Izola danes Izola today

Pikapolonica napada Mirovo pivo.    Ladybird attacking Miro’s beer.

Le kaj bi Zoja porekla na tole pasjo plažo, hm? :) 

I wonder what Zoja would have to say about this dog-beach, hm? :)

Igra svetlobe na cerkvi.    A play of light on the church.

Luštna dobrodošlica za dojenčka - na poštnem nabiralniku.    Cute baby-welcome sign on a mailbox.

Obožujem ...   I adore ...

... to ...   ... this ...

... mestece!   ... town! [Izola]

Ogenj, kri in pogum Fire, blood and courage

Končno sva obiskala enega najpomembnejših spomenikov druge svetovne vojne pri nas. Resda se je dražgoška bitka odvijala sredi zime, a podobe umetnikov, arhitekta Kobeta, kiparja Batiča in slikarja Šubica, so na meglen turoben poletni dan prav srhljivo zaživele in priklicale ogenj, kri in pogum. Kje sta danes hvaležnost in spoštovanje?

We have finally visited one of the most important monuments of the Second World War in our country. It is true that the Battle of Dražgoše took place in the middle of a severe winter up in the hills, but the images of our artists, architect Boris Kobe, sculptor Stojan Batič and painter Ive Šubic, recapture fire, blood and courage so hair-rising vividly on a foggy and dreadful summer day as well. Where are our gratitude and respect today?

Osvežilno zeleno Refreshingly green

Poletje nas je končno razveselilo z nekaj vročimi dnevi, mi pa že iščemo senčko in osvežitev. Tako sva se šla ohladit v hribovske konce, v Kamniško Bistrico.
 
Tokrat se zaradi prevelike gneče (je le bil konec tedna) nisva predolgo mudila ob izviru niti si nisva šla namočit nog v tisto ledenico, sva jo pa mahnila proti nekaj sto metrov oddaljenemu Plečnikovemu dvorcu [tretji posnetek], ki je bil sezidan po naročilu tedanjega jugoslovanskega kralja Aleksandra.
 
V njegovi bližini je kar pestro, piknik prostori in polno zasedena krčma [šesti posnetek], midva pa sva si malico vseeno privoščila v Domu pri izviru, kjer so preverjeno prijazni in imajo, kljub resnim organizacijskim težavam pri postrežbi ogromne količine planincev in izletnikov, heh, ki pa naju niso motile, ker se nama ni mudilo, le malo sva se jim nasmejala, odlično hrano.
 
Privoščila sem si domači jogurt in ajdove žgance z ocvirki, Miro pa sirove štruklje. Oboje odlično.

Some so desired hot summer days have arrived finally and we are already searching for some freshness and shadow. So we visited Kamniška Bistrica mountain hut this weekend to have some cool greenness and some delicious traditional food (and to dip our feet into that icy alpine spring, which we later decide not to, due to too not enough space on the shore).
 
I had homemade yoghurt and žganci z ocvirki and Miro had cottage cheese štruklji. Najmi!

Kako vsako seme ve, v kaj naj zraste? How does a seed know into what it must grow?

Tole posrečeno postavitev iz Etnografskega muzeja sem našla med mojimi zaprašenimi lanskimi posnetki.

I have found this picture among dusted folders of the previous year. Taken in our Ethnographic museum.

Ah, poletje ... Ah, summer ...

Blagodejne energije Beneficial energies

No, spet drugič pa se zgodi obratno in stvari se izravnajo. Kljub temu, da obstaneš pred vrati Bio parka Nivo, ki naj bi se, v nasprotju z muzejem, ki smo ga razočarani zapustili nekaj minut pred tem, odprla šele kakšno uro kasneje, te prijazen uslužbenec ne samo spusti notri, ampak celo zavzeto razloži stvari.
 
Na primer, da je bio park nastal, ker so delavci gradbenega podjetja začeli opažati, kako dobro se počutijo, ko so delali na tistem koncu. Tako so območje spremenili v sprehajalni park s potkami in z zdravilnimi točkami, označenimi z barvnimi rožicami, vsaka namenjena zdravljenju določenega področja telesa.

Prizor na prvem posnetku me je tako očaral, da se kar nekaj časa nisem mogla spraviti naprej.

V vročem popoldnevu smo se naužili sveže blagodejne energije in kasneje, ob kosilu v gostilni, družno ugotavljali, kako smo od tedaj dobre volje in brez enega samega spora. :)

We visited Bio park Nivo about a month ago. In the past, workers of a construction company had stated about feeling surprisingly good while working in that area, the company turned that part into a pleasant park with cute paths and painted flowers, marking energy points, each colour for different body parts, different health problems.

I fell in love with the scene in the first photo!

All filled up with beneficial energy we continued our trip by having a lunch … with one single argue. :)

Dežela piva A land of beer

Naš turizem se očitno na vse pretege otepa gostov. Že kak mesec tega je, ko smo si želeli ogledati Ekomuzej hmeljarstva in pivovarstva v Žalcu in ostali pred zaprtimi vrati. V soboto okoli dveh popoldne. Če si na njihovi strani ogledate odpiralni čas … ena velika žalost.

About a month ago we wanted to visit Eco-Museum of hop-growing and brewing industry in Žalec, about several centuries old tradition which gives a very specific landscape views in the region. I love it! But I do not love the impossible hours for visitors.

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Polno čarobno nagajivih, s poznopopoldanskim soncem

prepletenih trenutkov na včerajšnjem sprehodu.

Plenty of mischievously magic moments, interlaced

with late afternoon sun on yesterday’s walk.

Tu živim I live here

A veste, ko se potepate po kakem očarljivem starem evropskem mestu, gledate domačine in si mislite oh, kako je tu lepo, ti ljudje pa tu dejansko živijo!, no, potem pa doma opazujete turiste v svojem prav tako očarljivem mestu, kako se navdušujejo nad videnim in opazujejo tebe, te fotografirajo in takrat včasih pomislim hej, zagotovo mi zavidajo, da tukaj živim. :)

You know, when you wander across some charming old European town, watching locals and you think oh, it’s so beautiful and these people actually live here!, well, and then, at home, you watch tourists being amazed by your own equally charming town, watching and photographing you and at such moments I think to myself hey, I'm sure they envy me living here. :)