A long drive up into Slovenia brought us our first bit of bad luck. With two of us down with gastro we took a quiet day. After resting for the morning we took the ten minute drive to Lake Bled. The town had a summer resort feel with lots of people getting out on the water.
The water was crystal turquoise!
As not everyone was feeling great we took a traditional boat across the lake to the church on the island.
Luckily, the next day everyone was back to full health. we drove to Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The kids enjoyed the fun little installation where they "created" rain. It was a nice reprieve from the hot weather!
Ljubljana is known for its dragons; said to be built on the site of a dragon's home. In the castle there was an exhibit about dragons in global culture. Calvin was proud that he knew every one of the mythological and folk tale references in these paintings.
The next day Emily got her birthday gift: horseback riding. Calvin made friends with the barn kitten.
A two hour ride took us up into the mountains, through streams and even a visit to a local bear cub who was orphaned and adopted by a restaurant.
During and after the ride we were treated to homemade blueberry schnapps, with whole blueberries in the bottle. And, of course, a very famous Slovenian on the bottle.
As Cal helped unsaddle the horses and Emily and Sam played with the kitten, the sun set over the mountains.
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