Bled
Bled Lake in Bled
June 24, 2005
We arrived to Bled early enough to find our hotel, check in, and grab dinner. The
service was slow, but the food was excellent. They say Slovenian food is all borrowed
from its neighbors and most of us went with the Italian, which was excellent.
June 25, 2005
My dad and I arose early, because I wanted to walk along the lake’s coast to see
the area. This was a great decision; there was absolutely no one around, the water
was still, reflecting everything, the local fishermen were out on their boats, and
there was not another person in sight.
Once we got back, we picked some others up and hiked up to the castle. The hike
wasn’t too bad and the views were again splendid. The castle had little to offer
other than the views so we took pictures and headed down to row out to the island
with the church on it; the symbol of Bled.
After a long mix up and much confusion, we got everyone together, and rented ourselves
two boats. By this time the coast was packed and again we saw top-less girls sun
bathing; my brother Tyler enjoyed the city very much.
The rowing was slow and crocked, but we made it there and found a wedding taking
place. The woman at the door was very nice... and beautiful, but let us know that
we could enter only if we didn’t talk and turned off our cell phones. The church
and island were much more impressive from afar, but it was a nice change of pace
rowing out there.
We walked back to the hotel, checked out and caught a taxi to the train station,
desperately starving. We ate at the café there.
Church of the Assumption in Bled
Lily Pads on Lake Bled
Locals Fishing on Lake Bled