Road Trip Slovenia 4 Mercury Mine

 The cool thing about mercury is that it’s heavier than lead! It’s cool watching a lead ball bounce around in a jar of liquid mercury like it’s a ping pong ball in a beer-filled solo cup.

After the dark and cold mine, it was time for lunch in the sun.

“What’s your local specialty?” I asked the waiter.

“Žlikrofi,” he replied instantly. That was settled — I had to try it. I was given a plate of tortellini-like pasta stuffed with mashed potatoes and “animal fat” (pork in this case) and topped with a truffle and cream sauce. SO good, but definitely not the healthiest thing!

Adventurous Kate  (to be continued)