Slovenia is a green country. A lot of forests, fields, and pastures but also a lot of rain.

Probably that's why is so green.

I'll show you some typical landscapes from the Western part.

It's good to change the topic from time to time and this post is just about that. To clear our mind with pure nature without monuments, big buildings, and crowded streets.

Listening birds singing and sipping the morning coffee by this pond was incomparable to busy restaurants on La Rambla street in Barcelona.

Ownes of the place where we spent five days did a great job preserving some history. The pond was a part of the mill where their ancestors were grinding corn and wheat. They keep some old equipment like this millstone.

You can still drink fresh natural water from every spring or creek in this area.

The small village high in the hills.

And another in the valley by the Soca river.

Well, here is the river and The Napoleon's bridge. Yes, even Napoleon was here. Not for long tho.

And Italians too. They like to build this kind of stuff all over the place in the First world war. The important front was running through these places. More than one million casualties.

For what purpose?

One day we finished our trip in the small town called Cerkno. In the nice family restaurant.

It was kid friendly, with a lot of playground equipment.

And also very stomach friendly.

The famous national dish called Idrijski žlikrofi. With pork chops in pepper sauce and fresh vegetables.

Never visit Cerkno or Idrija without trying this.

Here is the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idrijski_%C5%BElikrofi

Don't say beautiful tree, because is not.

We miss a turn because navigation couldn't keep the pace with sharp curves and narrow gravel roads. And we were rewarded with this masterpiece.

No sign or well-known name on the bottom.

It's a simple pillar built of stones by an unknown local farmer and overgrown by ivy.

With open eyes and mind, you can find art on every step.

Keep your eyes open, my friends. Life is short.