Jun 5, 2017 - Bled

The morning starts off with uploading pictures to the blog then down for breakfast before packing up my mags and heading out to the Ljubljana Castle sure glad I have a GPS unit LOL, drove to the top of the hill and found a parking space. A walk through the castle nice, today it is overcast so was cooler checking out the castle, then it was back in the car heading to Bled a small town about 50km. Once there I am to early to check into the hotel so I head to the Bled castle on top of the hill over looking the the town, parking at the bottom...

Jun 4, 2017 - Ljubljana

Out for breakfast then back to room finished packing my bags and then good by to Robert he is heading home today, I am off to the taxi stand to get my taxi to the rental car place in center of Split, I get my car it is a new one only a few KM on it and I am off to Slovenia. It is 8:30 Sunday morning so not a lot of traffic, so able to head out of Split easy and I got a GPS unit so don,t have to try and find my way looking at street signs, LOL. I travel on the toll road a nice easy drive to almost the border of Slovenia then I am on some...

May 29, 2017 - Leaving Ljubljana (on our way home!)

Monday,May 29, 2017 Travelling Home Up at 7:30 am, shower, breakfast and packing for the flight home. We are being picked up by a taxi to take us to the airport at 11:30 am. Our flight to Frankfurt leaves at 1:25 pm. We walked down the very, very quiet streets this Monday morning. Hardly any tourists and all the residents are back at work. Very hot again. We are wearing jeans in preparation for our flights and made sure to walk in the shade. We ended up at the market which was open again - smaller than Saturday though. Eke bought a top that...

May 28, 2017 - Lazy Day in Ljubljana

Sunday, May 28, 2017 Ljubljana After a leisurely breakfast and getting ready, we walked throught the antique market. We were planning to do a guided city tour but it was getting very hot so we decided to do a river cruise instead. The cruise was an hour long and not very exciting and interesting, but rather peaceful with a little breeze which was sorely needed! Today is going to be 30 degrees Celsius. Brian was not feeling very energetic after our smoothies and cake (of course!) so he decided to go back to the room and relax. Eke wanted to...

May 28, 2017 - Day 2 Most na Soci, the Tolmin gorges and Soci cruise

Annie wanted to tackle a mountain climb to a look-out she was told about while Bob was determined to get to Tolmin Gorge, Tolmin Museum and the German Ossuary. There were also plans to go on an afternoon river cruise. The compromise was that we did the gorge together then Annie returned to the penzion for some relaxation and the cruise. Bob took a little longer in the gorge before walking back to Tolmin for lunch. Meanwhile, Annie had left the gorge and on her way out noticed a blackboard sign near the entrance advertising a local delicacy...

May 27, 2017 - Day 1 Most na Soci

Breakfast was included in our board so we met up for a latish breakfast. David and Judith got a lift into Tolmin, the local tourist hub, but as Annie & Bob were not ready to go we didn’t hold up proceedings. As a consequence our day’s adventure started with a 6 km walk, which we had intended to do, some of it along the river bank some of it on the side of a narrow road. Tolmin is an unusual town for a tourist centre – for some reason it is difficult to align a map with the layout of the town and there are very few signs to assist tourists...

May 27, 2017 - Bled to Ljubljana

Saturday, May 27, 2017 Bled - Ljubljana We actually did NOT have to get up at 6:30 am! We enjoyed getting up at a leisurely pace, showered, packed and decided to walk into town (Bled) and have breakfast somewhere else. It is a long weekend in Slovenia and the traffic was already very heavy, especially buses with tourists. We were wondering what this place is like in high tourist season! Again beautiful weather today. We walked close to the lake shore and again enjoyed the views. We decided on breakfast at the Park hotel on the outside...

May 26, 2017 - Lake Bled to Most na Soci

Arranged for Darja to pick us up at 11 to transfer us to Bled Jezero station to start our journey to Most na Soci, Our 11 o’clock departure was a little later than the official departure time and the cleaner arrived about 10:15 but was quite understanding after David charmed her for a while. The train was right on time and we had an interesting and scenic trip to Most na Soci. A couple had their dog on board who loved to run from side to side of the carriage and stick its head out the window, a bit like his master. Our plans on arrival...

May 26, 2017 - Breathless in Bled (Our Twelve Hour Odyssey)

Friday, May 26, 2017 Emerald River Adventure We were picked up at 8 am in 2 mini buses. Our local guide for the day was Jaka. He was a very outgoing man, got to know our names very quickly and had excellent knowledge of the area. He had a very quick mind and was enthusiastic about the program for the day. This helped the atmosphere of course. This was going to be a full day with lots of activities in the Triglav National Park. We drove through small villages surrounded by snow capped mountains - the Julian Alps. Jaka was mentioning at one...

May 25, 2017 - Day 9 Lake Bled – Lake Bohinj & Bohinjska Bistrica

Up early but no walk as we know we are going to cover plenty of kilometres today. Annie & Bob walk into Bled to catch the 8:20 bus to Bohinjska Zlatarog at Ukanc. Here we have a morning cuppa then start to walk to Slap Savica (a waterfall) but along the way we notice that there is no water running through the channels so abandon the waterfall quest on the basis that it looks like it might be dry. We later see a sign that indicates the round trip to the falls would have been 2 hours. We re-trace our steps and then walk to the Vogel Cable Car...

May 25, 2017 - Bled, Slovenia

Thursday, May 25, 2017 Rovinj - Bled At the border we all had to get out of the bus to show our passport, get it scanned and stamped. Croatia and Slovenia both belong to the EU but Croatia is not part of the Schengen Agreement yet. They have yet to meet all the criteria. Countries that are part of the Schengen Agreement have abolished their borders and use one currency. Croatia still uses their "own" kuna. Once in Slovenia, we slowly started to notice that the houses are newer. The Slovenian economy is better than that of Croatia. We were...

May 24, 2017 - Day 8 Lake Bled – Pilgrimage to Basilica of Mary the Helper & Exploring Radovljica’s Old Town

Annie can’t sleep so she is up at sunrise for a walk around the lake before the day’s adventure – a bus trip to Brezje the major pilgrimage destination in Slovenia. We got more than we bargained for as today is the feast day and there is a major service being conducted at the basilica when we arrive. The church is full and the Bishop of Slovenia is running the show. This throws our carefully laid plans into chaos as we have to wait for this major service to be completed and then a smaller service before we can start taking photos. It is...