I have just spent almost three weeks in Slovenia, mainly in the picture postcard lake-side town of Bled with its castle on a cliff, church on an island and mountain views. For one exhilarating day I also escaped with colleagues into the countryside and densely forested mountains.
Here are some images - first around Bled.
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| A handsome Bled Villa |
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Castle on the Cliff
First mentioned in 1011, 130 feet above the lake. |
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| Barn with potential |
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| Mute swan family on Bled lake |
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| Mallard and chick |
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| Church on the island in the Lake |
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| A hooded crow looks on. |
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| Lake traffic - tourist shuttles to and from the island. |
And next into the countryside;
First along the river through the kharst landscape where rivers appear and disappear in tunnels and caves.
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| A river arch with yellow flag iris in the foreground. |
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| More arches over the river |
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| Frog in riverside puddle. |
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| A fine frog - Rana spp |
Next up into the mountains forest where there are beats and wolves and lynx and hares.
(This is a trip along the Masun Trail)
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| A bear (well stuffed) |
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| Mountain pasture |
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| Snežnik - the highest peak in southern Slovenia (1,796 m) |
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| ...And hares |
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