i feel sLOVEnia

from poland i returned to copenhagen for the night only to hop back onto a plane the next morning to see my family in slovenia!!

mama's pastries and potica

as the plane landed amongst the majestic mountains it was beautiful sight to see after the months of complete flatness i've been surrounded by for so long. i met up with my parents at the airport and together drove back to my grandparent's house in ribnica. my last visit to slovenia was over a year ago, so it was so nice to be back and begin enjoying the trip without having to worry about any trace of jet lag!

a blessed basket

unfortunately, i only got a small taste of the mountains and hills that surround our house that i'll have to carry with me in my mind until i return - it was gray and rainy the next day and until i left. nevertheless, it was great to relax with the fam and fill up on all of my mama's homemade meals and goodies. while hiking up sv. ana, the mountain behind our house, with my dad was on my list of activities while in ribnica, the weather proved too much of an inconvenience to do so. but i did have a great time lounging and got a fair bit of tradition into the trip as well. seeing as it was easter sunday while i was there, mama, and my sister, katarina, dyed eggs. afterwards they, mami and i went to church on saturday where there is a special service for the blessing of the eggs. everyone in the village brings their straw baskets filled with eggs and other easter food to be blessed. it was adorable seeing some of the little kids waddle in with their mini baskets filled with little chocolate eggs.

another highlight of the trip was a visit to a restaurant, (gostilna) pri kuklju that served an absolutely delicious traditional slovenian meal of mushroom soup, štruklji (breaded dumplings), and pork medallions.

mama, me, katarina and ata

oči, mami and me!

after easter sunday mass where the church's stone floor nearly froze all our toes, we returned to mama and ata's house for an easter meal that would keep us filled as we all packed and prepared for our return to copenhagen together!