There is a new museum in
Ljubljana called Muzej Iluzij (Museum of Illusions). It is exactly what the name implies: a series of exhibits that mess with your mind
along with explanations for how they mess with your mind. The coolest was a tunnel that you walked
through while a light pattern on the tunnel walls spun around – it was
impossible to do it without losing your balance! See if you can figure out the pics below…
Slovenia is cave country, and
its most popular caves collectively attract over one million visitors each
year. Last Sunday, we chose the less popular
Križna Jama
to explore, which is about an hour south of Ljubljana. The cave is quite a bit more rugged than the
caves at Postojna and Škocjan
(no lights, stairs,
railings, signs), so it was just us, our flashlights, a tour guide, and a big
hole in the ground. We learned that back
in the day, bears that weighed as much as one ton (!) lived in the cave and
found their way around solely by sense of smell, and we learned that of the
forty-five species that live in the cave now, only two live out of the water. We also took a small raft across one of the forty-five
underground lakes in the cave and found out the true meaning of total darkness
when the guide had all of us turn off our flashlights (it was a bit unnerving
to say the least). All in all, a very
cool experience.
We are back in Slovenia for a 7th
time, catching up with friends and ice cream cones at one of our favorites, the Trubar Cafe. And now that my class is finished, catching
up on blog posts too. Stay tuned.
