Crossroads of Decisions (or a trip to Županova Jama)

I honestly believe in alternate realities. Wait, don’t call the shrink yet. Hear me out. While I have no comprehension of the physics of alternate realities, different dimension and such, I firmly believe that there are alternate Dominiks out there. Every important decision I made in my life, I believe sent me on a life course that is forever different than the course I would be on if I chose differently. I don’t believe that every decision in our lives creates such an important deviation in our fates – meaning deciding to wipe my butt with my right hand instead of with my left does not mean the difference from me being a millionaire or a bump hackling for change at the corner of Čopova street. However, every now and then you have to make a decision that altered the course of my life, and I could feel that change the moment I made the decision. Like the decision to submit to relentless wooing of my wife and start dating her (the direct repercussion of that decision is that I am bald now because I have kids); or like the decision to quit my job at the ministry of Finance 8 years ago that sent us all on an unimaginable ride across Europe and what turned out to be the best time of my life. Or when I decided to tell a kid from our apartment building that it is not OK to press all the buttons in the elevator and that sent his mum on a mono-screaming match, where every word that came out of her was louder than the previous one. While I am not sure about the last example, the important crossroads in our lives are real, and the choices we make show us the reality that is our lives. Any other choice in those few important moments would make us different people.

This Saturday we made a decision that was definitely NOT one of those time, a choice to visit Županova (Mayor’s) cave in Grosuplje, which is town near Ljubljana. Nothing to bend dimensions or create alternate realities – but pleasant, nonetheless. It is a beautiful cave, the biggest in the central Slovenian region, that has been long neglected and damaged by locals who used it for drinking sessions and stalactite target practice. Now the cave is protected and looked after – the effort has led to extensive measures which include interior lighting and reinforced paths to help tourists of all ages enjoy the cave. This of course makes it an easy visit, however takes a lot of fun and adventure out of visiting a cave like this. Also it destroys the cave with all the human interventions, however this sarcastically helps draw in more tourists and keeps the preservation efforts alive. In summary, I had a very nice time visiting the cave and would recommend it to anybody who wishes to see more than just Postojnska cave. Also it takes about an hour and a half to see the whole 7 cave rooms, cave halls, hallrooms, cavhallrooms or whatever they are called, so it is doable with small kids and appropriate for elders. Enjoy the pictures…