I'll be back

Like Arnie used to say - I'll be back (I don't say it with such a funny German accent, though). From skiing that is. I have already mentioned that I am going to the Italian Dolomites for a week in one of the previous posts.

I try to go on a skiing vacation like that every year. Besides that I often take advantage of closer skiing resorts (mostly Slovenian ones) during winter weekends. Few such weekends combined with a week in Dolomites make just enough skiing for a season. I like it but in spite of being a skiing enthusiast I could get fed up with it, if it would add up to more than 20 skiing days per season.
This winter hasn't been too generous with snow. So no fear of getting too much skiing so far.
Can't wait to start carving on those slopes with the picturesque Dolomites all around me!

My trusty old camera is of course going with me. I hope to take a bunch of nice photos. And most of all to get an overdose of skiing - hopefully without breaking anything in the process.

I'm all packed and ready to go. We are hitting the road today around noon.

Take care and check for updates in a week or so.

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Bugz life #1

I have always loved macro photography. In addition to that I have been always fascinated with bugs and all kinds of insects. I don't have any fears concerning spiders and similar little creatures.
If you put 1 and 1 together, it adds up to loads of bugs-related digital photos in my archive.

That is one of the reasons for the #1 in the title. A strange gut feeling is telling me that this is not the last time I'm posting photos like these.

During winter there are not many of them around. That is why I am posting some of my older ones.

I don't want to sound like I am missing mosquitoes on a humid summer evening. Heck no! On that subject I just say: Thanks God, it's winter. I hate those bloodsucking bitches!
In spite of that, I once tried to take a macro photo of a mosquito sucking blood from my arm. I didn't get anything but a few itchy spots. I guess I would have to create some kind of artificial environment to do it and I never got that far. Maybe next summer...

Let's cut to the chase. If arachnophobia is one of your problems, maybe you should look the other way. Don't say I didn't warn you.
I don't have a clue what are the names of these creatures. I can just tell you where the pictures were taken. The first one is from the reagion of Kornati (Croatia), the second was taken on a trip to Corsica (France), the last two were taken in Ljubljana (Slovenia).

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Lake Bled, Slovenia

In the previous post I wrote about my sledding adventure, which in the end didn't include that much sledding.

I have mentioned that we went to Vogar. What I didn't mention is that it's in the Slovenian region of Gorenjska. On our way from Ljubljana we drove past a couple of lakes - Bled and Bohinj. One part of Lake Bohinj can be visible on a photo included in the previous post.

This time we didn't have time to stop and admire the beauty of Lake Bled which is the most promoted tourist sight of Slovenia - and with a reason too. It's breathtaking. In the middle of the lake there is a church build on the only Slovenian island. On a steep cliff rising almost directly from the lake stands the oldest Slovenian castle. It was first mentioned in 1011. Even a former Yugoslav leader, Marshall Tito had a residence by the lake. In short: it's a must see.

During the last autumn me and my girlfriend took a trip there. It is a great destination for a day trip. The objectives were simple: to relax, enjoy the scenery and of course to take some picture-postcard photos.

I dare to say that all of the objectives were met. I'll let you decide about that on your own - at least about the picture-postcard part anyway. ;)

Buy a DVD video titled: Slovenia and Croatia
Buy an Exploring Horizons series DVD: Bled, Slovenia

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