Bled

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Much more beautiful than the unfortunate name suggests.

(and this formatting -- does anyone know how to make Blogger do what you want it to??)

One of the most famous areas outside Ljubljana is the Lake Bled district, designed by some god of tourism, according to Lonely Planet. Once I got there, I had to agree. It was, as Ben Stiller described himself and the other male models in the movie Zoolander: “ridiculously good-looking”.

 

With a special festival of its own!

I spent a really nice afternoon biking around the lake and admiring the scenery.

Of course I went swimming too. In this perfect place the water, of course, was perfect.

Highlight of the day: hearing this band from across the lake...and eventually finding them.