On my way!! First part of a month-long trip Amsterdam-Austria-Slovenia-Croatia & back again! Bon voyage to me ;) Excited, expectant & slightly nervous!
Double rainbow : a good omen!
Good news: had some sleep & breakfast; first sighting of the mountains under snow!! Also: 2 hour delay, missed connecting train, extra stop in Salzburg.
Mountains with snow on tops! Rivers! Forests! Austria is pretty…
Arrived to Villach! Staying for two days in Thermen/spa hotel… with a view to the forest & pool ;)
Any hills are a miracle for a Dutch person… & such dramatic sky!
I miss my cat!!! here’s a souvenir he gave me just before I left… :)
Early morning beauty @ Warmbad … (alt text: geyser, turtles all the way down, curly mossy hazel, rustic train station)
I’m looking forward to the Vogons placing such a sign above Earth: “you are in a sensitive wildlife habitat! >civilized< creatures must be kept on a leash!”
It’s snowing in paradise!
Dynamic opposites : snow & steam, birds song & me floating in the warm water…
Good morning to the day of train-travel to the next stage of trip… starting relaxed: waking up with birds in dawn light, packing, saying goodbye to hotel plants & enjoying a pre-swim breakfast!
Invigorating evening with enthusiastic people, in creative space of @RadionaOrg & sharing beers & snacks with future HR.NOG (or C.O.G. ?!) in Zagreb ! Thanks to @ripencc & Jelena, Ivana, Deborah, Ivan, Mario*3, et. al
First sighting of the SEA!!! Rijeka/Opatija
… few hours later I was already swimming! In the sea! Brrrrrr!
Good morning from Opatija! First real vacation day: calm dawn, choppy sea & mass tourism;)
I’m so happy!!! Trip went fine, I’ve arrived in Kranjska Gora, made new friends, have a wonderful view and a huge room for the next 9 days!!! I even had time in Ljubljana to get a new undercut;) upwards & onwards , to the new NVC heights !!
Being in Slovenia/ Balkans makes me remember all the beautiful lubricant of songs in my native language(s)… “Imala je lijepu rupicu na bradi” : open.spotify.com/track/79YRItIJ…
Can’t get enough of this mountains view!!! I’m literally in the clouds!!!
Ako hoćeš da dodješ/te u Četvrtak u Kranjsku Goru na NVC kurs tokom dana ili samo uveče, to nam je Open Day… dobrodošli ste!! // friends & family are invited to the NVC open day on Thursday in Kranjska Gora - let me know if you are interested!!
Day 1: Bambi, river, cat, Rumi
I’m blessed with this view: dawn on the snowy mountain peaks…
Early morning walk… it’s almost like Nepal! In Kranjska Gora.
Saying goodbye to the mountains forests river… #NVC IIT Kranjska Gora
In the morning in the snow in Slovenia, in the afternoon in the sea in Istria! What a life!! I’m so grateful!!!
View from our balcony… looking forward to five more days of this: bliss!
The cat (Batman) , guardian of (broedplaats) “Karlo Rojc” in Pula ; with special greetings to @risataki !!
The cat, the photo of the cat & the photo of the photo of the cat!!
First evening out in Pula: cakes at “poslastičarnica” Charlie, dinner at menza/ cantina; lilacs & harbor at sunset; and rasterred shadow…
Dinner for us, dinner for cats :)
Energetic concert by an old band from Pula: “Atomsko Sklonište” & young band “Freaktion”; invited by Irena & family
Pula Aquarium, part 1: turtles all the way down! I like turtles! 🐢🐢🐢
Pula Aquarium, part 2 : Medusa / Kwall / jellyfish
Pula Aquarium, part 3: Fishes
Pula Aquarium, part 4: octopuses & chameleons
Very productive morning: coordinated CSA sharing, got help to fix the bike tire for the boyz, booked trip & hotel for the first leg of the return trip… the end of vacation is nearing…
Graffiti Art @ Karlo Rojc
Last day in Pula, last swim in the sea on this vacation!
NightJet to Amsterdam, #420… is 42 minutes late. Coincidence? I think not ;)
Last day of the trip: Ljubljana: the “cell” hostel, good food & good company: Zoran & Pupa
Last night of the trip: Austrian “postcards”, luxurious sleep-train cabin, & sunrise somewhere in Germany
Back home!!! Happy to be with my cat again!!! (& the end of this thread 🧵)
Arrived in Lika, with Nikolina & strina. New approach (“old road”), new asfalt (up to the bridge), house is still standing, there is running water, we have amazingly hot weather for end-October!
I’m so happy, I’m so grateful, I’m so surprised with the novelty & normalcy of life after years of pandemic, I’m humbled & appreciative & joyous! It’s a sunny day in Berlin!! Life is good!!!