Aquincum Roman ruins, north of Budapest |
Aquincum -- area still under excavation |
A stork nesting on a stork pole, Slovenia |
"Delicacies of Slovenian Farms" fair, Ptuj |
Rob isn't uninterested in the food... |
...just more interested in the ceiling of the Minorite monastary |
Potica! |
Fancy breads! |
Little crescent cookies! |
Super fancy breads! |
Ptuj, from Ptuj Castle |
Ptuj town |
Ptuj Castle, purveyor of fine ice creams and clean bathrooms |
Spotted flycatcher |
Ptuj streets (en route to the castle) |
Soca river, Slovenia, near Nova Gorica |
Brilliant! |
Looking towards Smartno village from the top of the Plane wine route |
Smartno -- a tiny walled village |
-- showing off M's terrific zoom lens |
Weather + company = perfect |
Vineyards, Goriska Brda region |
The concrete viewing platform responsible for the previous photos |
Olive trees and Italian hills |
Botica winery -- 5 course, 2.5 hour lunch! |
Sausage drying at Botica |
Smartno village |
It was nearly destroyed in the 1960s by an earthquake... |
...but some old houses remain |
Smartno cathedral |
After a week of rain in Budapest, Goriska Brda was on perfect behaviour |
Walls and gated entrance, Smartno |
Crossing the Soca river |
Kanal village |
Viaducts, trains and good timing (Idrijca river) |
Wildflowers at Baca |
Stuck behind a logging truck behind a tractor... |
Julian Alps from the Slovenian Arboretum |
Rob looked at the trees while we played with the camera... |
...this one is satisfying |
Orchids galore! |
Trees. And azaleas. |
Rob with traditional Slovenian beehives -- |
-- painted fronts -- |
-- lots of bees -- |
-- too close?!? |
Kamniska Bistrica, at the end of the road |
Piran salt flats |
This is the first time R & J have seen the production! |
Piran town, after a large seafood lunch |
Looking towards Croatia from Piran |
Piran town walls... |
...and on top! |
R & M, Piran town walls |
R & J, ditto |
Looking towards Venice |
Old town, Piran |
Red roofs below the Adriatic |
Piran church |
R & R ? |
We could move here. Really. |
Ljubljana -- Dragon Bridge |