Well, this was a pretty wet day all in. But that didn't stop us from doing some proper sightseeing! For most of us this was the first of two days break in Bled. But for Wayne, Brian and Derek, this was their only rest day as the were making tracks for Memmingen the next morning.
After a nice slow lazy morning. we headed out from the apartment towards the lakeside. It was a pleasant 10min walk despite some drizzle from the grey sky above. Even in the wet weather, the lake front was quite pretty and not overly touristy at all.
During our shop browsing Pauline and I both purchased hats - hers to keep the rain off her hair, mine to act like hair and keep the rain off my head!
Rain? What rain? :-)
There were some nice food stalls along the waterfront so we decided we'd walk up an appetite and then stop somewhere along the way for a bite to eat.
Could do with one of these in the back garden at home!
Lots of tasty options available
There were some pretty cool sights along the way as we strolled along the lakeside...
These lilies floating on the lakeside were mesmerising!
Model of Lake Bled - all it needed was a 'you are here' arrow
Just imagine the size of the wine bottles these guys came from!
How cool are these wee bar stools?
Super freaky chess set
Don't mess with these guys!
Slovenian parenting explained in one simple poster...
Thou shalt not cover thine ice cream!
Even the public loos were quite impressive! Not wanting to be arrested, I didn't take any pictures inside but did get this one of the electronic turnstile as I was leaving...
I was hoping for a jackpot win but no joy
We came across this derelict house hidden in the trees - spooky looking and we wondered what sort of history was behind the building...turns out it was the home of a Swiss chap called Arnold Rikli who moved to Bled to help with his illness. He stayed for 52 years and opened a health institute. He wasn't mad keen on the locals though (feeling was kind of mutual) and in all that time he never even learned to speak Slovenian! The house is protected but it's falling apart which is a shame...
Lovely tree-lined paths
Derelict house...
...where ghosts regularly appear!
Must have been quite some place in it's heyday
So after our stolling about it was time to settle down for a bite to eat. Back to the food stalls by the lakeside and I opted for some chicken and spuds - yummy nom noms! Followed of course by the obligatory holiday beverage!
Delish-balls!
You can see the toboggan slope right in the middle...
We spent the rest of the day pottering about planning what we'd do tomorrow. Walking the backstreets of Bled we came across some lovely houses and gardens - it really is a pretty town, especially when you leave the more touristy areas...
Their other car must be huge! :-)
Even the window bars are pretty
Wish my garage looked this nice
Amityville or the Bates hotel...?
Curtains with no windows - ye'd never see that back home!
Wayne, Derek and Brian would be heading off first thing as they were flying home two days before us. The weather forecast was looking good - so the rest of us would get to do some of the proper touristy stuff on our second day off.
For our final night as a complete group, we headed back to the pub we first went to. It was a great oul night with plenty of laughs and giggles. Pauline and Aynsley pulled a troop of older gentlemen in Lederhosen - I don't think the girls were able to resist the sexy leather shorts and dulcet tones of the German gents!
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