Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Our first time on the slopes! |
The weekend before last we (Scott, my sister and I) woke up in the middle of the night and headed down the winding country lanes to Bristol Airport to catch our flight to Salzburg. Unfortunately we didn't quite make it straight there as due to a technical fault with our Aeroplanes' hydraulics, we landed in Milan Airport. Five hours later we got back on board and made our way to Salzburg...it was a rather bumpy landing through thick cloud and once landed there was a round of applause!
It was dark when we arrived in Salzburg city centre and we had missed the last train to Jesenice so decided to stay in Salzburg for the night, on the top floor of Hotel Europa, which had amazing views of the city.
We woke in time to catch the first train to Jesenice. It was cold and about to get much colder.
The train journey was the prettiest we have been on, with thick snow on the fields, icicles hanging from the rocks and frosted white tree tops. We were glued to the windows watching the landscape change. At times we were above the clouds!
We finally arrived at Jesenice and made our way by bus to our final destination, Kranjska Gora.
From the moment we arrived we were amazed at how beautiful the village was. The slopes were ideal for beginners and we loved being out in the snow every day.
A highlight of our trip was a walk through the Tamar Valley to see the Olympic Planica Ski Jumps. When we told our hotel owner that we were going on a walk to the jumps she quickly grabbed her keys and offered to drive us there...she dropped us off at the local village and told us it was -12 degrees. For a moment we felt stranded but were soon overwhelmed by the beautiful landscape, it was like something out of Narnia.
Milan Airport
A train journey through Austria to Slovenia
Our hotel
The village of Kranjska Gora
Night Skiing & Snowboarding (Scott on the right)
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I took the camera up the ski lift with me....tricky!
Planica, Olympic Ski Jump
A wooden cabin at the top of the valley. Where we drank strong coffee and Mountain flower tea.
A 12 mile walk through the Tamar Valley in -12 degrees. A winter wonderland, one of the most beautiful walks we have ever been on!
The snow squeeked underfoot, I love the sound of walking on fresh snow.
All the farms had these, used for storing and drying logs.
The plan was for us all to make snow angels, but we let Cathy go first!
Walking back across snowy fields to the nearest village to catch a bus back to Kranjska Gora
On the last day we went for a walk in the early morning, just a mile from our hotel, towards the mountain in search of a lake. It was frozen over, but the light was beautiful that morning, the snow and trees glistened!
The last photo of the trip; The church spire looking through the village, a view we passed every morning on the way to the slopes, which were only metres away from our hotel!
We miss the snow, the slopes and the mountains and I think we have caught the bug for skiing and snowboarding!
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