Month: August 2017

Vintgar Gorge

Vintgar Gorge

The funniest thing that happened at Vintgar Gorge was that we saw three White-throated Dippers (aka European Dippers) jumping off rocks, taking a dip, and popping up further downstream. Next we saw trout lazily floating in an emerald green pool. After we saw the trout 

Lake Bled Castle

Lake Bled Castle

Lake Bled Castle sits on the top of a hill overlooking Lake Bled. We got to see how people used to make books with a letterpress. I even got to try making something with it. Here is a picture of what I made with the 

Lake Bled Church

Lake Bled Church

There is a church on the island in the middle of Lake Bled.

I got to ring a bell in the chapel.

I got to go into the clock tower and see the gigantic pendulum clock. The clock had an enormous bell. We had an awesome walnut cake called potica.

My dad rowed us out to the church, but I rowed us back in, and I was much better at rowing than him.

Lake Bled Church is beautiful.

The Swans of Lake Bled

The Swans of Lake Bled

I saw four swans on Lake Bled. One of the swans was an adult and the others were cygnets (baby swans). The swans were called mute swans, but they are far from mute. These swans paddle with one foot and rest the other on their 

Predjama Castle

Predjama Castle

Predjama Castle sits in the mouth of a cave. There is a hiding spot with access to a cave system behind the castle. The stairs up to the balcony are gigantic and hard to climb. Swifts cruised in and out of the eaves. Predjama Castle