12/21: After a quick 30 minute drive we arrived to our last new home for our final 5 nights. What a phenomenal accommodation for Christmas - our own two bedroom home that was recently remodeled. It was absolutely beautiful and the kitchen will be a great place to make our Christmas meals. The home had Christmas decorations that we loved.
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| Simone got busy taping up her artwork to make our scene even more festive ❤️ |
We were in a phenomenal location - right near the lakefront. We took advantage of the sunny, calm afternoon and walked along the lakefront and took an oared boat ride to Bled island.
After the sunset Bob and I did our final big grocery run to the local Spar. It required a bit more mental planning as it would be closed tomorrow (Sunday) as well as at 5pm on 12/24 through Christmas Day AND 12/26 (I guess they celebrate Boxing Day here?!)
Spaghetti for our first two nights - and the Avjar for Bob and me. We’re gonna miss this stuff!
A walk to the lake after dinner, then we watched The Santa Claus
Bob took an early morning walk to catch the colors
On 12/22 the Advent calendar said to spend the day in pjs. Bob and I had a few areas we wanted to explore, so we gave the kids the option to come with us or stay at home, and they chose to obey the Advent calendar :-). We all loved our respective days.
Pastries and cards to start
First we went to Kronska Gora, which is on a short list of ‘hidden ski town gems.’ It also has Planica Nordic training center which has the world’s largest ski jump. We got to see a few people jump! That was so cool - we’d never seen that live!
These racks for drying hay are everywhere. We are mountain people for sure!
We hiked to the Pericnic waterfall. The river was the most beautiful aqua blue. There was packed snow/ice - my new waterproof hikers have been perfect!
The icicles hanging from the rock wall were incredible
Looks like a scary fish
Amazing water color!
After dinner we walked to a nearby hotel to hear a pianist - and we tried the traditional Bled cream cake.
Yum!
On 12/23 we went on a hike and discovered another beautiful waterfall. For dinner we went to a local restaurant that was recommended by our boat driver from the lake. It was delicious! We had local sausage, beef cheeks, and pork knuckle - Simone has been wanting this since the delicious one we had in Garmisch.
Cozy start
We came home to do Simone’s treasure hunt ❤️
The final prize in the forks!
Simone helping to warm my feet while we watched Elf
Christmas Eve! We had a lazy start, then Bob and I took a walk to the ‘Bled Lookout spot.’ What we thought would be an easy hike turned out to be much more challenging than we thought!
Extremely steep, thick leaves, and slippery at times.
We made it! Not easy. Love my shoes!
Super windy - glad I’m not rowing that boat!
Down we go on the more official trail
A bit treacherous
We got home and started the Packer game
With the coveted cheerios and yogurt
Chicken, potatoes, veggies and gravy - a Thanksgiving redo!
Simone made Oreo shakes for dessert
We’ve loved her Advent calendar!
Our tradition: watching The Polar Express and Christmas Chronicles
Christmas Day!
Gifts: new bikes, concert choice, packer gear, and tickets to Cirque next year
Morning walk with Simone and Bob
Post walk reward of traditional Slovenian cream cake
Watching the Legend of the Sunken Bell at Lake Bled
Bob and I went to a nearby hotel and listened to an acapella group. They were great, and they sang in English, but in between songs you could tell English was not their first language. The funniest part was when they said they were going ‘south of the border’ for their next song. It was about a Mexican woman - Bob and I looked at each other and giggled - we’re in Slovenia! South of the border is Croatia 😂
Our final night in our place - one more round of Oreo shakes
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