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Leya is asking us for the year 2018 in review and following my blog change I wish to reflect on my last year’s blog and choose some of my favourite moments, because what else are photos if not…
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See you at the movies
This will be one long last post. But the Movie part of my blog has got to go and this is its farewell. There has been only ONE post with flash film reviews on this blog, which is a shame (this one in late March). And … Continue reading See you at the movies
This is where we entered but the oldest door comes later.
Stylish. Velenje Castle.
Stylish again!
Ready-made for a movie setting.
Hi, Velenje. Can you see another castle ruin?
Mother-in-law door?
A door for those who don’t like doors (there are some!).
Pretty and well thought out.
Here it is, my door keeper. Amore is unsure whether we can enter to have a peek since it’s a museum. But we could.
500-year-old door. I think. The man at the door told us more, for example that they opened the little door to pour out the boiling oil. (Nahh… improvising.)
Another view.
A performance was getting ready.
Well kept, all of it.
An example of going into the light. Can you see it?
There it is, the best light of the castle. The man followed me, curious what I was looking for there. Probably private premises.
This door is plugged in and ready to speak.
Goodbye, Velenje. You have many similar streets.
Lovely.
I might have sneaked in through the open door to get this shot.
My travelling companions. We practised these poses for 20 minutes. (Nahhh.)
Then we went for some icecream and a stroll around town, but as we were leaving, the castle came into view as if to say goodbye. All good to you, red city, keep your people happy.
Thursday Doors, 29/11/18: Velenje Castle
Today’s doorhopping comes from the castle above Velenje, the city in Slovenia known for its socialist tradition and values. Not a bad legacy. I’m sure not everything is rosy there but the joy of the people at the recent re-election of its mayor that I … Continue reading Thursday Doors, 29/11/18: Velenje Castle
Sister’s summer fun: ričet, barley porridge, Slovenian national dish.
Potato burek for own birthday party. Be your own caterer!
And some pumpkin ones too. Burek is originally with meat only. She likes to cross borders.
Party chicken in some curry powder or what.
Then it looked like this: the buffet table laden with goodies.
Visiting friend’s idea: to make plum and apricot dumplings for the first time! Here she is modelling her very first one.
That’s how they look coated in breadcrumbs ready to be served with cinnamon and sugar dust.
Dumplings on the inside. Thank you, B.!
A lunch just for us. Grazieeee, sis! Chicken, potatoes and greens. Yum!
A quick Chinese-style lunch for us after our arrival from the coast.
There was dessert too.
And then it was pizza pizza pizza day! Look at that red!
Ham, mushrooms and cheese to come.
And rocket when served, as I love it the most. Look at that profile!
I sent her this photo and asked her if this was rice. Prosena kaša, she replied. Oatmeal? Buckwheat? I guessed. Millet, she said. So now we know.
+vegetables+meat=
Veggie-meat-millet!
I showed you this salad yet. Nothing special, garden radicchio, olives, beans, corn, carrots, tuna, but it was the yummiest yum of the summer.
Cin cin, fratella, into new victories! Rožnik above Ljubljana is a popular weekend spot. This was apple strudel with sour cherries. Oh yes.
Late lunch at Slovenian House Figovec and their lovely garden. I had ričota (barley risotto) with asparagus, sis had kranjska klobasa, Slovenian-style sausage with buckwheat dumplings (žganci) and cabbage. Buon appetito!
Lens-Artists PC: Yum for fun
Sister’s good deeds will feed us now. Because she makes cooking look like fun. Starting with her birthday party where she was her own caterer, via fruit dumplings with a visiting friend, past uncle’s favourite pizza which she makes from scratch, with several meals that she … Continue reading Lens-Artists PC: Yum for fun
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