From mountains to sea
Family visitors have given us an excuse to make some day-trips in beautiful summer weather, which provided some firsts for Adam. On Saturday we all drove up the Soča valley and across the pass at Soriška Planina and down to Lake Bohinj, which is one of my favorite spots in Slovenia. There we left Iwona and Lech by the lake and took all the kids, yes, even Adam, up the cable car to the shoulder of Mount Vogel.
The cable-car ride gives some excellent views down over the lake and across it to Slovenia’s highest peaks. Here’s Triglav, the highest at 2,864 meters.
And that’s the lake, which is great for swimming.
The last time we’d been up there had been on a very foggy ski trip. Magda spent the whole of that day yelling “I can’t see jack!”, so the views were news to her. The good people of Vogel have recently installed a panoramic sign that not only tells you what you are seeing, it even eliminates the need to see it.
Adam seemed to enjoy achieving his personal lifetime highest altitude (1535 meters).
On Sunday we drove in the opposite direction, to the tiny sliver of Slovenian coast, and spent the day sunning and swimming at Portorož.
Adam seemed to really like the sea, and got the splashing thing with no problem. Even splashing salt water into his own face just made him howl with joy.
All in all, a good weekend.
What about Adam’s first visit to a blackjack table? They say that infants bring good luck — maybe even enough luck that Adam could retire already.
Wonderful pictures! It really is quite a great wiew from Wogel. :)
Comment by Michael M. — Tuesday 19 July 05 @ 00.38 MDT+2.00
Never work. I took him to a psychic and she evaluated him as blackjack-neutral. Damn the luck.
Comment by sgazzetti — Wednesday 20 July 05 @ 11.00 MDT+2.00
What a fabulous smile on your son! Keep these memories in quick retrieval memory mode. You’ll need them in the teenage years.
Comment by DarkoV — Wednesday 20 July 05 @ 14.29 MDT+2.00