Woke up late at 7:30. Lots of sunlight into the room and the view from the balcony was ...
Went down for breakfast. Told them no meat and just bread. Brown bread, jam, honey, cottage cheese, coffee. This was a lot better than the dinner. All things were homemade or locally sourced.
Drove down to the nearest town - Solcava. There was a tourist info place called Rinka tourist center. The lady there suggested to take a drive down the Solcava panoramic road and then visit the Logar valley. Started the drive along the panoramic road. The view points were clearly marked.
Also in one of the view points there was a stream which is apparently rich in iron and has healing powers and very healthy. Tried to take a sip and has a very weird taste!
Went a bit further and off the panoramic road and reached the Austrian border. Saw a family there and the guy asked where I am from. Told them India and then Bangalore. The guy didnt know Bangalore but had heard of Mumbai. The family was from Canada but the wife is a Slovenian. They were surprised to see an Indian there.Guy spoke a bit about the strict border control in the previous regime.
Decided to get back into Slovenia and followed the marked road back to Logar Valley. Had to pay 7 EUR as an entrance fee for cars. Drove all along the valley to reach the Rinka waterfall at the end.
Met another EU family and the guy asked where I am from. Told him India and he was surprised to see one here. Told usually Indians go to the west - places like Swiss. He had visited India in 1998 and had visited Bombay, Goa, Varanasi, Pondicherry. Told it was a very strange experience and especially without the internet it was a challenge!
Started the drive back through the valley.
Was very hungry. Didnt want to eat at the farm. Walked around Solcava a bit and found a supermarket. Got some bread, jam, honey and yoghurt. Spent the afternoon in the room. Paid the farm lady in the evening. Chatted a bit and asked where I am from. Told her India and she hadnt seen an Indian in the valley till then. She expected Indians were visiting Ljubljana, but not these mountains. Told her we have the himalayas here and the mountains were much larger. She knew the himalayas and told that long back a lot of Slovenes have gone climbing there. Organized and sponsored by the government. But not these days - have to pay on your own and is very expensive.
Had cup noodles for dinner. Google Now indicated that there is heavy thunderstorms in the Robanov Kot valley. Not a drop of rain though.
Went down for breakfast. Told them no meat and just bread. Brown bread, jam, honey, cottage cheese, coffee. This was a lot better than the dinner. All things were homemade or locally sourced.
Drove down to the nearest town - Solcava. There was a tourist info place called Rinka tourist center. The lady there suggested to take a drive down the Solcava panoramic road and then visit the Logar valley. Started the drive along the panoramic road. The view points were clearly marked.
Also in one of the view points there was a stream which is apparently rich in iron and has healing powers and very healthy. Tried to take a sip and has a very weird taste!
Went a bit further and off the panoramic road and reached the Austrian border. Saw a family there and the guy asked where I am from. Told them India and then Bangalore. The guy didnt know Bangalore but had heard of Mumbai. The family was from Canada but the wife is a Slovenian. They were surprised to see an Indian there.Guy spoke a bit about the strict border control in the previous regime.
Decided to get back into Slovenia and followed the marked road back to Logar Valley. Had to pay 7 EUR as an entrance fee for cars. Drove all along the valley to reach the Rinka waterfall at the end.
Met another EU family and the guy asked where I am from. Told him India and he was surprised to see one here. Told usually Indians go to the west - places like Swiss. He had visited India in 1998 and had visited Bombay, Goa, Varanasi, Pondicherry. Told it was a very strange experience and especially without the internet it was a challenge!
Started the drive back through the valley.
Was very hungry. Didnt want to eat at the farm. Walked around Solcava a bit and found a supermarket. Got some bread, jam, honey and yoghurt. Spent the afternoon in the room. Paid the farm lady in the evening. Chatted a bit and asked where I am from. Told her India and she hadnt seen an Indian in the valley till then. She expected Indians were visiting Ljubljana, but not these mountains. Told her we have the himalayas here and the mountains were much larger. She knew the himalayas and told that long back a lot of Slovenes have gone climbing there. Organized and sponsored by the government. But not these days - have to pay on your own and is very expensive.
Had cup noodles for dinner. Google Now indicated that there is heavy thunderstorms in the Robanov Kot valley. Not a drop of rain though.
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