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21-23/06/2003
Bled, 21-28 June 2003 (part I)
Peter Cameron2006-03-12 12:11:12
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/>What else to do then but walk round the lake? A gorgeously beautiful path, full of views and surprises. The lake itself under wooded hills, steep cliffs rising behind to tops shrouded in the only clouds in the sky. The water green and full of light, with shoals of fish and mossy submerged posts. Yellow and white waterlilies in flower, the water so clear that their stems are clearly visible. Swimmers, boats, and ducks (some with ducklings) on the lake. Views constantly changing, from mouldering masonry, to deserted alpine meadows, to crowded tourist beaches with accents from all over Europe and beyond, to formal gardens in the town. The bells of the church on the island resound over the water while the castle sits sits smugly on its cliff behind.
Many walkers, cyclists, joggers, and rollerbladers on the path; the last group often with children (carrying them, playing tag with them, or pushing them in pushchairs).
The white tourist train went past, followed by the rumble of a real train out of sight somewhere.
After a while, bored with the path, I turned onto a forest trail up the hill. It went round the back of the castle, and then descended on a stepped switchback (made for the benefit of attackers, one presumes). The air in the woods was full of birdsong and large but slow-moving mosquitoes.
Back in town, I bought, wrote and posted postcards, then went back to the hotel (where a conference poster is now prominently displayed).
From the hotel guide:
"Values can be stored at the Reception, suits have their own safes."
They also provide "face clotches" free of charge!
When I rounded the corner of the hotel on my way out to look for dinner, I was met with a stunning sight. Right behind the castle was a cloud backlit by the sun, with evening rays spreading out in all directions.
I was so captivated by the sight that I sat in a roadside restaurant and ate watching
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Slovenia Gallery
