Laura: At the risk of sounding trite, J.D. and I thought that Bled may be the prettiest place, or certainly one of the prettiest places, we've ever been to.
Alison: You guys are absolutely wrong. Our hometown and my dream house are the best places in the world!
Laura: What did you think of Bled?
Alison: It's nice, but I actually was a bit happy to see the city (and working WiFi) again. What did you like about Bled?
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| Bled Castle |
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Bled Castle in the background
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| Inside the castle |
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| Looking out from the castle |
Alison: Definitely, you're right. I've got to say that I'm not as big a fan of the mountains, but everything else was just fascinating. Plus the turrets....By the way, here's a photo of one of the Victorian houses that I loved, along with a turret.
Laura: That was one of my favorite parts of the weekend. With so few people on the lake and the island, I kind of felt like the place was ours to explore. What did you think of the boat ride?
Alison: It was a lot of fun, and it also took a lot of energy for the person who was rowing.
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| On the way to Bled island, with the Church of the Assumption (current church was built in the 1600s; the first church on the island was built in the 1100s but was destroyed by several earthquakes) |
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| Docked at Bled island |
Alison: I'm glad we didn't go on the water yesterday. Here's why:
Caroline's report on the weekend:
We walked up to get to the Bled Castle. It was so nice. When you get to the top and look out from the castle, it's very pretty.
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| On the way to the castle (with J.D. wearing a crown given to Caroline) |
Nice photos! Years ago I planned a weekend trip to Bled from Munich but gave up when the weather turned bad poor. No fun driving through the alps in the rain.
ReplyDeleteLaura and Alison are veggies? Mara and I also, although I admit that some items are excluded. Pepperoni on pizza - that's a vegetable; it grows on trees. Turkey at Christmas - honorary vegetable. I'd be interested to know how you find the veggie dining options in Croatia.
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Ian, Alison and I are sort of vegetarians. I don't eat any meat or poultry, but I do eat some fish. So as I tell Caroline, what I do really makes little sense. Alison generally doesn't eat any meat, poultry, or fish, but occasionally, as you say, "some items are excluded." Like a hot dog from time to time.
DeleteThe veggie dining options in Croatia are better than I'd expected. As I mentioned on one of the blog posts, Rijeka used to be part of Italy, so there's great pizza and pasta here. However, I'm definitely missing what Americans often call "ethnic food" (Indian, Thai, Mexican, etc.), which works well with my mostly vegetarian eating habits.
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When did I eat a hot dog!?
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