 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 |