Lake Bled

Today we visited the main attractions of Lake Bled. We walked around the lake first thing in the morning. About halfway around, we rented a rowboat to row to a small island in the middle of the lake. This picturesque little island is home to a church and cafe. It was a glorious morning.

After lunch we indulged in a slice of cream cake that is the signature dessert of the area. I'm not a big fan of whipped cream so I thought it was so-so. I think I'll stick with the ice cream.

We wrapped things up by climbing the hill to Bled castle. You can see the castle on the left-hand side of the second photo. Views of Bled and the surrounding area from this vantage point were outstanding. We could even see large fish in the lake when we looked down. If only I'd had my fishing pole and a really, really long line!

And finally, here is proof that Mr. Snootypurse did indeed accompany me on this trip. It's so hard to get pictures together when you're traveling.

Dober dan Ljubljana

We spent most of today exploring Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The first photo is taken in front of city hall where we met our walking tour. The weather was cool and drizzly, just like home. Although it would have been nicer without the rain, the cool was refreshing. The tour took us up to Ljubljana's castle that looks out over the city. We dropped our laundry off before meeting the tour. Hopefully it will be there when we go to pick it up this morning...

Jose Plecnik is the architect of much of the city and designed the triple bridge you see which is in the heart of the old town. We had sushi for dinner last night figuring we probably wouldn't see it again as we head up to Lake Bled and then into Italy.