WEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST It is just 730am, and I have already been to the top of the mountain across from the art camp, to see the Slovene world some 4500 feet below, or as much as I could see through the cloud cover. These walks, twice a day, have become routine to life...
TUESDAY 5 AUGUST Last night, we were in bed early enough, but did not really get to sleep, because there was a loud thunderstorm, with driving rain and lightning. And it was cold. It was really a dark and stormy night… and it lasted for over three hours. Earlier, we...
SUNDAY 3 AUGUST Velika Planina (big pasture) is about 4500 feet in the clouds. We had three changes of vehicles to get to the top, and we arrived close to 3pm to a fantastic scene out of the Hobbit meets the Sound of Music, later to transform into Lord of the Rings...
SATURDAY 2 AUGUST Good morning from Slovenia! Time of writing is 6.15am. I’ve been up an hour, sorting through some images to show my last 24 hours. Arrived safely yesterday afternoon, and spent the night with colleagues from Slovenia and Croatia. This morning we...
FRIDAY 1 AUGUST I am writing this in Madrid airport, while waiting to board my flight to Barcelona. I have not quite recovered from yesterday’s visit to the Sofia Museum. Good thing I had a big breakfast, and was wearing my sneakers. The building is at the end of a...
THURSDAY 31 JULY Arrived Madrid just after 5pm yesterday, so that would be noon Grenada time… The BA flight from Heathrow was great – only 2.5hours but we were feted with ‘oak smoked ham and mature cheddar cheese flatbread sandwich’ and a red wine from Madrid. Regret...