Blogs from Bled, Upper Carniola, Slovenia, Europe - page 12

After a good night sleep and some home cooking we decided to head straight off to Lake Bled as we were craving something different from the cities. We arrived at the station and was collected along with an Aussie couple by our hostel and give the guide tour almost. We also breath taking views of the Alps and got very excited about our day in the Lake. We got to our hostel had a drink and partially ran to the Lake. It was breathtakingly beautiful. All the trees are impossibly green and the water was a perfect shade of blue. We started a walk around the Lake, but as we got exactly half way the heavens opened and me and Stu got drenched! So after find the cash point game we headed to the bus stop ... read more

Dag allemaal, we zijn in Bled vertrokken in de stromende regen, maar vanuit bled gaat de bus stroomopwaarts langs de Sava righting het meer van Bohinj. Eenmaal in Ribceb Laz aangekomen was de toeristische dienst wat vaag, maar ze hebben ons netjes bij ons appartementje (ongeveer elke huis heeft hier extra kamers) afgezet, waar we werden opgewacht door een vriendelijk sloveens weduwtje die ons wat bij praatte met wat thee en koekjes. Het werd toen gelukkig wat droger, dus wij maakten ons klaar voor de eerste wandeling hier. Ons doel was de Slap Savica, de waterval en de bron van de Sava die uitkomt op het meer (en uiteindelijk ook in Bled, Ljubljana, Zagreb en Belgrado). De tocht wordt aangeraden met een boottocht over het meer, maar omdat het ons beter uitkwam zijn we te voet ... read more

Hello, So, we're in Slovenia right now. Ooooooooooooo, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! This is really the first part of the uncharted territory of this trip. We left Munich at the crack of dawn and hopped on the train to Slovenia. The seats were all reserved so we made good use of the available space in the luggage compartment. We hadn't left Bavaria before a random guy approached us and asked to see our passports. Now, we've heard about people stealing passports or looking for bribes, so both of us were a little worried by now. We asked why, and then he showed us his ideantification (id card and handgun) and said he was with the bavarian police and he was looking for drugs. We reluctantly handed over our passports and waited. He was then joined by his three buddies. ... read more

Today I went to Lake Bled, a beautiful lake up by the Julian Alps. It was a bit of a challenge finding the right freeway, but with the help of a nice lady out to walk her dog, I was pointed in the right direction. The guidebook said to follow the signs for Bled, which would have been easy if there were any. Here, the signs pointed to another town. It would be like looking for a sign to Vancouver, BC while in Portland; you would have to follow the signs to Olympia and Seattle and then there would be signs for Vancouver. All was well though. It was misty, cold, grey, rainy, but beautiful at the Lake. I walked around, climbed up a big hill to tour a castle. Up there, they have a printing ... read more

As always, we started the day out with breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast we boarded the bus, bound for various sites in the Alpine region. Lorie wasn’t feeling well, so she stayed in Bled. Our first stop was Skofja Loka, Slovenia’s oldest city. We strolled along 800 year old streets, layered with cobblestones. After reaching the highest point in the city, we toured the museum and castle. Portions of the castles have been restored through the years, most notably by Joze Plecknik, Slovenia’s most important Architect. We continued our tour by stopping at the Elan Factory outlet. We shopped briefly then continued on to Bohinj. We had a late, light lunch at Restavracija Zlatovcica (the size of our group apparently overwhelmed the very lightly staffed restaurant). After lunch, we strolled around Lake Bohinj - Slovenia’s ... read more