Thursday Doors, 1/11/18: Mekinje & Kamnik

Today’s entry takes us to the August day on which injections and doors were shot to ease the pain. And since it’s November 1st, there must be a cemetery too.

When I was in Slovenia for the summer, mother and I drove for half an hour to Kamnik and continued to Mekinje, a small town where our foot doctor happens to live.

After each getting a paaaainful shot in the foot – which might or might not be a cortisone shot (I only know this expression from films, he mentioned crystal medicine) – I drove to where it said Convent, on purpose, some would think to pray but it was for the doors.

It is a huge Ursuline convent with a little cemetery in front and some lovely doors. The doctor told us that the pain might last for a few days and we better get something for it, so we were not in the mood to explore, even though most of the previous pain was gone immediately after the shot.

On our way back we drove through Kamnik, which feels like an amusement park ride. The last four photos I took after stopping on the pavement by the road. When I looked up, I saw that the car was right in front of a pharmacy. I took that as a sign and got us some antipain meds. The pain in the foot was nothing to blog about, but I had the pills for when I hit a nerve in my back two days later… Ah, the joys of middle age.

At 7.30 I was reminded that I am no longer in Tuscany. The sun takes some time, but you also travel much quicker.

One hour later we were going back from the doctor already. Ah, the joys of private healthcare.

The Ursuline convent in Mekinje.

The first door.

Just as an illustration. My camera didn’t wish to focus.

I can imagine that today it’s full of candles. Slovenians are the candle-lighting kings. This cemetery has a candle-procuring machine.

A little chapel and its doors.

The top of the chapel.

The kind of reflection photo that I like to take. Fusion to the aid.

This quite big moth chose this cemetery as a resting place.

A holy door.

A hidden door.

A curvy door.

All three doors together.

The door in the green with the view of Mekinje village (I presume).

Goodbye, convent. Thank you for the doors.

The drive through Kamnik.

Only one door photo of many potential ones.

Look at that road! Kamnik.

And this was the pharmacy. I know, it’s a window.

For Norm Frampton’s Thursday Doors challenge.