Vila Bled

... possible (Lake Bled is the site of Olympic rowing team practice). Tito had a villa on Lake Bled, which is now Vila Bled, a classy hotel. Bled comes complete with a cute little church settled on an island in Lake Bled (site of an 8th century pagan ...

... through a lot of tunnels as well. Upon arrival in Bled after a few hours of driving, we got ourselves checked into the Hotel Vila Bled, former residence of Marshall Tito of Yugoslavia. The hotel is great, with huge rooms. Every room is a suite and has ...

... she really enjoyed (how could she not, given the beautiful setting!). Next we set off in row boats to Otok Island in the middle of Lake Bled. The boats were compliments of the hotel. It was a lot of fun to get out on the lake. It took a few moments for ...

... to the number of visitors the town receives, but it still feels peaceful and chilled out here. The town is set on Lake Bled and what a setting! The castle above the lake and a church built on a tiny island in the middle with the most beautiful clear, ...

... nearly to ourselves.  And of course, the setting was just stunning. We finished off our trip to Slovenia with a short trip to Ljublijana, which is attractive, but falls a bit short after Bled's Lake and Castle.  I liked the dragons though. ...

... ett till maste har i Bled och det ar att ga runt sjon. Tankte att nanstans efter vagen borde det finnas ett cafe sa jag kunde vila och ata den beromda kramkakan. (Kram som i creme alltsa) Jag gick och gick och gick. Var in pa flera stallen, men ingen ...

... he quickly mentioned that they would have breakfast and coffee waiting for us (even though breakfast typically starts at 7am at the Hotel Vila Bled). We were very impressed by this and sure enough, when we went downstairs, the hotel staff had prepared a ...

... So we tried to get into Celica but all the cheap rooms were booked. Luckily we found an even more appropriate hostel for us at Vila Veselova which had free internet, brekkie and was brand new! Because hardly anyone is here I am able to pitch a tent at ...

... as the first half! We have really loved Ljubljana and again would love to spend more time here and in the surrounding areas of Slovenia- specifically Bled which sounds picturesque. I love finding these little towns that just capture our hearts. ~ ...

We got back to Ljubljana from Bled just before lunchtime and I was excited to explore the city a bit more. Unfortunately as we came through the city on the bus we noticed that there were not many people around and as we walked to our accommodation we ...

... . I fell in love with the beautiful city. The setting on the river, the architecture, the vibe of the place...what an introduction to Slovenia. We only had an afternoon here really but will be back after Bled, so will put the full blog of the city ...

... little hostal overlooking the water.    Needless to say the beers were well deserved by the time we finally arrived.   Vila do Abraao is a great town - a long beach, one main dirt road and no cars ...