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Bohinj panorama

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I love holidays but trying to catch back up with a whole week of your life after you get back is very hard. I’ve still not read all the blogs I normally visit, I’ve not answered any of the comments on this blog(sorry I will get round to it), I’ve still not finished processing all the holiday photos (around 1500 shots for the week) and I’ve got lots to do in my green house(things just keep growing). On top of this I have to go back to work! So today’s picture, this is a view of the whole of lake Bohinj and its surrounding mountains, starting from the left you can see the ski hotel and ski lift, right near the top of the ridge, in the valley you have the church and just to the left of it the big building is the hotel Bohinj. Photos for later in the week to come from the ski lift and the field near the church. ---------------- Now playing: INXS - Need You Tonight via FoxyTunes

Bohinj rhapsody

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God was giving land to people and as he finished he realized that he had forgotten about a small group of people, who were silent and didn't hustle like the others. Because of their modesty and patience he felt pity for them. That is why he decided to give them the most beautiful land of them all, which he had spared for himself. It's called Bohinj . This is the local legend about the place where we stayed, and it could well be true, it has got to be one of the most beautiful lands you could find. We stayed at the hotel Bohinj (pronounced Bok-hin) great hotel, very clean, great staff, but the food could have been better. Bohinj is not a town but a collection of valleys containing around 24 villages, with the lake as the focal point and what a focal point it is. The whole place is a photographers dream, glass clear water, alpine meadows teeming with wild flowers, towering mountains and deep green forests. The photo for today is of the lake and I’ve not touched it, the colour i...