She's right. In her description and in my more eloquent, thousand-word version:
We drove out of Ljubljana toward the town of Škofja Loka, which has been around since 1274 and is considered to be one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Slovenia. Most of the existing buildings date from the sixteenth century.
Some buildings in the town square |
More buildings in town square |
The castle |
The village rooftops seen from the castle grounds |
Then we went back to Ribčev Laz, the small settlement on the eastern end of Lake Bohinj. Unfortunately, we realized that the day was slipping away, so we didn't have time to explore the lake, which is the largest in Slovenia. So we lingered just a short while before making our way north to Bled.
Lake Bohinj at Ribčev Laz |
Church on the shore of Lake Bohinj |
Kremšnita, kind of a napoleon with just a top and bottom crust separated by thick layers of custard and whipped cream. So good! |
Toward the end of our walk we were greeted by a charming man nicknamed Bobi who was doing watercolor paintings of the island. Troy bought one, and then he personalized the back of the picture for her.
It felt like a long day, and we were exhausted, so we made the 40 kilometer drive back to Ljubljana via the autoroute, zipping along at 120 Km/h.
Following a quick shower (we were both afraid that if we sat down we'd fall asleep) we took one final stroll to the old town, ending up back at Julija, the restaurant from our first night, and it was maybe even better this time. We had the same waitress, but different food (I forgot to take photos, but I had gnocchi with truffles and porcini mushrooms, and Troy had sea bass that was scrumptious). At the end of our meal, we skipped dessert but the waitress brought us each a complimentary glass of dessert wine.
Got back to the B&B around 21:00, and I started blogging but couldn't keep my eyes open. The bad news is once again I woke up after not nearly enough sleep, so still running on about 4 hours a night.
The good news is the weather has been spectacular so far. Daytime highs in the low 20s (Celsius, of course; when in Ljubljana...) and lows around 4-5.
Today it's farewell to Ljubljana. After breakfast we're off to Kobarid.