Lake Bled

Naturally, on the last morning we were there, the clouds lifted and the sun shone, and there was even a hot air balloon floating over the lake to make things that much more picturesque.

Bled Castle, one of the oldest in Slovenia, first mentioned in 1004. It's been added to over the centuries, the last renovation in 1700, and, of course, it has a drawbridge over a moat.


St. Martin's Gothic church, with it's lovely two-toned slate roof: