Jen and Rebecca Don't Let the Rain or Lack of Luggage Stop Them

No luggage fairy delivered our baggage overnight, so we started our day wearing the same clothes for the fourth day in a row. Awesome! And we again cursed the airlines for losing our bags because we had a pretty steady rain much of the day, and our rain coats are in our luggage. Even more awesome! So we began with an indoor activity, the Apicultural Museum in Radovljica, learning about the fine Slovenian tradition of beekeeping. We saw lots of old beehive styles and beekeeping tools and art used to decorate the hives. Since it was still raining when we finished walking through the mansion that houses the beekeeping museum, we were enticed to relax with a tasting of 5 Slovenian wines served with bread, cheese and ham for sustenance. Liquid lunch!



Overseeing the former moat.

 Before leaving town, we walked in the town’s former moat, went to the old WWII Nazi bunker behind the old town church, had our first ice cream of the trip, and tried some of the honey.
 

Since it had stopped raining, we decided to head to the Vintgar Gorge, a mile-long gorge with a walking path made of wooden bridges and boardwalks. Unfortunately, by the time we drove the 15 miles to get there, it had started raining again. But we’re hardy Midwesterners, so we persevered and did the non-strenuous walk/hike to the waterfall at the end. The rushing rapids were loud and made for a pleasant nature experience despite the rain. It finally stopped raining in the middle, so we were only a little damp in the end, though Anna did slip in some mud making her only accessible pair of pants a bit muddy. But she had the grace to laugh at her predicament instead of cry.

Jen with the slap (that's Slovene for waterfall.)

We had worked up an appetite for dinner, so we headed back to Bled for some Pizza Rustica. It was delicious, better than we remembered the pizza being in Croatia last year. Jen and I sampled some Slovene beer, while Anna continued her Slovenian wine education. When we got back to the farm, tired and sad to see that our luggage hadn’t arrived in our absence, we decided to crack open the bottle of wine we’d bought at the tasting. Since our corkscrew is still in Rebecca’s checked luggage in parts unknown, Rebecca went down to the main kitchen to borrow one…where they had Jen’s bag waiting. You’ve never seen such a happy girl. We are staying up toasting the first luggage success and waiting for a promised second delivery any time now!

Happy with Slovenian beer.