There is a common kitchen in the guesthouse, which everybody can use, who stays there. This enabled us to actually buy stuff for breakfast and even pack sandwiches for lunch. This saved us quite a bit of money during the trip because we ate out in restaurants only once a day.
After having a quick breakfast we were ready to go. We drove first to Vintgar Gorge, which is quite close to Bled. The gorge was carved by the Radovna river. The tourable part is 1.6-kilometer long. We luckily got a good parking spot. There is a paved wooden walkway all along the gorge. It's a gorgeous walk above the wild river underneath. Hold tight onto your iPhone!
An important thing to mention is, the tourists. There are tons of German, Hungarian, Israeli and other tourists in Slovenia. Huge families tour the country together forming convoys of cars. When a huge family holds together, you can pinpoint it easily. That day in the gorge we noticed a 9-12 membered Israeli family. Let's call them Family A.
After eating our sandwiches we were heading back to Bled, where we climbed up to the castle.
This gave us a spectacular view of the lake and the surroundings, as well as the insights of the renaissance castle.
Our first prekmurska gibanica we ate on this terrace:
We still felt full of energies, so we took this
boat to the island.
We saw the church there which is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. We rang the bell, we walked around for 40 minutes and were shipped back to the mainland.
Bled castle on the rock, as seen from the island.
Following the Lonely Planet recommendation, we ended up in a slightly off-the-beaten-path restaurant. In the middle of the Slovenian stew, the Israeli Family A showed up and were seated at 3-4 tables around us in couples, and groups. Funny.
After having a quick breakfast we were ready to go. We drove first to Vintgar Gorge, which is quite close to Bled. The gorge was carved by the Radovna river. The tourable part is 1.6-kilometer long. We luckily got a good parking spot. There is a paved wooden walkway all along the gorge. It's a gorgeous walk above the wild river underneath. Hold tight onto your iPhone!
An important thing to mention is, the tourists. There are tons of German, Hungarian, Israeli and other tourists in Slovenia. Huge families tour the country together forming convoys of cars. When a huge family holds together, you can pinpoint it easily. That day in the gorge we noticed a 9-12 membered Israeli family. Let's call them Family A.
After eating our sandwiches we were heading back to Bled, where we climbed up to the castle.
This gave us a spectacular view of the lake and the surroundings, as well as the insights of the renaissance castle.
Our first prekmurska gibanica we ate on this terrace:
We still felt full of energies, so we took this
We saw the church there which is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. We rang the bell, we walked around for 40 minutes and were shipped back to the mainland.
Bled castle on the rock, as seen from the island.
Following the Lonely Planet recommendation, we ended up in a slightly off-the-beaten-path restaurant. In the middle of the Slovenian stew, the Israeli Family A showed up and were seated at 3-4 tables around us in couples, and groups. Funny.
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