Europe 2025 Day 13 Ljubljana, Slovenia

With one full day in Slovenia, we chose to go to Lake Bled, a popular resort town with a beautiful lake. We waited for a bit to take the bus and then made a quick stop once arriving at the grocery store for bread, cheese, meat, and drinks for a picnic lunch. 

The lake was indeed beautiful; we found a bench and enjoyed the view and our lunch. We began a walk around the lake. I didn’t expect to walk up to the castle, but there we were hiking up the side of the hill. It was quite the workout. 

We didn’t go in to tour the castle but walked a little past it and found the best view of the lake and Bled Island below. 

Another destination for the day was Vintgar Gorge. We happened to catch a shuttle just as we reached the bus station. It got us to the Gorge a little early for our 3:08 pm time slot. We had to wait about 20 minutes before entering the gorge, but that gave us time to have a little snack. 

We had to wear helmets in the gorge, but it was amazing. The color of the water was turquoise blue, the waterfalls around every corner. It was definitely worth the effort to visit Slovenia. Slovenia is known for its green countryside and abundance trees. 

So many waterfalls. Not sure I loved the trek back to the entrance at the gorge. It was an uphill ascent with feet already blistered from miles of walking. 

We were happy to rest while waiting for the shuttle bus to take us back to Lake Bled. Luckily, we climbed off the bus and onto the next bus back to Ljubljana. 

We found a Thai Massage place close to our hotel and determined appointments on Tuesday afternoon before flying home would be appropriate and welcome. 

We arrived at the restaurant TACOS earlier than the night before. Even so, we found out they were already out of chicken, but the food was good. 

Chris and I strolled through Old Town and decided this was an amazing town. And visiting the mountains outside of Ljubljana would be worth a return trip.