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Ciao from Venice finally!
Sorry I have not been able to blog. Forgot the charger for new keyboard and could not download pictures to iPad before yesterday because card would not fit. Computer at hotels always busy and very expensive but now with Belloli family tech support and buying new cord at shop in Venice, am finally able to download pictures at least. Everything great. Will try to catch up with text ...
Caves and Prosciutto: Ljubljana, Lipica & Piran
... you learn something new everyday. And he said that your body can break it down a lot easier than other meat for this reason!
Once we left the caves we went to horse farm, for a certain type of horses that are originally bred only in Slovenia. It was called Lipica Stud Farm and it began in 1580. Today they hold about 300 horses and they were so big! It was cool to see how this affected the culture of the country. These horses along with the salt were ...
Caves n coast
... the road. This magnificent and impregnable castle has been perched in the middle of a vertical 123m high cliff for more than 700 years. It looks pretty cool as it is actually set into the cliff face.
We then drove a bit further down towards the coast and had a beautifully scenic drive from Kocep along to Piran, very mediterranean-y and a perfect sunny day. That's what we found so great about Slovenia; you could be in the mountains ...
Venice
... in business since 1720 and has served the likes of Charles Dickens, Wagner and Casanova. No coffee for me there...20 euros for the privilege of sipping coffee. Visited a store where they make and sell Murano glass. Calzone and Gelato for lunch. Of course, a gondola ride on the Grand Canal to finish our visit. Tomorrow we head to Pisa and San ...
Verona and Padua
... caught up on the history I missed in school... Padua - a university town, the 3rd oldest in Europe, where Galileo taught. We visited St Anthony of Padua Cathedral, gothic architecture. We are staying near Venice, on the Adriatic Sea. Lovely, lovely seaside town with a marble boardwalk, fine sand and the roar of the surf (collected seashells to show Hope and Chloe) Our guide arranged for a turkey dinner for us, an unusual meal for Italians, nice touch. Tomorrow Venice! ...