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weeknotes, 43/26

another week in slovenia, soaking up all the autumn colors.

the weather turned a bit gloomy halfway through the week, but it was still plenty of time to go see the mountains and the lakes, and even visit the beekeeping museum, some 10 years after we first heard about it!

a few days before the half-marathon, paulo fell and scraped his knees and wrist. the wrist was still hurting him this week, so he went to the hospital and got himself a splint (hurray for european health insurance!)… which made for less driving around. but we still very much enjoyed ljubljana, wrote postcards, walked a lot and i even met an old penfriend from a decade ago!

we always say we should go back more often, and this time, there was even talk of retiring in this country someday… who knows! :)

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in slovenia

weeknotes, 42/26

sloveniaaaaaaaaaaa!

we’re here for a bit to check out all the greatest hits, and also for paulo to run the ljubljana half-marathon. this week, we kept mostly around town, so that the boy didn’t get too tired before the big race. the days have been foggy at first and then bright blue, fresh but not even that cold. we walked and biked around, went to the market, ate lots of nice stuff, enjoyed the gorgeous autumn colors all around us. there’s been a lot of gibanica, štruklji, kajmak, apple juice, and žlikrofi, as one does.

the one day we went out of the city was spent at škocjan caves, which were as magnificent as we remembered. then we did the little trail around the sinkhole and saw our first crested tit. there’s so much beauty in the world, hiding in every corner!

speaking of which, i finished reading the safekeep and it gave me all the feels… what a gorgeous, important book. i want to make an effort to read more books by european authors, set in europe — i want the familiar sounds and sights to come through the pages at me.

plus, the boy ran the half-marathon and did amazingly! 21kms in 1:27, 219th place overall out of over 10500 people, whoa! 😱

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analogue wednesdays in slovenia

analogue wednesday #255

around this time 10 years ago, we were having some of our last hot chocolates in a slovenian roof café.

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analogue wednesdays in slovenia

analogue wednesday #252

walking around ljubljana 10 years ago, looking for signs of spring.

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analogue wednesdays in slovenia

analogue wednesday #91

slovenia is a country of sunny hills, shaped by water.