Slovenia

Eastern valley side of Bled Castle.

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In the museum at the castle were decorated pieces of sheet gold.

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The residential areas of Lake Bled city.

Looking down from the height of the Bled Castle to the main general area of the Castle and the lake below.

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Views from the castle the surrounding areas.  The Austrian moutains in the distance.

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We motor past  Špica, where people used to swim in the river and sunbathe on the shore,

We turn around and return to the city center

St. Mary Annunciation church or Franciscan church, The Triple Bridge, Marketplace, The Butcher’s Bridge,

The Butcher&#039;s Bridge, unlike the name suggests is actually a love bridge with numerous love locks along the side rails

The Dragon Bridge, adorned with its iconic dragon statues, features in some of the most recognizable images of Ljubljana.

Another view of The Butcher&#039;s Bridge, the  lover bridge with numerous love locks along the side rails.

On my last afternoon in Ljubljana I climbed up the many hundreds of stairs to Ljubljana Castle.  view from the top across the city.