Lake Bohinj

Lake Bohinj

Lake Bohinj is a beautiful lake surrounded by mountains. As I got in the lake, fish swam by my feet and ducks flew over my head. We swam out to the middle of the lake. I rode a ski gondola up to the top of 

Vintgar Gorge

Vintgar Gorge

The funniest thing that happened at Vintgar Gorge was that we saw three White-throated Dippers (aka European Dippers) jumping off rocks, taking a dip, and popping up further downstream. Next we saw trout lazily floating in an emerald green pool. After we saw the trout 

Lake Bled Castle

Lake Bled Castle

Lake Bled Castle sits on the top of a hill overlooking Lake Bled. We got to see how people used to make books with a letterpress. I even got to try making something with it. Here is a picture of what I made with the 

Lake Bled Church

Lake Bled Church

There is a church on the island in the middle of Lake Bled. I got to ring a bell in the chapel. I got to go into the clock tower and see the gigantic pendulum clock. The clock had an enormous bell. We had an awesome walnut 

The Swans of Lake Bled

The Swans of Lake Bled

I saw four swans on Lake Bled. One of the swans was an adult and the others were cygnets (baby swans). The swans were called mute swans, but they are far from mute. These swans paddle with one foot and rest the other on their 

Predjama Castle

Predjama Castle

Predjama Castle sits in the mouth of a cave. There is a hiding spot with access to a cave system behind the castle. The stairs up to the balcony are gigantic and hard to climb. Swifts cruised in and out of the eaves. Predjama Castle 

The Dragons of Postojna Cave

The Dragons of Postojna Cave

Can you guess what the most well known thing in Postojna Cave is? It’s an olm! If you want to see another olm picture click here: https://www.postojnska-jama.eu/assets/Obiscite-nas/Proteusova-jama/Postojna-Cave-Vivarium-Proteus-P-anguinus-1.jpg. An olm is a salamander that looks quite like a dragon. No wonder it’s famous. Olms are blind, but 

Ljubljana – Part 3

Ljubljana – Part 3

Ljubljana has an incredible castle and many amazing churches. We could see the castle from our hotel room. We got up to the castle by taking our second funicular. The ride was beautiful and the view of the castle was amazing. It was the first 

Ljubljana – Part 2

Ljubljana – Part 2

There is a bird marsh not too far outside Ljubljana. When we arrived, there was a pheasant in the road! I don’t have any photos of it because it was running away from the car! It had a shiny green head and red cheek patches 

Ljubljana – Part 1

Ljubljana – Part 1

Ljubljana is a beautiful city with amazing features. Ljubljana is Slovenia’s capital. A river full of fish (and ducks) cuts right through the middle. Riding a boat is a good relaxing way to see the river. The ducks quack as they swim by. Seeing the