Bled - An absolute dream 😍

We've had 5 nights in Bled which was most definitely a good decision, as its just been the most fantastic few days. I don't have loads to say just thousands of pictures so I'll try to narrow them down here. One day we had a good walk, doing the Bled Round Trail, it takes you up and down the hills surrounding the lake giving exceptional views but also taking you away from the busy areas. 




The walk took us a lot longer than expected, due to the heat, and me trying to photograph butterflies with no successful result. We did manage to catch some other creatures such as a lot of Yellow Bellied Toads in the one muddy puddle that existed, and a tiny grass snake slithering out from a rock in a stream. On another day I also finally managed to snap a European Green Lizard which we'd kept missing as they zoomed away. 




One morning we got up at 4am to get around to the other side of the lake for sunrise. We were using Bled's equivalent to the  'Boris bike' to get around and the one I unlocked a 5am in the morning was the one with the loudest squeak! It was worth it though to watch the sun appear over the lake and mountains and a lovely time for a quiet swim. 




We went swimming everyday, some days more than once, then lay in the sun to dry off reading and playing cards. We got the bus out the Bohinj as well, to swim in a different lake. At lake Bled we really wanted to paddle board, and there was one place cheaper than the rest, so one day we kept trying there and all their paddleboards kept being out! However, another day and only about an half an hour wait we succeeded😀 





I would advise anyone to visit if they can, as its just such a beautiful place and we've really enjoyed Slovenia as a whole, a country neither of us really knew anything about. 
We did manage to catch the Euros final on the Sunday night, but I won't say much about that, just that I hope the group of English lads next to us got over their devastation. 

We're now on our first double-decker Flixbus heading towards Italy, so that's exciting!
Lots of love,
Lisa and Matt 💕









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