Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts

Saturday, 28 September 2013

Out & About

A fortnight ago we visited  


We saw the magnificent cathedral 
with one of the most beautiful Gothic chapels.






The Pieta in the chapel is a truly magnificent work of art.





I had to take a photo of St Andrew, 
of course, the name patron of my boy ...





Then I had a good look at the ceiling. Oh my!





Later on we spent some time in the surrounding wooded hills. Came across a salamander (just spat out by a snake but my camera was too slow ...)!





On top of the hill there was a huge cross and a lovely sign ...





... with a little bell which of course was rung several times ...


Isn't it pretty?



The cross towers over the beautiful old city.






At the castle, there were some lovely shows for the tourists ...





... and we even spotted a very authentic jester!




We had a lovely day.

Thursday, 4 July 2013

Out & About In The East

Just an overload of photos from our recent day-out in the eastern part of our country. There are so many beautiful places in Slovenia we haven't visited yet!













I'm happy to say I can tick these off my list :)

Sunday, 30 December 2012

Places In 2012 - Part III

Day trips with friends to various destinations in our country:

Northwest - Velika Planina




Northeast - Bogojina




South - Kuzelj Wall & Window




Looking forward to more trips in 2013!

Saturday, 29 December 2012

Places In 2012 - Part II

Beware, another photo overload! Our seaside holiday this year. We always take our bikes along and cycle quite a lot. There are absolutely wonderful cycling paths along the (albeit rather short) Slovenian coast. We always stay at a place called Portorose ('the port of roses', for some reason), but the following photos are from our cycling trip to the town called Koper / Capodistria, where we did a bit of sightseeing as well. Some breathtaking views!
















Until next summer!

Friday, 28 December 2012

Places In 2012 - Part I

Right, since I failed blogging about our trip to Venice in July due to my lazy photo downloading skills, here are some memories of our adventure at the end of the year. When we were there, it was boiling hot and the trip was rather exhausting, especially for our littles. Looking back, it was lovely. So, this is it: Venice on 28 July, 2012. Enjoy. We certainly did :)


- Piazza San Marco / St Mark's Square


- Doge's Palace


-Piazza San Marco / St Mark's Square


- the Gondola


- the gondolier


- Ponte di Rialto / the Rialto Bridge


- Ponte dei Sospiri / Bridge of Sighs

Next: more places in 2012!