MetalDays 2014

Another metal festival in Tolmin through. The festival was from Sunday 20th to Saturday 26th of July. This year visited MetalDays around 12.000 people, which is more than in town Tolmin.

So I had to go to hill Bučenica where is great lookout to town Tolmin and surroundings.

The Soča river

Sunday, 20.7.14


Again sunny Sunday. So we decided to take mini rafts and go down the river bed of Soča.

The Soča (Slovene) or Isonzo (Italian) is a 138 km (86 mi) long river that flows through western Slovenia (96 kilometres or 60 miles) and northeastern Italy (43 kilometres or 27 miles).

Due to its emerald-green water, the river is marketed as "The Emerald Beauty." It is said to be one of the rare rivers in the world that retain such a colour throughout their length.

The Soča inspired the poet Simon Gregorčič to write his best-known poem Soči (To the Soca), one of the masterpieces of Slovene poetry. 

This region served as a location for the 2008 Disney film Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.^[8]

The Soča is also well known for its unique trout species Salmo marmoratus (known as the marble trout), which lives in the upper course of the crystal-clear river. This species is endangered due to the introduction of other non-indigenous trout species sometime between World War I and World War II.

And off we went. :) 

On the riverbed Kamno - Tolmin are located few rapids and a lot of calm flow.

After 2,5h on the river we went to Bar Labrca to eat lunch. On the picture below is plate for two, called Tminski grof (the Tolmin count).

Rafting on Soča is a must do when you are in Soča valley.

Roadtrip to Jezero Predel / Lago del Predil / Lake Predil / See Predil

Sunday, 22.6.2014

We decided to take a quick road trip. The road took through Kobarid, Bovec to pass Predil (Predel).
There you can relax by the Lake Predil. Gorgeous lake with an island near the shore.

Then we went through beautiful landscape, passing Travisio (Trbiž) back to slovenian side. Near Kranjska Gora is Lake Jasna with "famous" capricorn. Of course I had to take a photo with it :) .

We continued roadtrip to pass Vršič. In the middle of the ascent to the pass stands russian chapel.

 

Almost in the bottom of descent from the pass Vršič stands statue, depicted Julius Kugy. He is turned towards Jalovec, which was his favourite mountain.

We finished our road trip in 6 hours which was quite fast. :)

Till next roadtrip. :D