Mid-sized Mountain. Dubious Legend. Misplaced Church.
Pop Quiz: Upon hearing the name Slovenia, most people think of:
- Famed Slovene architect Jože Plečnik.
- Maribor’s Žametovka trta, the world’s oldest known grape-producing vine.
- Predjamski grad, the 12th Century castle built right into a karst cave.
- Nothing. Because that’s what most people know about Slovenia.
I too would likely know nothing of this European garden if not for my dear friend Damjan. My wife, wholly incapable of wasting an opportunity to make a new friend, was the one who met him first, on a day tour to a glacier in Iceland in 2001. She'd later tell me about "the guy who keeps sending me travel brochures".
