1. August - 3. August 2011
POST BY CHRISTIANE
After our one-day
visit in Venice we decided to stay two - three days in Slovenia. Since no one
of us has ever been there we did not know what we should expect from
this part of Former Yugoslavia. Slovenia borders Italy to the west,
Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria
to the north. And although Slovenia is a very small country it is
touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean.
We entered Slovenia
by driving a fabulous scenic route through the Julian Alps. Our first
destination was the camp ground at Lake Bled. This place is one of
the most popular tourist destinations in the Julian Alps and we were
blown away by the beauty of this impressive landscape, too. 
The
lake is situated in a picturesque environment, surrounded by
mountains and forests. A medieval castle stands above the lake on the
north shore. Kind of Disney like – but real!
After two days in Bled
we headed over to the Capital City, Ljubljana. Arriving there, we
checked in at the hostel (actually a university housing…), than
visited the old town and tested the Slovenian ice-cream. Its raving
beauty shows Lubljana at night: many bars, a cozy summer night,
drinking pivo (beer) and watching young people on the streets.
POST BY CHRISTIANE
After our one-day
visit in Venice we decided to stay two - three days in Slovenia. Since no one
of us has ever been there we did not know what we should expect from
this part of Former Yugoslavia. Slovenia borders Italy to the west,
Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria
to the north. And although Slovenia is a very small country it is
touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean.
We entered Slovenia
by driving a fabulous scenic route through the Julian Alps. Our first
destination was the camp ground at Lake Bled. This place is one of
the most popular tourist destinations in the Julian Alps and we were
blown away by the beauty of this impressive landscape, too. 
The
lake is situated in a picturesque environment, surrounded by
mountains and forests. A medieval castle stands above the lake on the
north shore. Kind of Disney like – but real!
We decided to stay
at this beautiful place for two days, doing nothing but enjoying life
and nature, hanging around and relaxing. We had buffalo mozzarella
with tomate and olives and red wine on the beach, rented a small rowing boat and
surrounded the biggest Slovenian Island by boat (Slovenia only has
one island ;-) ). We did a hike in a canyon with a crystal clear
river towards the Vintgar Gorge and waterfall and
enjoyed the local cuisine (porcini mushroom, Cream cheese strudel and
world-famous „Bledsky Kremschnitty“).
We spent the evenings on the little strand bar, improving our slack
line skills and hanging around in beach lounge chairs.
After two days in Bled
we headed over to the Capital City, Ljubljana. Arriving there, we
checked in at the hostel (actually a university housing…), than
visited the old town and tested the Slovenian ice-cream. Its raving
beauty shows Lubljana at night: many bars, a cozy summer night,
drinking pivo (beer) and watching young people on the streets.
We completed our
stay in Slovenia by visiting UNESCO World Heritage listed Škocjan
Caves, which are one of the largest known underground canyons in the
world. It includes the largest discovered underground chamber in
Europe and one of the largest in the world. To walk through this
natural monument was really impressive and exciting.
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