We started this beautiful November 15th day with a drive to Trieste. On the way we had some unexpected detours and somehow ended up getting off of the main highway, the autostrat, and then getting back on. In short, it was an eventful morning. When we regrouped we had a scenic drive to the Miramare Castle. The name Miramare means 'ocean view' and this gives you a pretty good idea of what we saw: the sea. To be exact, we saw the glorious Adriatic Sea from the vans and the trrace of a storybook castle. The Miramare Castle was inhabited by the Belgian Princess Charlotte and her husband Maximillian of Hapsburg, future king of Mexico. Oddly, we were in an Italian castle that was occupied by a Belgian Princess and a Mexican King. Well that is Italy for you.
After our educational and scenic morning at the castle we drove over the Italian border and had lunch in Slovenia. The best part about lunch in Slovenia was discovering that there was free wifi at the cafe. Promptly everyone whipped out their i-pods and i-phones and facebooked and what-not. Finally, we drove back to the villa where we got gelato at the local gelatteria. Today was a beautiful and and educational day in Italy and Slovenia! Ciao!
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