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Mar 2, 2019 10:05:19   #
sbohne
 
While Twix might very well be for kids, I believe you were looking for TRIX: "Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids!"

Malaprop aside, the pix are great. Thanx for sharing.

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Mar 2, 2019 10:27:34   #
Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida
 
Great presentation and those pastries look so good.

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Mar 2, 2019 10:33:15   #
Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas
 
Very good series, Frjack.

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Mar 2, 2019 10:41:18   #
merrytexan Loc: georgia
 
frjack wrote:
It is 2 AM in Ljubljana as I write this. All in all I would rather be there at the moment rather than in Boston (awaiting snow tonight). The Carnival parade kicks off at 11 AM. The center of town will be packed with people. Parking will be even more of a nightmare than it usually is.

The celebration is held the Saturday before Ash Wednesday (which is in five days). It is a delightful exhibit of folk customs, some music, and many groups of children parading in costume. When I was there two years ago I was out for about 5 hours shooting. Perfect weather that was cool but not cold, brilliantly sunny, and no wind. It would take very little for me to shout yes were my superiors to suggest that I go back. Wouldn't even be a matter of obedience, just a screaming yes, I'll go pack right now.
It is 2 AM in Ljubljana as I write this. All in a... (show quote)


Wow...great shots . I enjoyed the tour, and my mouth is watering for one of those apricot pastries!

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Mar 2, 2019 11:06:34   #
SpyderJan Loc: New Smyrna Beach. FL
 
That looks like such a fun time. Thank you for the tour.

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Mar 2, 2019 13:31:46   #
frjack Loc: Boston, MA
 
jaymatt wrote:
Father Jack, your images make me wish I were there, too, to see this celebration for myself.


Thanks for commenting. Slovenia is extraordinarily beautiful. A very hardy people who have no problem sitting outdoors in 45 degree weather drinking coffee, beer, or eating ice-cream. Did all of the above there when it was very cold. Lived in a lot of places. since finishing my training. LJ wins the prize.

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Mar 2, 2019 13:34:08   #
frjack Loc: Boston, MA
 
DragonsLady wrote:
Had to look up the word: cacaphonous. Learned something. Thanks. And your pictures are great as usual.


Thanks for commenting. The sound of those bells is mind-boggling and great fun. The idea behind kurenti is that the bells will frighten the spirits away before the kurenti arrive to do battle. The guys were good about explaining these things way back.

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Mar 2, 2019 13:36:01   #
frjack Loc: Boston, MA
 
sbohne wrote:
While Twix might very well be for kids, I believe you were looking for TRIX: "Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids!"

Malaprop aside, the pix are great. Thanx for sharing.


Thanks. I realized that. Combined Trix the candy-flavored cereal with Twix the candy. Good pickup. Trix was one of the cereals I utterly detested as a child. On the other hand Tony the Tiger was GREEEEEEAAT.

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Mar 2, 2019 13:37:09   #
frjack Loc: Boston, MA
 
Blair Shaw Jr wrote:
Great presentation and those pastries look so good.

Thanks for commenting. The krof were terrific. Poles have something similar called paczki (little hook under the c). When well-made they are as light as air and not greasy. They don't have a long shelf-life. Eat 'em fresh.

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Mar 2, 2019 13:37:46   #
frjack Loc: Boston, MA
 
Earnest Botello wrote:
Very good series, Frjack.


Thanks for commenting.

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Mar 2, 2019 13:39:42   #
frjack Loc: Boston, MA
 
merrytexan wrote:
Wow...great shots . I enjoyed the tour, and my mouth is watering for one of those apricot pastries!


My mouth will water all day thinking of them. At carnival every small bakery has a small table in front so people can purchase them easily without even going into the snow. A box contains a dozen in one row. Kind of humorous watching people carrying three or four boxes. They are tasty.

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Mar 2, 2019 13:41:49   #
frjack Loc: Boston, MA
 
SpyderJan wrote:
That looks like such a fun time. Thank you for the tour.


Thanks for commenting. It was a terrific time. Families crowded the area and seats were few and far between at cafes. Living a seven-minute walk from the action was a great advantage. Parking in LJ is ugly.

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Mar 2, 2019 18:32:20   #
PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place
 
Good set frjack!

Don

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Mar 2, 2019 18:47:53   #
frjack Loc: Boston, MA
 
PAR4DCR wrote:
Good set frjack!

Don


Thanks for commenting.

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Mar 2, 2019 19:17:12   #
srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA
 
Very nice series Jack.

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