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After the weekend in Bratislava, Carol and I decided that we would venture to a similarly named country, to more of a nature weekend. So we headed to Bled, Slovenia.

We rented a car and hit the road. This is exceptionally fun for me because it is an opportunity to drive a stick (if you’ll remember I just learned to do this last summer on Christie and my European road trip). I can now officially that I am capable. Of course, you can ask Carol for her opinion but please keep in mind that I am not a ‘good’ driver in the base case.

Back to the trip: so on Friday morning, we got in the car and DROVE! I’m not sure why I always have my mouth open in pictures… I think it has something to do with my cheerleading days….

We stopped for a quick lunch at a petrol station (gas stations for you Americans) in Slovenia. The beauty to come was already apparent.

I had a not so healthy lunch.

The sandwich was a prosciutto sandwich which is an Italian favorite and many people really like prosciutto. But honestly, it’s just flat meat with lots of fat. I don’t get it. I keep trying it but you know, I just do not like it. I ended up spitting out lots of little balls of fat because I just can’t swallow that. Who knows how long it will take to digest in there!!

So by my internet directions our drive was supposed to take 6 hours. It took us 9. I can’t honestly tell you why it took us so much longer. Ok, we didn’t follow the directions exactly and Slovenia does not have really what we would call Interstate Highways so that maybe slowed us down. Anyway it was a lovely drive and when we arrived at dusk the lake at Bled was just BEAUTIFUL….

First thing we did was sit down on the edge and put our toes in.

The water was so clean and clear. So peaceful. No motor boats are allowed on the lake and the atmosphere is so serene and peaceful. We knew that were in for a great weekend!

So in the mornin’ we woke up and headed out to that little church on the island.

On our way out to the boat… that darn Carol had to peek her head into every shot!!

The stairs up to the church…

As the story goes… something about some princess who was trying to get a bell to the bell tower for her love who was lost in a battle. There was a storm as the princess tried to get it there and she died in the storm and the bell never made it. Some king then, in honour of this women finally got a bell into the tower. If you ring the bell and make a wish, supposedly…. it will come true. Let’s ask Carol if this worked out for her….

Did I mention that it was beautiful there? The view from the front of the church.

The water was really so clean and clear.

This is the gondola guy that took us out to the church. He has big muscles.

And one more time…. just beautiful!!

So later in the morning, we went on a hike in a gorge. I think perhaps the word ‘gorge’ is some dirivative of ‘gorgeous’? I think you’ll agree….

The place we stayed in was a guesthouse. This means cheap, clean and free breakfast. Was a really great place. They even dried our towels out on the line!

I can’t believe I’m posting this picture on the internet because it is soooo bad, but it is the only picture of us in our dorky wet suits. We went canyoning in the afternoon and you have to wear these retarded, but totally necessary get-ups. Cayoning is like jumping off cliffs into little pools of water, sliding down rock slides and repelling off of cliffs to rock pools below. Ohhhhh yeah… fun stuff!!

We wanted to do paragliding as well on Sunday, but unfortunately, the wind conditions were not right. So instead, we went up to the castle. More beautiful views….

The drive home was slightly better at just 7 hours. But we did get in another pleasant petrol stop!

And back home in Booty….