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Slovenia 3 - a day in Bled, an ice cream and a meal out
Published: May 1st 2013Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Bled
May 1st 2013
Nearly a week of our travels have gone and Suzy finds herself at rest in Camping Bled for another day. We have a spacious site and the site is only partially filled but then it is still early in the season and the visitors few and far between. Some Brits turned up opposite us but as they are in convoy with another set of Brits we did nothing more than say hello to them all. Polish Bikers arrived on their growling sit up and beg bikes and set up their noisy camp further up from us. Birds sang and we were woken by the sound of woodpeckers in the trees and cuckoos calling out to each other. Mistletoe clung to the trees. Alongside the campsite was a dried up stream which in winter would have been ... read more
Slovenia 4 - the drive from Bled to Ljubljana
Published: May 1st 2013Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Ljubljana
May 1st 2013
We woke early again to the woodpeckers and the cuckoos. Suzy was unhooked and our goodbyes were said to Lake Bled. It has been a good site and the weather had picked up so all is well with the world. Our plan for today is to travel from Lake Bled to our stop for the night at the Ljubljana Resort site just about 3 miles out of the town. There is a good bus service so hopefully we will be able to get into the city and do some sightseeing. The journey was relatively a short one just over an hour. We left our leaving until quite late and paid up for our two nights stay. And waved goodbye to our Polish neighbours. We never did find out where they were heading to. The roads were ... read more
Slovenia 5 - The dragon bridge, the Co-op building and a pizza lunch
Published: May 2nd 2013Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Ljubljana
May 1st 2013
Suzy is parked up for the night in the Ljubljana resort site just three miles out of town. An interesting night - gunshots or at least they sounded like gunshots, ambulance or police sirens - it was hard to tell what they were and finally the bells ringing out the hours from the cities churches. A bit of a change from last nights cuckoos and woodpeckers. The site has filled up with quite a number of solo motorbikers and strange combinations of three people to a tent. Two lads and one girl. We wonder what the arrangement must be. It turned out another lovely hot day with the sun beating down upon us. We headed off after breakfast for the bus which left from the small pull in opposite the camp site. We had paid up ... read more
Slovenia 2 - we have arrived and it's stopped raining
Published: April 30th 2013Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Bled
April 30th 2013
Today we finally arrived at Lake Bled and Suzy is sitting on Camping Bled in Slovenia. We arrived at Bled town after driving down some very narrow and potholed roads along the way . The road looked more like patchwork with patches of black tarmac repairs filling in all the holes. We couldn’t believe we were on a main road and wondered what the B roads looked like if this was the equivalent of an A road. Not much European money being spent in this part of the world. The twisty road was wide enough for Suzy and it made for an interesting route. We passed through the picturesque national park which is popular with walkers and serious hikers and passed by tiny villages along the way. Strange drying racks lined the fields and large bright ... read more
April 20th 2013
Laskeuduttiin satumaahan. Lieköhän koskaan ollut jo koneen ikkunasta sellaiset maisemat, että tekee mieli hypätä suoraan polulle. Maa on aivan uskomattoman vihreä! Lentokentän vieressä kohosi lumihuippuiset vuoret, ilma muutenkin jo hyvin pitkälle edenneen keväinen (eilen illalla asteita +15, tänään +20). Illalla lentokentältä Ljubljanan keskustaan matkasimme halvimmalla vaihtoehdolla, eli bussilla (4.10 €). Saumatonta yhteistyötä teimme majapaikkojamme etsiessä, Tarja näki lukea kaukaa kadunnimet ja minä läheltä karttaa. Yllätykseksi huomasimme varanneemme kumpikin majoituksen samalta kadulta, lähestulkoon toistemme vierestä! Olen nyt toista iltaa kymmenen hengen sekadormissa. Mukavia ihmisiä täällä. Kielimuuria on moukaroitu oikein urakalla, eiköhän se ala tästä taas harjoituksen myötä murtua. Ljubljana on nätti pieni pääkaupunki, asukkaita... read more
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January 10th 2013
We took a break from skiing in Rauris and headed south into Slovenia. The roads were clear and so we took the back blocks. Without really planning it, we ended up a dead-end valley where the only path through the mountains was via a rail motor. The car was loaded onto a carriage and passengers off-loaded into carriages. Great scenary, though I was constantly concerned whether I had secured the handbrake. My imagination ran wild, and of course all was fine. Into Slovenia through the frontier, and somehow we missed the instruction that said get a permit to drive on the roads. Careering confidently down the highway towards Bled, our car was joined by two quasi-military looking vans. They followed us for perhaps a kilometer when they turned on the persuit lights and directed me into ... read more
Wintery Christmas get away
Published: December 29th 2012Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Ljubljana
December 25th 2012
It was an early start to our Wintery Christmas get away. By 5.30am we were zipping along the quiet London streets towards Stanstead. Remind me never to go to Standstead again, such chaos, and as we found out on the way home £22.50 each to return back to London. But this was the only way to get to Solvenia. We were travelling with Adam, Myles, Tony and Craig. A team that required a large people mover to get us around. Scott was on point driving and I managed to squeeze into the fold out seat in the back with all the luggage. Our hotel for the first night was in the heart of Ljubljana. The city only has a population of ~250k, so it had a lovely relaxed feel. It was very Chritmassy with lovely lights ... read more
November 22nd 2012
Before my trip to Europe, I was wondering which countries to visit. I had no clue what should I expect from any of them, so it wasn’t the easiest task to complete my vacation plan. One of the first countries that crossed my radar was Slovenia, which was then completely unknown to me. But hey, this trip was meant to be spontaneous, unplanned and fun, so I decided almost instantly, that my first destination in Europe will be Slovenia. I don’t regret that decision now, in fact, I’m sure I’ll visit those beautiful places again! I guess I like Slovenia because it’s not very different from New Zealand. It’s small and green, just the way I like it. Besides, Slovenia has so many gorgeous attractions, and they’re all so close together, perfect place for a visit! ... read more
October 3rd 2012
We had a choice this morning of either going to the neighbouring lake area to view a waterfall or go back early to Ljubljana. We chose the later as the boys were keen to ride abound the city on bikes. To that end we zoomed down the motorway at 130km/hr and were back in town by lunchtime. We returned the car to the ATET office and got a taxi ( a BMW which impressed Dion) to our new hotel called the Adora. This came with rave reviews on the Internet and so we were interested to see if lived up to its hype. It was on the southern side of the river and very near the Ljubljana castle. It was quite small with only a dozen rooms. It was run by a young staff and very ... read more
Vitner Gorge and trip to Austria
Published: October 5th 2012Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » BledOctober 2nd 2012
Just to the north of our village is Vitner Gorge. The river is probably 40 metres from the top of the gorge and there is a walkway that criss-crosses the river. The spray from the cascading water filled the air. The walk went for about 2 kms. The water was extremely clear and quite a few fish could be seen. Bled is only about 35 minutes from Austria. It was too good an opportunity not to cross the border for the boys. So after returning to the entrance to the gorge we drove drove on a country road north to the motorway that runs from Ljubljana into Austria. The motorway itself is a two lane each way dual carriageway with a 130km/hr speed limit. It has a 7km tunnel under the mountains which pops out into ... read more
