Lake Bled is one of the top tourist sights in Slovenia.
What’s to like about Lake Bled? Let me count the ways:
- Bled Island. This tiny lake isle is mostly taken up by the Lady of the Lake church. The whole thing is adorable, from being rowed out on a pletna wooden boat, to a pretty little island to a cute little steepled church with a sweet little clock tower that also houses a museum on time-telling.
2. Of course, there’s a Bled Castle that looks out over all this adorableness.
3. This outdoor paradise has a trail circling the lake, where we were able to rent a bike and scooters. Piper staked claim to a sunny park bench with her kindle, I rented a bike, and Dwayne, Kyla and Wes got scooters, which are one of life’s joys for Wes.
If it looks like there aren’t many people there, it’s because there weren’t many people there! I think the crowds change this are in July/August, but all the more reason to travel May and September. I’m not kidding, I really want to spend more time in Slovenia.
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We left Lake Bled before I had my fill because I had reserved another adventure for us in a small town halfway between Lake Bled and where we were staying in Ljubljana: the Škofja Loka Escape Town Outdoor Game. A few brilliant game nerds came up with this Escape Room meets Old Town Tourism. For about $70, the five us up picked up our loot, got a warm welcome and introduction to this town established over 1000 years ago, and then followed our leather-maps to each new riddle. We did NOT complete this in record time, but we completed it. There were two best parts: 1) Each of us made valuable contributions that helped us complete that game, and 2) we never used the hints and the kids got to witness perseverance through some difficult puzzles. Ice cream was had, and the opening of a medieval clothing store was celebrated. What a delightful day in Slovenia!
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