BLED & BONHINJ - SLOVENIA

Not far out of Ljubljana we caught sight of the mountains and headed towards Lake Bled. It was just as beautiful as I remembered, our apartment is up on a hill with a balcony overlooking the lake. We made the compulsory stop for a krem schnit - doesn't sound pleasant I know, but actually like a vanilla slice with more cream.

At the church beside the lake the organist was rehearsing so we stopped and listened for a while; we were in no rush to be anywhere as is the norm here. The 11thC castle here is high above the lake and we almost considered not bothering as we feel a little 'castled-out' but were glad we did. The views over the lake were superb, if a little scary for those who don't like heights, and the information about the castle and surrounding area tastefully displayed. Oscar knew there had been a Kenda who was a land owner in Bled in the past but at the castle we discovered he had actually owned the castle at some point in the 19thC. I wonder if we can claim some kind of inheritance here??

Bled castle

Lake Bled from the castle courtyard

From Bled we drove to Lake Bonhinj, a larger lake with less development along its shores. The autumn leaves set a beautiful backdrop to the water here, my photos don't really show how lovely the colours were.



 


 



Ruby and friends.