Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Holidays, Piran & Ljubljana 2015, Science & Nature
The cave was first described in the 17th century by the pioneer of study of karst phenomena, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor.[4] In 1818, when the cave was being prepared for a visit by Francis I, the first Emperor of the Austria-Hungary, a new area of the cave was discovered accidentally by local Luka Čeč.
First tourist guide and electric lighting
In 1819, [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 9th 2016
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Piran & Ljubljana 2015
Miramare Park, which at one time had no vegetation, and has now a surface area of 22 hectares (54 acres), stands on a rocky promontory overlooking the Adriatic Sea. The site was planned and arranged by Carl Junker, according to the wishes of Archduke Maximilian who carefully followed the building of his residence. As far as [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 8th 2016
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Within the Gulf of Trieste, the Bay of Grignano is enclosed on one side by a promontory that extends northwards. Tradition has it that this was the place where, on a cold spring day in 1855, Maximilian of Hapsburg had to put ashore from a boating trip because of a sudden squall of bad weather [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 7th 2016
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I was a little bit slow off the mark this morning. Mr C left the house for work earlier than usual because he had to catch an early train to London for a meeting. The lack of movement in the house and the fact that the radio’s Breakfast Show had a different presenter than normal [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Jan 6th 2016
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13 Comments CherryPie on Jan 5th 2016
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Piran & Ljubljana 2015
The church was inspired by the Byzantine tradition and built on the plan of a Greek cross, surmounted by a light-blue coloured dome and four smaller domes in the corners. The exterior is decorated with mosaics, alternated with marble and coloured stone.
The interior is characterized by frescoes and precious paintings, together with a solid wood [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jan 4th 2016
Do not you believe that there is in us a depth so profound as to be hidden even to the one in whom it is?
Saint Augustine
16 Comments CherryPie on Jan 3rd 2016
