The atmosphere was quite amusing: polite guests behind the chequered table cloths on one side and a bit drunk locals behind the bar on the other. But this is something to respect: although restaurant Muha in Lokev, an attractive village in Karst region is a popular spot for having a good home made meal for lunch or dinner the owners didn't throw the locals out. We had a table just near the bar so we couldn't overheard the deep thoughts coming from a glass of wine to much :-).
This time we started our weekend journey at home – in Ljubljana. We crossed Ljubljana Marshes, the largest marsh in the country stretching below the city. The prehistoric pile dwellings and the oldest wooden wheel in the world are among the most notable archaeological findings from the Ljubljana Marches. Since 2011, the area of pile dwellings near Ig has been protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (There are two more UNESCO sites in Slovenia: The Škocjan Caves and Idrija's mercury mine.)
We were trying to avoid the main roads as much as possible (as usual) so we left the busy road between Ig and Borovnica as quickly as possible. The narrow asphalt road was guiding us through the woods like a snake – left and right and left and right ... (And like a snake that tries to look like an erected Homo sapiens!)
After leaving the woods they embraced us again: colorful meadows! We passed peaceful villages and headed into the woods again – but this time there were no cars, just us. And perhaps a bear somewhere in the vicinity :-)! It was a beautiful ride in solitude to Cerknica, town well known for its annual carnival and a beautiful intermittent lake which is present for the most part of the year. When full, it is the largest lake in the country.
This time we started our weekend journey at home – in Ljubljana. We crossed Ljubljana Marshes, the largest marsh in the country stretching below the city. The prehistoric pile dwellings and the oldest wooden wheel in the world are among the most notable archaeological findings from the Ljubljana Marches. Since 2011, the area of pile dwellings near Ig has been protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (There are two more UNESCO sites in Slovenia: The Škocjan Caves and Idrija's mercury mine.)
We were trying to avoid the main roads as much as possible (as usual) so we left the busy road between Ig and Borovnica as quickly as possible. The narrow asphalt road was guiding us through the woods like a snake – left and right and left and right ... (And like a snake that tries to look like an erected Homo sapiens!)
From Cerknica to Rakov Škocjan, a valley and the oldest landscape park in Slovenia with two natural bridges and a river that runs in depths of the valley.
We spent the night at Muha, had a nice small talk with the owner and other personal in the evening. We left the next day after really tasty home made breakfast towards Predjama castle nearby Postojna cave, surely the most magnificent castle in Slovenia! We were avoiding busy roads again which is not a big challenge in Slovenia, there are plenty of them, sliding through woods and (again!) beautiful meadows all to Logatec, the town we like to stop for a delicious pizza in one of their restaurants.
Tired ... And my butt is aching a bit. And what about the dark clouds and the wind that is blowing louder and louder? Well, be better get our asses back in the saddle and get home before the storm! We took the main road to Vrhnika and Ljubljana, cycled like there is a matter of life and death and – we did it, we outran the storm :-)!
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