Blogs from Bled, Upper Carniola, Slovenia, Europe - page 3

Where in the world is Gabby the motorhome? Parked up on Camping Bled wondering why the price of this campsite has risen from 15 euros and a few cents to over 34 euros in 6 years. That is inflation taken to a ridiculous degree. My comments written in their welcome book suggested that the campfees were rather over the top for what was just a bog basic campsite. I feel it probably fell on deaf ears. Haviz some eastern philosopher said " If you are not travelling and on the road how can you call yourself a guide" Well today I shall do my best to be your guide and give you an insight into a day on the road in a motorhome on a journey which took us out of Germany , into Austria and ... read more

Monday, May 28 Today we left beautiful Plitvice Lakes National Park and traveled to Opatija, which is on the coast of northern Croatia. While on the route our tour guide, Branko, pointed out an island called Krk. Someone on the bus asked him if he wanted to buy a vowel. Missing vowels everywhere! I've noticed the architecture of the buildings has changed alot and looks more Austrian. Opatija is a cute, small coastal town and was and still is the vacation spot for wealthy Eastern Europeans. I walked the waterfront promenade, Lungomare, and soon our group was on it's way to Slovenia. The border crossing into Slovenia was uneventful & this time I did get a stamp in my passport (did not get one in Montenegro), and we traveled to Postojina (poh-STOY-nah) Caves. Since the whole ... read more

The predicted rain for today eventuated, and rather than sit in our apartment and mope, we donned our raincoats, warm gear and hiking boots, and headed for Vintgar Gorge. The gorge lies four kms north west of Bled, is 1.6 kms long and was carved out by the Radovna River. The sheer canyon walls are 50 to 100 mtrs high, whilst the river has many rapids and whirlpools as it gushes through the canyon. With the rain fall over the past few days, the river was really pumping, sending mist up into the gorge. At the end of the gorge is the majestic 13 mtr Sum Falls (literally, 'noisy falls'), the largest river waterfall in Slovenia. In 1893 the gorge was equipped with wooden observation walkways and bridges, and was opened to the public on August ... read more

Having completed the walk we drove over the mountain scenic road that was super popular with cyclists and motor bikers, the views were not so special after our hike! Stayed for two nights in the town of Jessince which is near Lake Bled, on the other side of the Julian Alps. Spent a day driving and taking short walks around the area, starting with Vintgar Gorge and ending at Lake Bled. We had read that Vintgar Gorge was super touristy to the point of making a visit unpleasant. We arrived just before it opened at 8am and went straight in, the first people there, and for the hour or so it took us to walk the short 1.6km board walk from the entrance to the waterfall at the end we hardly saw anyone. It was very ... read more

Am letzten Tag meines Kurzurlaubs in Triest habe ich wieder das übliche Frühstück gehabt. Kuchen und 3 Cappuccino und danach so eine Art Quark mit Marmelade. Und etwas Saft. Danach habe ich ausgecheckt und bin los gefahren. Der Plan war, diesmal die andere Route nach Villach zu nehmen, also nicht über Udine, sondern über Ljubljana und dann vor allem am Bleder See zu Mittag zu Essen. An der Grenze zu Slovenien habe ich für 15 Tage (glaube ich) eine Vignette gekauft und wenn man die Preise in unseren Nachbarländern ansieht, erscheinen die für die geplante Maut bei uns doch etwas zu niedrig. Ich glaube, ich habe auch etwa 15 Euro dafür bezahlt und Slovenien ist ja erheblich kleiner. Aber das Geld und vielleicht eine ganze Reihe EU-Hilfen scheinen gut zu investiert zu sein, denn die Autobahnen ... read more