dinsdag 8 november 2022

Trieste and Slovenia

Hi all!

Last time I was writing you from Italy, now I have arrived in Slovenia. Currently I am in Kranj. If you look it up on the map you might think that I have moved completely in the wrong direction and you would be kind of right. It turns out I could not say goodbye to the Alps just yet. Now I am on my way to redo a hike that I did a couple of years ago with my friends Michel and Hidde! I am really looking forward to get into the mountains again, hopefully I can make it tomorrow.  



Just when I was ready to leave Italy

Last time I was getting ready to leave Italy and then I arrived at one of the nicest areas I had been. There are some towns here that if you go trough them you just want to stay and become part of the daily life. The center squares, the cafes, the atmosphere, it feels like something worth while is happening there. I had this feeling in Vittoria Veneto and, my last day in Italy, in Cividale del Friuli. But I just peddled on. 


And I made it!

Slovenia is a really pleasant surprise. I did not have much expectations, last time I had only seen the mountains, and the mountains are always great. Now I had a chance to see another part of the country and it was very nice to be here on the bike. Apart from one busy road I found quiet roads and lots of forests. I camped next to an old castle town and on top of a hill where I could see the Adriatic see on one side and the Triglav mountain on the other. It was the most beautiful sunsets I had seen in a long time. I visited a castle build into a cave and because it is a bit out of season I was the only one there. 

Here some pictures of the last days:


Camp site next to the Ferrari gardens, near the town of Å tanjel



 Back in Italy! The view of the Alps from Trieste


An "Into the Wild" moment, camping above Trieste


During the daytime.


A view of the Adriatic sea from a Slovenian hill.


And the Triglav on the other side.


Some other things in Slovenia:


Watch out for horse wagon!


Church on hill


Castle in cave

Man in chair


Kus kus

See you later!



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