We’re out of the shire, Mr Frodo.

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Headed over to a nearby recommended place – Lake Bohinj (bo hee n).
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Weather less than perfect.
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A bit English I’d say but anyone who knows us know we are anglophiles!
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Fun way to keep the kids (and me!) entertained along the hike.

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Great carving
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This is no way to see a beautiful lake and mountains! Seriously.
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Wait – look at this green water! Hard to tell it from the green grass beyond.
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Australian couple, playing Pooh Sticks, stopped to take this photo of us.
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Hung in long enough for blue sky. Hooray!

Lake Bled, Slovenia

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Head through our neighborhood to the lake.
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Lake Bled
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This church is on an island in Lake Bled.
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Nice reflection.
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Cool castle
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Our walk around the lake – 6K.
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Still walking…
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Time for dinner. I had an amazing veggie plate. So hungry I forgot to take a picture but it was beautiful!
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Castle at night.
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What a difference a day makes. Huge & loud thunderstorms during the night. And our mountain view? Gone!
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Off to the local bakery for breakfast.

Ljublijana (lou blee ah na) Slovenia

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This city is a quintessential fairy tale city. Complete with castle looming above!

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Beautiful walks along the river Ljubljanica.
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Fun, narrow walkways to explore.
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Picturesque streets.
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Parks with endless water spouts.
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Gorgeous squares & bridges.
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Laid back people.
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Wonderful spires – everywhere!
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Dragon bridge.
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Hare Krishna’s alive and well!
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Pretty, pretty, pretty.
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Fun shot.
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Running out of adjectives, but you get the idea.

Before we move on

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The next 3 images are from the children’s museum in the Habsburg summer palace.
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I could have stood there all day to watch these kids pretend.
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Photo op!
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One night we went to the Opera House to see a Mozart concert.
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The orchestra was dressed in period and a joy to hear, even from the fifth balcony!
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Not hard to do find falafel here. What a great city!

What could we do?

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We started the evening out right, eating at a vegetarian restaraunt.
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As we strolled home the lights inside this place drew us in like moths!
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Innocently, we walked it to look at the beautiful architecture.
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Pretty nice, right!?!
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But, what’s this?
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Austrian delights!?!
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Yes, please!!! (In our defense, they were charging $3 extra to share and only $5 for an apple strudel. You do the math…)