This morning we leave
Croatia and briefly head in to Slovenia, a country of outstanding natural
beauty – not least the Postojna Caves, one of the largest and most beautiful
cave systems in Europe. There i took the option to take a guided tour of some
of the 27 kilometres of intricate underground galleries and chambers, seeing
the spectacular formations that nature can create when given thousands of years
to work with. The tour is partly by foot and partly on a small electric railway
which cuts through the rocks, Indiana Jones style!
These caves were discovered in 1818 and were opened to the public in 1819. They are 20km long and at the deepest point 150m deep. They are consistently at 8 degrees and the stelemites/ stelatites grow 1cm every 100 years depending on the amount of water. Their is also approximately 100 species of living organisms (spiders, bugs and salamanders). The colour difference in the below picture is because of iron in soil.
These caves were discovered in 1818 and were opened to the public in 1819. They are 20km long and at the deepest point 150m deep. They are consistently at 8 degrees and the stelemites/ stelatites grow 1cm every 100 years depending on the amount of water. Their is also approximately 100 species of living organisms (spiders, bugs and salamanders). The colour difference in the below picture is because of iron in soil.
Then we headed back into Italy to
Venice! Earlier this morning I found out at my cousin Aimee and her partner
Peter where is Venice too! I let them know before leaving where I was staying
and was fully prepared when I got to my accommodation to get a taxi to see them
but there she was when I got off. I couldn't believe it!!
Nite Cherie
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