Up to Planina Kuhinja

Today's walk was 9.35 miles, but included 3500' of up, much of it quite steep.

Off we go, over Napoleon's bridge*

Following the "Walk of Peace"  insignia.

This area was on the front lines of the Italian/Austrian front during WW1.  Over the years the locals have repurposed the war dentifrice into memorials of remembrance.

The rain of two days ago has given way to blue sky's, so we can see the mountains that surround us,

except when we're in the forest.

The church at Dreznici.

A chapel, built by Italian soldiers during WW1, while defending the high ground from the Austrians.

We made it!

* Although the bridge was built by Napoleon's army in 1750, when the Venetians got here in 1616 there was already a wooden bridge at this spot, so they tore it down.  In WW1 the Austrians blew it up to keep the Italians from getting across. Then the Italians re-built a wooden bridge, then an Iron one.

That one was partially destroyed during WW2, and restored by the Slovenians.  It's easier to just call it Napoleon's bridge.

(to be continued)