It seemed that in both Slovenia (and Croatia, too) we were never more than five minutes from a post card view. As we drove along, I would hollar, "Stop!" and Carlos would patiently pull over and wait while I took pictures. You can't imagine how many places that were even more beautiful where we couldn't pull over.
Unlike the rest of Europe, the majority of the people in Slovenia live in houses, not aparments. Their homes reflect a relatively high standard of living since most are two stories or more, and according to our guide, they are single family homes.
Lake Bohinj Bohinj (pronounced BO-heen) at the edge of the tiny town of Bohinj, is absolutely gorgeous. Beautiful St. John the Baptist Church, a 13th or 14th century building, is filled with ancient murals, but we were unable to go inside. The building is locked up, and we were satisfied just to look at how pretty in looked tucked away at the edge of the water. The Slovenien people are predominently Roman Catholic in counterpoint to the Greek Orthodox Serbs in Bosnia Hezegovina.
Surrounding Lake Bohinj there are no hotels nor restaurants, no manmade walkways nor flower gardens. The only things allowed around this lake are natural. A few old homes dot the landscape, but no new construction is within shouting distance of its shores.
A monument, consisting of four figures pointing toward the horizon, was constructed as an homage to the first people who were able to reach the top of Slovenia's highest mountain.
In town we located a lovely hotel/restaurant where we stopped for a break. We were told by the people there that it survived WWII because the Nazis took it over as their headquarters in the area. They had the most adorable cream puffs there in the shape of ducks. I had one, and it was really delicious.
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