Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Lake Balatan









Lake Balatan

We are staying in Keszthely, it is on Lake Balatan in Hungary. Yesterday we drove around the lake.

Graz, Austria




We visited Graz on our way to Lake Balatan in Hungary.

Slovenia











Slovenia 10 & 11 May

Slovenia is a tiny country so we are staying right in the middle of it and can visit all over each day! Our apartment is in the Snovik Thermal Spa - and there are pools for soaking in thermal water and an outdoor pool with water slides. It is in the middle of a forest/farming area in the Kamniske Alps and very beautiful. We are only 35km from Ljublijana, the capital. Yesterday we visited the Julian Alps - a town called Bled and then Bohinj. The lakes are beautiful and there are castles and churches everywhere. You see lots of hayracks called kozolecs - and the farmers are making hay right now. We have visited Ljublijana twice - we took a funicular up to the castle - it is on a hill in the middle of the city. The dragon is the symbol of the city and there is a dragon bridge, a triple bridge and a Cobbler's bridge. For dinner last night I had Tyrolean soup with semolina balls - tirolska juha z zdrobovimi kroglicami. I went swimming in the pool today but the water was cold outside and the water slide was slow but fun.

Istria - Croatia & Slovenia






Croatia