For whom the bell tolls in Slovenia!
'DAVID WALSH - The Scotsman'
BETWEEN Alpine splendour and Adriatic calm Slovenia’s location is as blessed as the newlyweds on its fairy-tale island, finds David Walsh.
A crowd has gathered inside the church by the time we climb the 99 steps from the boat. Nevertheless, we are ushered to the front with the eyes of the congregation tracking us as we go. In turn, each of us gingerly takes up position and pitches the suspended rope upwards before heaving it to the floor.