We were surprised when our bus driver (we were off to a new hiking ground) told three girls the complete wrong way to go. We were sitting in the seat that usually distracts the bus driver so we heard it all. We knew this area well and told the bus driver that he had given the girls the wrong direction. When they came back he apologised to them and gave them our directions. We [...]
Most friends and family know where we are. But not everyone knows where the Dolomites are. They are a mountain range in north eastern Italy that form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the Valley Piave in the east. Most of the larger mountains we saw were above 2000 metres with the two largest being a Swiss mountain - Tofana di Rozes, just over [...]
We’re sort of getting used to the bus. Corrie no longer jumps into my lap when the front of the bus tries to get rid of the back. It’s more a small amount of blood on my hand where she has pressed her finger nails in a little too hard. Wandering up the street we were having some trouble with our ‘google gear’, so I asked a bunch of 7 year olds where our [...]
Mimosa and David were not only our hosts for a few days but treated us like their Slovenian family. David is into exotic fruits (his business) and she is into exotic behaviour and in her forties was mothering us, showering us with pastries, exotic fruit, orange juices which looked like tomato, muffins and…. They lived above a beautiful lake next to a petrol station which was not beautiful. But like most of this north western [...]
Bohinj and Most an Soci After a very comfortable, lively, and personal time with our Slovenian friends we had a train to catch but due to the line being under repair we had to leave the train for a bus and then back on a train. The bus ride however needs a comment. I get nervous on take off and landing in a plane but there is one other time, and that is in a [...]
An eventful train trip to Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, had us meeting a young Sicilian boy called Roberto and a Venezuelan man called Renee, a delightful time, as we uncovered bits of each other as only you can do when trust emerges. We said our goodbyes, arrivadercis and adios’s. Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, was our introduction to this interesting country. This vibrant city revolved around its delightful river that was squeezed into a [...]
We were collected from the station by our German friends from Altheim. Our first foray was, you guessed it, the town church, and yet another type of architecture, this time Gothic dating back to the 600s. The most interesting part for me was the balcony at the rear and along one side, a later addition made of painted green wood with motive panelling. They are bike riders and we are walkers so no choice, [...]
Last day on tour with the famous world walking duo, Corrie and Will on their final lap today. I haven’t talked about food much because it’s nothing special but I must tell you about the last few days. We love croissants, and if you love them as much as we do, don’t come to Germany for them, well what I mean is choose your croissant places in Germany. We found two of them, one [...]
We started the day by going to church, an unusual event for us, but we were looking for something special. We love Gregorian chanting so we went at 10.30 to the yellow Theatine Church and had a wonderful time listening to what seemed to be deep echoes from the past. We then ventured further south to the Assam Church. It was an amazing Late Baroque or Rococo building where I could look at the [...]
The train usually takes you to the mountains but we had to take the bus. The reason for this is due to a train accident just outside the town where we stayed. It was a very bad accident with five dead and scores injured, so the bus gets very crowded. I’m sure it’s run privately and I think the owners used to pack sardines. The bus was 30 minutes late and there was an unusual [...]
