September 19 - Skofja Loka tour with lunch - Saturday

Our last day touring Slovenia was spent visiting the medieval town of Skofja Loka. On the way, Tina showed us the town and apartments where she grew up.  We also went passed the area where her grandparents lived.

Once we arrived at the Skofja Loka area, she took us to a farmers market.  There were various types of vendors, from bakery items to fish, cheeses, and meat.  It was fun looking around, and I bought some Potica (Slovenian nut roll) to share with our friends in Germany, as they may not have had it before.

We then walked across the street to the little medieval town.  We started with a tour of the castle given by a lady with bright red lipstick, short red skirt, and red high heels.  The tour was interesting, as they had various wood furniture in the castle, and some of it was very intriguing.  Once the tour ended, we shopped in the little village.  It had to be done quickly, as the retail stores closed around noon.  We happened to see a wedding couple with a photographer as we were strolling the streets.

We then traveled to Krizna Gora to have lunch in a family type restaurant.  It started with an appetizer of cheese and liver pate, then soup, then a large roast beef entree, and then a delicious desert.  We were surprised with the quantity of food, as we would be having our farewell dinner later in the evening.  We noticed that everyone's portions were huge.  A table next to us had a platter that looked like Pot Roast with all the vegetables.  From there we went back to the hotel to rest before dinner.

The farewell dinner was at Gostilna Murka in Bled.  It too was very filling.  It was nice to chat with most everyone.  We ventured back to the hotel, where we said our goodbyes to the various people we had met during the week.  We were leaving the hotel the next morning at 5:20am, so none of them would be up to see up off.  We also bid farewell to Nora and Pam, as then were heading to Venice on Sunday to start a Kompas tour of Italy for their second week.

This Slovenia tour was excellent.  I would recommend it!