

Lake Bohinj, where we spent two quiet weeks enjoying the mountain scenery and braving the very cold water

Statue of Zlatorog, the mythical golden-horned chamois said to have created the lake

The bridge and church in our lakeside village of Ribcev Laz


The steeple was built in 1738

A traditional Slovenian rack for drying hay

In the Bohinj area, two-sided hay racks are also common

The loose hay is hung over each beam to dry

The finished product, ready for winter

Chris taking a break during a bike ride around the Bohinj valley

Some kittens we came upon during our bike ride

A friendly kitten we met on a later walk


The Savica river flows out of the mountains into one end of the lake



You can hike up to the Savica waterfall

Unfortunately, it's very crowded

The view over Lake Bohinj looking the other way from the waterfall

The view from our apartment window on a misty evening


After a rain storm, a very strange sky


Another beautiful hike is along Mostnica Gorge

The water has carved the porous rock into wonderful shapes . . .

. . . such as Elephant Rock

The mountains above Mostnica Gorge

A typical Slovenian country scene