Blogs from Bled, Upper Carniola, Slovenia, Europe - page 2

http://www.heygo.com 9th February - Bled - Slovenia Another visit to Lake Bled, today we are walking along the lakeside pathway to St.Martin’s Parish church. Bled consists of 5 villages so there is no Central Square. As we walked along the pathway Neza, our guide told stories how she swims in the lake most days in the summer months, the rowing competitions that take place along the canoe corridor on the lake and details of the lake itself. The lake’s deepest point is 30 m and its average annual temperature is 12 °C, reaching up to 25 ° C in July. there are several species of predator fish swimming in the lake and amongst them, some really old, big, giant fish. We heard about Max, a Catfish of more than 8 feet in length but sadly it ... read more

We awoke to a rather chilly morning in Kranjska Gora; our windscreen was covered in ice! After defrosting the windscreen / washing the ice away we set off towards Vintgar Gorge. The drive to Vintgar Gorge took about 40 minutes. After leaving the freeway and driving uphill for a while we ended up on a narrow road, which seems to be typical of the approach to tourist attractions in Slovenia! Eventually we reached the car park, paid our 5 euro parking fee and headed off to buy our 11 euro per person tickets for the Gorge. Vintgar Gorge is a 1.6km long gorge close to Bled. It’s one of the more popular tourist attractions in Slovenia, for good reason. We’d read that it gets really busy so to arrive early, but assumed that was only during ... read more

Day 31 : Sunday 6 October 2019 : San Candido to Lake Bled We’re sad to leave this beautiful countryside but it’s time to make our way to Lake Bled, Slovenia. Had our own carriage in the train, felt like Harry Potter. This is the first time we’ve had to take a taxi (€18) from the train to our accommodation, but it was easier and so much quicker. Accommodation wasn't as great as some of the amazing places we have stayed, still clean and neat. Took a walk into town and around the Lake to the Castle Bled. Lovely castle (€11 pp). Stunning views. Nice place. Bought some pasta and had dinner in. Booking.com Apartments Maja €75 pn. Walked 9kms or 15000 steps and 47 floors. CC €23 Cash €368 (inc €350 cash to accomm)... read more

Best sleep of the holiday:check, first cup of proper tea in a week :check, opening the lounge curtains and seeing lake Bled:check cuddling Seth on the sofa for an hour looking out into the lake:check. I'm definitely going to cry when we leave here! The morning yesterday was time for a ride on the tourist train to bled Town (it goes right past the door, I cannot over emphasise how much this is the best apartment in the world) and a trip first, to pub bled! More great views (totally unappreciated by Seth who decided pretending to be Dr elephant the dentist from Peppa with a leaflet as a mask was a far better way to spend the time) and a light snack and drink and then an explore. Despite having visited pub bleds toilets twice ... read more

Dies hier ist tatsächlich mein erster Blog aus Europa in 10 Jahren Travelblog. Bisher waren mir die Trips nach Italien, Frankreich oder Spanien irgendwie nie spannend genug, hatte ich immer das Gefühl, dass es da nicht so viel zu erzählen und erinnern gibt außer weinseligen Abenden und Strandbildern. Warum also jetzt? Ich glaube weil für mich das "alte Jugoslawien" irgendwie immer noch nach Abenteuer riecht, auch wenn es zu einem großen Teil doch schon lange zu Europa, ja sogar zu einem nicht unerheblichen Teil zur EU gehört. Aber die immer noch erschreckend lebendige Geschichte der Region (zum Beispiel in Form der Landminen in Bosnien und Herzegowina oder dem aktuellen Konflikt in Albanien), die Andersartigkeit von Land und Leuten und die Hoffnung, hier noch ein paar unverfälschte, noch nicht vom Massentourismus ‚versaute‘ Orte zu finden, überwiegen. Vier ... read more