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