Wednesday 12th June
We had a little rain overnight but nothing to dampen
our spirits too much.
By morning it was brilliant warm sunshine again. Actually it was a relief to cool things down a bit.
Our parking spot in Stainz turned out to be very
peaceful and we awoke to views of the monastery lit by the morning sun.
Thoughts had been given to venturing into Zagreb as it`s on our route and I think it`s a city well worth a visit, but to be honest it`s just too hot to venture into a city again, Louis hates it and I don`t think we can be bothered trailing around a city in the heat.
We set off for not a very long drive, only about 80
miles, but quite a long one using winding roads out if Austria and over a small
mountain range to the border into Slovenia where we followed the river Savinja
through a beautiful wooded valley.
Slovenia is a very
beautiful and under rated country with very friendly people. The land is green
and lush and there seems to be lots of agriculture and light industry.
The border crossing was unmanned and decidedly scruffy
and unkept, only occupied by a few lorries parked up for a rest.
Unfortunately all attempts to get a refund on this Go
Box failed, I stopped at several garages to ask and all shrugged but were
unable to tell me how to get the refund.
It leaves me wondering why we bought the thing ?
Nobody knew we had it, nobody asked to see it, we could have driven around all
week without it ! But I suppose it's the law and a spot check would have
resulted in a hearty fine.
I think return it can be done by post so I'll have to look
into that.
Today we went into Novo Mesto which is a pretty town
on the river Krka.
We had a walk around town and an ice-cream at a cafe
and then onto our parking spot for tonight.
It seems this town too has had a chequered past, it
too was invaded by the Turks and the Hungarians in the past on their way to Vienna to invade that.
They destroyed the town, locals rebuilt it, then the
French came and destroyed it again !
The campsite is run by a local private hotel who have a separate area with very
good camping, a couple of holiday let's and a nice view over the countryside.
There`s a young couple on the campsite that have driven all the way from China in a Skoda Octavia towing a caravan with two young children about four and two !!!
What a long journey that is, and I thought we`d come a long way.
Unfortunately the car has suffered some damage, not sure how but it`s looking a bit beaten up at the moment, hope they can get it fixed.
Tonight we're just going to relax and enjoy the
sunshine, it's been hot again today and looks likely to continue.
Next to the campsite is a run down large building
that looks like it`s had a very interesting past. I walked around the grounds
and took some photos, below.
When I see the owner next I`ll ask him what the
storey is.
Tomorrow we'll head for Croatia.
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| Novo Mesto Town |
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| Novo Mesto Town |
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| Novo Mesto Town |
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| Novo Mesto Town |
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| Novo Mesto River Krka |
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| Novo Mesto River Krka |
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| Novo Mesto Town |
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| Novo Mesto Town Hall |
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| The building next to the campsite |
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| The building next to the campsite |
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| It has a well..... |
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| A large old tree..... |
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| A lilly pond..... |
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| Our campsite for tonight |
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The route from Stainz to Novo Mesto
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