After a scenic 50 minute drive we were in the beginning of Julian Alps at Lake Bled
And onto a boat ride-thank goodness we didn't do this on rainy Sunday
Our destination was Bled Island, the only island in Slovenia-it has a bit of Adriatic coastline we went through on our way to Opatija from Venice but even there there are no islands
Here is a shot of the other boat
This was once Tito's summer palace or home when he was the head of Yugoslavia.
And here is the main structure on the island, the church, no longer in regular use
Lovely-people got to ring the bell and a couple of people did climb the bell tower but I skipped those stairs
Back in town we could see the alps again…
a pretty day and more stairs…
People were actually collecting leaves (from Florida and Southern California but I knew I would have lots of autumn leaves at home. I still was happy to get to see the colours though.
It was afternoon tea time and time to sample a cream cake renowned here.
I think Bled might be famous for its friendly cats as well.
it was time to head back to Ljubljana and we caught the sunset from our hotel room.
The concierge recommended a restaurant near where we went up to the castle, but we decided to go to the cafe by the river we admired earlier with heaters right in the table.
it was just lovely
a perfect end to a perfect day
with us vowing to return to this beautiful city.
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