Slovenian Countryside (April 2003)

Slovenian countryside cover page.	Map of Slovenia with the star indicating Ljubljana.	Slovenian map showing Predjamski Castle, the Postojna Caves and the Lipica horse stables all to the southwest of Ljubljana.	Postcard of Predjamski grad which means "castle in front of the cave."
Photo showing the same view as the postcard. The village in front of the castle is named Predjama.	Me pointing to Predjamski Castle.	Predjamski Castle is probably the world's only castle with an integrated cave system within it.	Entrance to the stables below with a huge cave system behind them.
Dark interior chambers of Predjamski Castle.	A mannequin hanging in the torture chamber in a demonstration of how people were punished in Predjamski Castle.	Postcard showing some of the internal cave system of Predjamski Castle.	A bucolic shot of the town of Predjama as seen from Predjamski Castle.
Postcard of Postojna, where the Postojna Caves are located, which, at 20 kilometers, is the largest cave system in Slovenia.	Entrance to the Postojna Caves (these photos are from postcards since I was not allowed to take photos inside the cave).	The train inside the Postojna Cave.	View of the Russian Bridge inside the Postojna Cave.
This colorful formation is known as "the curtain."	Stalagmites inside the Postojna Cave.	Interior cavern of the Postojna Cave with stalagtites.	This formation is known as "the lace."
Proteus anguinus (human fish) lives in the waters of Postojna Cave. It is called that because of its human-like skin.	The famous stalagmite called "the Brilliant."	This formation is known as "the spaghetti."	Men with lamps on their heads in the Postojna Cave.
Postcard of Lipica where the stud farm is located and Lipizzaner horses are breed.	This cute puppy was playing fetch with a stick when I visited Lipica.	Here, the dog is chewing on the stick after catching it.	Some of the beautiful horses that are breed at Lipica.
This young girl was petting some of the Lipizzaner horses that day.