TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE DIARIES

The Bled Castle (Blejski Grad) sits royally and dramatically on top of a rock cliff on Lake Bled in the nearby Julian Alps. The scenery is drop dead gorgeous and every season offers a different flavour, from lush green to various red and orange hues to immaculate white during winter. The outdoor terrace and courtyard of the castle. It was early afternoon when I arrived in Lake Bled and I haven’t had lunch yet. I read that the castle has its own fine-dining restaurant, so that’s where I am going. There are two ways to get to the castle, by vehicle through the small road or on foot by climbing the 220-step stairway from the lake. I was not in the mood to go back to the car and drive so I took the staired path, which I might add—do not do this if you have a weak condition and if you have a frail knee. The climb was not easy at all. Upon reaching the castle on top, I was welcomed by lovely panoramic views of Lake Bled, the resort town and the Julian Alps. Picturesque! I quick...

There is really no best time to visit Lake Bled because each season offers a different scenery of the lake. Although I think that the best hours to visit would be when the sun is positioned at the other side of the lake (by the entrance to the lake from the highway), then you can clearly see the lagoon and the little island. Simply breahtaking is it not? I was in Bled early in the afternoon and when I stood there at the foot of the lake I saw a sheer silhouette of the breathtaking place. There is something about the smoky and voluminous white sheath covering the whole lake. The scenery is stunning. It looked a bit surreal though, as if the whole set was staged theatrically. Perhaps enchanting is the right word to describe? As I only have a pocket camera (an old Sony Cybershot), I was worried about how my pictures will turn out. Luckily they came out just fine. My pictures were dreamlike =) Lake Bled is located in the Julian Alps, in the northern part of Slovenia near the Au...