Slovenia - Part 2
Sept. 7-8, 2026
From Tolim we took the train (which was 30-minutes late because they were waiting for a group of people to arrive) to Bohinj Lake, the largest lake in Slovenia. Alison took the train straight through to Bled which was on the itinerary. The via feratta gear had to be dropped off at a certain time so she brought ours in too. The idea was that she'd grab my bag of sight-seeing clothes that I'd left at the very first hotel we stayed at back in Kranjska Gora. They assured me it'd be in Bled waiting for us. But it wasn't there. She had to find a different location. Luckily she ran into the man from our briefing as he was leaving. Alison had not been able to get a hold of him via testing. He gave her the location which was about half an hour from where she was dropping off the gear. That was not very well organized on their part. Thanks so much Alison!
St. John the Baptist Church was built in the 11th century. This church has the first musical bell tower in the world.
The bridge was built in 1926.
Lake Bohinj.
We took the lazy 1-hour boat ride to the other end of the lake and back. Lazy was what my swollen knee needed after hiking the Julian Alps.
This sign shows the Julian Alps north of the lake.
Sept. 8
At 4:30pm we took the train to Bled for a 2-night stay. The town was bustling with acitvities to prepare for the World rowing Masters Regatta competition. We missed it by one day.
A visit to the Bled Castle that is perched on a cliff high above Bled Lake. Construction on it started in the second half of the tenth century.
Albuin, bishop of Brixen secured a grant from King Henry II of Germany for part of the royal estate at Lake Bled in 1004AD. This gave the bishopric a lasting presence in Slovenian lands for the next 800 years.
This 3D map shows part of the route we hiked through the Julian Alps by the 2 little dots of light.
Vintar Gorge - 7 km loop.
Bled is surrounded by the peaks of the Julian Alps.
Sept. 10 - We had such good weather the whole two weeks while hiking 6 days through the Julian Alps and spending two days sightseeing south of the alps. But at the airport that changed...
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