Sljeme Peak

We are so thankful to have a car for excursions! Most places we have stayed were just fine on foot or with buses, but the car has allowed us to see places a bit further away and easier with littles.

We rode a gondola to the top of Sljeme Peak inside Medvednica reserve area just at the edge of Zagreb. This was the longest gondola ride I have been on. We just kept going up and up and up. I think it lasted nearly twenty minutes. The girls thoroughly enjoyed seeing the forest from this height. Once we reached the top, we felt as if we could see forever. There had seemed to be so much city before, but from this distance it looked like a sea of green. So many types of trees and we even spotted a deer.

We hiked around a little and grabbed a snack. Then we played on this hill that is a ski slope in the winter, so it was quite steep. The girls successfully ran down it multiple times without face planting. Demi and I raced up it once. Let's just say if there was a bear, I would have been eaten. Ha ha!

I grabbed Addy for a photo in the plush green grass, but should have thought it through a little more. A few moments before we had been watching these bumble bees fly all around in the grass buzzing from flower to flower. Well, I took the photo and then felt a sting and burn on my back. It has been a while since I have been stung by a bee. Take my advice and don't lay on bees. It might make them mad. That burn kept building! Ouch! Luckily, it was a short lived pain and I am glad it got me instead of Adalynn.

Before we headed back down, we ate a quick bite with a gorgeous view of the miles of mountains. The girls were tuckered by the end of our day, but mustered enough energy to climb some bears.

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