too, called Bicikelji
Bike porn :-) at the Tour of Slovenia
Waiting for some Tour action
Chris Horner warming up
...and there he goes!
Filippo Pozzato
Very old yew tree in Strane,
approx 500-600 years old
Reminds me of the wind
turbine at Ft Huachuca (except
this one worked)
Local wildflowers at Mt Nanos
Village view coming down from
Mt Nanos
At the Lipica Stud Farm
Robert saying hello to the mares
The stallions don't have quite the
freedom that the mares and foals do
The foals don't turn white until they
are mature
Inside the stables
Lineages of the horses are
written above the stall door
Scenes from the classical riding
performance
Atop a "horse" in the museum