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//Day 73 /23-05-22 /Ljubljana-Bled

I had an appointment with a bikeshop to change my tires. When I arrived at 10.00 in the morning the tires had not yet arrived and it was not sure when they would arrive..I decided not to wait and started to cycle direction Bled. One of the best  known touristic places of Slovenia. I had expected a super scenic cycle path but the reality was somewhat less.Not bad just not as super as hoped. At start I followed small roads but most f the time I cycled a cyclepath parallel to a busy road.The cycle path was of excellent quality, the views not to bad but cycling along the busy road spoiled somewhat the pleasure.

The weather was grey most of the day but in the evening the sun appeared…tomorrow the weather is forecasted somewhat more sunny. After a a short ride of 60 K I arrived at Bled, with it’s lake, castle and church on the island in the middle of the lake. Some tourists but clearly not yet high season. I had a sandwich lunch overlooking the lake and cycled to the camping opposite of where I had lunch. The camping site, a showroom of all the  different camper on the market. Caravans seem to be clearly out of the mode, tents is for the young and cyclists. The camping was quite busy. In the afternoon there was a large queue of campers to enter the camping. It also became clear I had installed myself on a camper/caravan plot (in order to be close to an electricity point the German citizen who was assigned plot 208 was so kind not to chase me away……

After I had setup camp, I bought dinner in a nearby market. Had a shower and a walked a bit around the lake before installing myself on a terrace with lake view for some reading (I’m reading an interesting book about how some German families (Oetker, Porche, Bosch,…made there  welt during the Nazi Germany) In the evening I made dinner of pasta con prosciutto a la crema…..not to bad. I’m getting better to cook on my camping stove.

Again a relaxing day. Tomorrow I will be leaving Slovenia and entering Austria cycling to the famous Ossiacher See…where I will camp again….


















Lessons Learned :
  • At lake Bled you have to pay 30 cent for an ice cream cup-a,  cone is free. Clearly discrimination of the ice cream cup lovers.
  • There is Camino path in Slovenia.
  • A tent is more fun than a hotel room.

Comments

  1. Leentje Vanlee5/23/22, 8:59 PM

    It looked like a fun day... Bled is so beautiful! Wow tomorrow you'll be in Austria already... looks like the end of your trip is getting closer! Lovely photos as usual!

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  2. Lieve meirsman5/24/22, 7:52 AM

    Heb weer genoten van je mooie foto's, haalde bij mij herinneringen op. Bled is heel mooi gelegen. Je had precies een rustige dag, ben benieuwd naar de volgende dagen.

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  3. Liliane vanlee5/24/22, 8:18 AM

    Zo te horen heb je een mooie dag gehad en ervan genoten, ook van het kamperen.
    Zo kom je alsmaar dichter bij huis hopelijk met goed en vooral droog weer. Voor morgen weer een leuke fietsdag

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