Dreaming Of Slovenia...

We're going to take a little detour today from design to talk about another passion of mine:  travel!  The beautiful country of Slovenia is less than four hours from our doorstep, so three weeks from today we'll be jumping in the car and heading off on our next adventure!  Since Slovenia is not as well known to most people (including myself until a few months ago), I thought you might like to hear a little about it.  Here's a quick peek at what we hope to see while there:

 

After a beautifuly drive through Austria, we'll squeeze in a short hike here, part of the Slovenian Alps region.

Then we'll drive onto this lovely little lakeside town - pretty charming, right?

We'll be staying on a farm in the countryside that I hope will look something like this,

with horses like this:

The beautiful Lippizaner horses are bred in Slovenia.

They look like they just stepped out of a fairy tale.  Speaking of fairy tales...

Grad Predjama Castle is nearby.  We'll definitely be checking it out!

Amazing caves are also nearby for exploring, which should be exciting for the little people in our family!

(the big kids, too...)

Slovenia apparently has stunning wine regions and quite respectable wine.

I had no idea, but I definitely plan to report back on that one!

We'll take a day trip to Piran, which is apparently the cutest port town on their small coastline. 

Italy borders on one side and acoss the sea, so I'm thinking the food will be very good!

The Fall temperatures won't allow for water sports, but isn't that water amazing??!!!

This is the beautiful capitol of Slovenia:  Ljubljana ("lyoob-lyAH-nah").

I am excited to see the charming architecture and hit their flea market as we work our way back northwest.

This will be our (stunning) picnic spot on the way home. 
It looks like Oregon, and that's a good thing.  :)

They pack a lot into a small country, don't you think?  I can't wait!!!

Sources can be found on my pinterest Wanderlust page.