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...recounts the retirement travels of Mark and Vicki Sherouse since 2008...in Asia and the Pacific, New Zealand, Europe, South America, and Africa, as well as the US and Canada. Our website, with much practical information, is: sites.google.com/site/theroadgoeseveron/.Contact us at mark.sherouse@gmail.com or vsherouse@gmail.com.
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Julian Alps, 2
Flip side of the Vrsic Pass road, on to Bovec, and then back to Italy.
An interesting road we were following, with turn-offs to Austria and to Italy and back to Slovenia |
On this side of the pass, more beautiful limestone gorges |
Stopped at one of the gorges for lunch, a bus of trekking ladies from Austria arrived and debarked |
At a parish church renown for its anti-Fascist art; may come in handy again soon |
Hitler pulling up the Cross; not pictured: Mussolini as Pontius Pilate |
Church spare parts |
One of the best cared-for cemeteries we've seen; every candle burning |
Remains of the military cemetery |
Hard to imagine war in such beautiful terrain |
Limestone pie-slice; from road contruction, presumably |
The day's surprise: a crash landing which we missed by a couple minutes |
Can't imagine flying a glider in these mountains, this weather |
Evidently he couldn't get over the power lines and so fell short of the intended landing field |
Thus |
By the time we got there, the pilot was talking to the police and to his faithful ground crew; I saw no damage to the craft, which was impressive; I'll take powered flight anytime, thank you |
En route to Italy, Boko Falls, a last view of the great Balkan waterfalls |
And a last view of the Julians; on to Italy! |
Julian Alps, 1
Our last day in Slovenia, Juillet 14, we drove a bit of the Julian Alps, from Lake Bled up and over the Vrsic pass, down the Soca valley, and then back into Italy, spending the night at a huge sosta in Udine. The Julian Alps are at the intersection of Italy, Austria, and Slovenia--Alpine country indeed--
the Julians are not quite as spectacular as the nearby Dolomites, but definitely in that league.
the Julians are not quite as spectacular as the nearby Dolomites, but definitely in that league.
Slovenian hay drying racks, one of the country's icons; sometimes used as bill- boards, too |
Could be anywhere in Alpine country...Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia, Austria... |
At a turn-out featuring Slovenia's big mountain, Mount Triglav; another helpful bronze model |
Local parish priest, incensed that Mount Triglav was owned by Germans, purchased the summit so that Slovenia's tallest mountain, 9,300+ would be, at the top, Slovenian; details below |
Mount Triglav, there in the center, further away |
More drying racks, actually drying hay |
And now we're on our way up the pass; each of the 50 hairpin turns is numbered |
Huge alpine window |
Near the top of the pass, another huge cairn city; the Slovenians certainly rival the Norwegians in the building of these things |
View from the pass, looking down to the Soca valley |
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