Zdravo! August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia. Long ago during Tito times everyone had money, now everyone has opportunity. I was 11 years 7mo.
Slovenia - Mountains and Lakes
LJUBLJANA, PREDJAMA CASTLE, LAKE BLED, POSTOJNA CAVE
Above1: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Franciscan Church (red).
Above-2: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Triple Bridge Square.
Above-3: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia.
National poet France Prešeren
at Triple Bridge Square - Preseren Square
Above-5: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Triple Bridge Square.
Above-6: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Above-7: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Above-8: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Above-9: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Above-10: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Dragon Bridge.
Dragon Bridge
over
Ljubljana River.
Above-12: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Dragon Bridge.
Ursuline Church (1726)
Baroque style.
Above-14: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Ljubljana Castle.
Above-15: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Ljubljana Castle.
Above-16: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Ljubljana Castle.
Above-17: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Ljubljana Castle.
• Monument (1973) dedicated to Slovene peasant revolts
Above-18: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Above-19: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Triple Bridge - Tromostovje.
Above-20: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia.
• Love locks on Butcher's Bridge
Above-21: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia.
•
Fleeing Prometheus at Butcher's Bridge
Above-22: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Above-23: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Ljubljanica River.
Above-24: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Above-25: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Above-26: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Restaurant Zlata Ribica at Ljubljana River
Starters were excellent. The main plates, quite good. Then, unbelievable 40 mins drink wait, hot outdoors! THEN,
Mr Waiter angrily commanded us to give him a mega-tip, finger-pointing where to stack it! Woa! Mad
Mr Waiter was the only incident we had in Slovenia. Waiters in Ljubljana are paid living salary, tips are bonus for a good service. Poor service, but we still left a tip, probably too good.
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Hands up! TIP me all your money!
Above-27: August 2019. Ljubljana, Slovenia.
• Ljubljanski Brivec saloon in Grand Hotel Union, haircut with BaBa
Predjama Castle Adventure
THE CASTLE AND THE CAVE
Above-28: August 2019. Predjama Castle, Slovenia.
INFO
Predjama Castle
• Renaissance castle, built in 12th century
• Stands in a cave mouth half way up a 127-metre cliff
• Security based on cliff behind and difficult access
• Damp, cold and draughts - no comfort, no luxury
• Location: South-central Slovenia, Inner Carniola, Predjama village
• Movie: Jackie Chan, Armour of God (1986)
Above-29: August 2019. Predjama Castle, Slovenia.
Above-30: August 2019. Predjama Castle, Slovenia.
Above-31: August 2019. Predjama Castle, Slovenia.
Above-32: August 2019. Predjama Castle, Slovenia.
Above-33: August 2019. Predjama Castle, Slovenia.
• Neckless, audio device for castle stories
Above-34: August 2019. Predjama Castle, Slovenia.
Above-35: August 2019. Predjama Castle, Slovenia.
Above-36: August 2019. Predjama Castle, Slovenia. Quite amazing.
Around Lake Bled
PRETTY FRIENDLY PLACE
Above-37: August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia.
INFO
Lake Bled
• 55km from Ljubljana in northwest Slovenia
• Lake's length 2120m, width 1380m, max. depth 29,5m
• Lake has Bled Island with church, 52m tower
• Visit Bled Island by wooden boat
pletna
• Near: The Bled Castle and Vintgar Gorge
• Near: Hotel Vila Bled, formerly Statesman Tito's country house
Above-38: August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia.
Aargh for contrast.
Above-39: August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia.
Above-40: August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia. Be seeing you!
Above-41: August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia.
Above-42: August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia. Up to Hotel Vila Bled.
Above-43: August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia. BaBa said
Peace.
Above-44: August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia. Dinnertime.
• Pretty good beef dinner with good service
• Cold drinks could have been colder
Above-45: August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia. Bled Castle.
Above-46: August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia. Bled Castle.
Above-47: August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia. Bled Castle.
Above-48: August 2019. Lake Bled and Bled Island. View from Bled Castle.
Above-49: August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia. Bled Castle.
Above-50: August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia. Bled Castle.
Above-51: August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia. Vintgar Gorge.
• Vintgar Gorge aka Bled Gorge is a 1,6km rocky valley
Above-52: August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia. Vintgar Gorge.
• Noh, actually yes, not a secret, I am a nature lover
Above-53: August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia. Vintgar Gorge.
• Here, nature-lover-me shows how to enjoy about the nature
Postojna Cave Limestones
SOUTH-CENTRAL SLOVENIA
Above-54: August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia. Postojna Cave.
• 24km long limestone cave system carved by ancient river
• Cave train was quite fun but walks and halls for 1,5 hours, boring
Above-55: August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia. Postojna Cave.
• Power cut twice, two seconds darkness, slow recovery
• If just visiting one cave hall by a sightseeing lift, better
Above-56: August 2019. Lake Bled, Slovenia. Postojna Cave.
Trip to Slovenia
FIVE DAYS in AUGUST 2019
• Flights by Finnair: Helsinki - Ljubljana - Helsinki
• Ljubljana Joze Pucnik Airport, former Brnik Airport
• Visited Airport lounge, needs upgrade: boring and tasteless
• Hotel InterContinental, room 1103, Ljubljana
• Breakfast Eggs Benedict had no till nor flavour, otherwise OK
• Hotel InterContinental, Ljubljana. Borderless.
• Hotel InterContinental, Ljubljana. Swimmingly fun!
• Hotel Villa Adora, Lake Bled
• Hotel Villa Adora, 1st floor suite, Lake Bled
• Good stay but breakfast choices were limited
• Grand Hotel Union, room 453, Ljubljana
• Good room, breakfast OK, haircut saloon Ljubljanski Brivec OK
• Our team at Lake Bled
• Ice cream at Lake Bled was excellent
• Museum of Illusions: BaBa
• Museum of Illusions: Mamster
DanDan! Take me down from here! Don't leave me here!
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