My Walk with Amir
I’m going to try something different today. I’m not going to talk about what I saw. And I’m not going to include any of the photos I took. (For one thing, it was raining all day and many of my … Continued
Driving, Rain in Bosnia
We departed this morning a little before 9:00, anticipating the longest drive of the trip, estimated by Google (and by the folks at JayWay, the tour company that helped create the itinerary) as about five hours. We arrived at our apartment … Continued
Compared to this, Niagara is a leaky faucet
There’s really not much to say about Plitvice Lakes National Park. The pictures don’t do it justice. I took some videos which also only pretend to capture the scope of it. I’ll try to say how it made me feel.
The hills are alive (or not so much)
Who’s bored with hearing about breakfast? Let’s skip ahead. We explored the hill towns of Istria today. When I was first researching this trip, I thought I might want to skip Istria, because it has hill towns just like Tuscany, and … Continued
Rovinj and Rovigno
I feel bad about yesterday’s blog post. (Actually it was not yesterday, it was Friday; this is yesterday’s post.) I was so blown away by the sunset that I didn’t actually write about the experiences of the day. I’ll try … Continued
Did I mention the sunset?
We left Kobarid this morning after breakfast, and we headed toward Tolmin. At the TI in Kobarid, Korika Tolminska (Tolmin Gorge) was suggested as a great place to stop. And it was a great suggestion. It only took about 45 … Continued
World War I as it’s never taught in school
Today’s post is a history lesson illustrated by fabulous scenery.
Going up (and down)
It’s a struggle to identify a unifying theme of the day today. Ups and downs, as well as lefts and rights, probably is the best I can do. We made a wrong turn trying to get to the Plečnik cemetery, … Continued
‘Fucking Gorgeous’
When we were driving via a twisty back road up and over the mountains to Bohinj this morning, Troy said she imagined I would describe the view in eloquent, dignified, refined language. Whereas she would just say “It was a … Continued
Jože Plečnik and Friends
My circadian rhythms must have been all akimbo, because I simply could not sleep for most of the night last night. After I finished yesterday’s post, I quickly conked out. When I woke up, I was wide awake, but it … Continued