Woolly says – I sat enjoying the air conditioning on the bus for the hour and a half trip from the Slovenian capital to the unique town of Bled, I imparted my great knowledge to an enthralled Jo, who was gazing at the scenery passing by. Enthralled hmmm maybe trancelike would be nearer the mark! Woolly says - Bled has had residents since Mesolithic times, which makes it older than me! The name was first mentioned in 1004 when the German King Henry II ceded ownership of the area to Albuin, Bishop of Brixen. The area became famous for the water’s healing properties as well as a retreat for the wealthy, Josip Broz Tito the ruler of Yugoslavia built his summer residence there in 1947. Having seen pictures I knew that the area was now most
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