I've Been Thinking...: Oh, the Places She's Been in Europe!

Well, Julie is now off on her three-continent-world-travels - two weeks in and possibly three or four months to go. We were so thankful to have two weeks with her. We miss her, but I wanted to capture the remainder of our time together before it's too far down the road.

Two full days in Slovenia was well worth the trip. After our hike along the Vintgar gorge we drove toward the region of Bohinj, a valley that stretches between the Lower Bohinj Mountains and the Triglav National Park, the heart of the Julian Alps. Hiking the 11K perimeter around Bohinj Lake we heard a hum, like an engine, that we couldn't figure out at first. Then we saw it. Barely visible from where we stood, a cable car was making its way up the side of the rocky cliff to the Vogel Ski Center.

Though we didn't ski (yes, we felt a bit out of place without skiing gear), we ended up joining skiers at the summit of Vogel via the cable car just to get a birds-eye view of the Bohinj valley. The mile-high ascent was a blend of wonderstruck beauty and the heebie-jeebies. We had the cable car all to ourselves on the way up. On the way down we were packed in like sardines between skiers heavily clad with ski gear and equipment. We ended our day stopping in a village eatery called Strud'l where we enjoyed a true Slovenian meal.

The next morning we drove to Lublijana, Julie's second capital city, where we enjoyed an amazing breakfast at Le Petit Cafe, a place we found online with great reviews. This little cafe with lots of character was as good as predicted and will be a great memory of Lublijana.

Back to Budapest and then off with Dennis for a ministry trip, plus a chance for Julie and I to explore a few more cities. We stopped for lunch in Bratislava, Slovakia's capital and largest city. We took a few hours to roam Old Town, and then we were on our way to Prague.

Now, what pictures to show?

Bohinj, Slovenia