between the lands

Jessica and Andrew’s travel journal

Mushrooms, Squat Blocks, and Alpine Cheese - Slovenia0

Posted by Jessica in balkans, SLOVENIA (January 14, 2008 at 7:27 pm)

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Slovenia - the last country before we re-enter Italy and complete the circle. And it is a beauty!
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First we go to Liboje (lee-bo-yay), to visit Andrew’s friend James. He’s been ‘hiding out’ in this teensy tiny town for a few years now.
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It is surrounded by mountains, green pastures, endless skies, and a few townsfolk. Very few. We took a gorgeous hike to a hilltop looking out over the valley.
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James turned out to be a GREAT cook, making home-made apple pie and an amazing mushroom soup from the fresh mushrooms his friend and neighbor had picked that day. I still dream about that soup…
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Liboje was a nice, chill spot to (more…)