There is a wooden path built along one side of the Bled Lake.
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The famous Lake Bled Island.
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Reflection in the lake.
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Jami, Margaret and Kim at Bled Castle. Finally some clear skies after three days of rain in Ljubljana and Postojna! :)
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Bled Castle.
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Views from Bled Castle.
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Lake Bled in the late afternoon.
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Lake Bled in the late afternoon.
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Gazebo at Bled Castle.
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Vintgar Gorge (Blejski Vintgar) after a few days of heavy rain.
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Vintgar Gorge (Blejski Vintgar) after a few days of heavy rain.
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Vintgar Gorge (Blejski Vintgar) after a few days of heavy rain.
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Vintgar Gorge (Blejski Vintgar) after a few days of heavy rain.
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Vintgar Gorge (Blejski Vintgar) after a few days of heavy rain.
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Vintgar Gorge (Blejski Vintgar) after a few days of heavy rain.
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Vintgar Gorge (Blejski Vintgar) after a few days of heavy rain.
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Pokljuka - Planina Zajavornik. Mt. Triglav in the background.
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Pokljuka - Planina Zajavornik. A detail from a wooden cabin.
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Pokljuka - Planina Zajavornik. A detail from a wooden cabin.
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Pokljuka.
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Driving from Pokljuka to Bohinj we discovered a newly formed lake. It really must have rained a lot here! :)
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Lake Bohinj.
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A canoe on Lake Bohinj.
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Puddles on a Lake Bohinj pier.
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Lake Bohinj reflection.
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Lake Bohinj reflection.
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The beginning of fall colors.
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The beginning of fall colors.
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Ripples on Lake Bohinj.
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Lake Bohinj in the late afternoon.
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Lake Bohinj.
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Lake Bohinj and ducks.
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Around Bohinj.
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Around Bohinj.
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"Pletna" boats on Lake Bled.
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"Pletna" boats on Lake Bled.
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"Pletna" boats on Lake Bled.
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Vrata Valley and the infamous Mt. Triglav's north face.
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Below Vršič Pass.
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Below Vršič Pass.
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Sheep below Vršič Pass.
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Sheep below Vršič Pass.
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Larches below Vršič Pass were still green.
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Below Vršič Pass.
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In the afternoon we drove to the Mangart Pass. On the way there is a beautiful beech forest.
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Views from the Mangart pass road.
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Views from the Mangart pass towards Italy.
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Luka joined us for a few hours.
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Mangart pass.
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Mangart pass.
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Mangart pass and Mt. Mangart.
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Mangart pass.
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Mangart pass.
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Mangart pass.
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Mangart pass.
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Mangart pass.
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Mangart pass.
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Shores of an inland lake in Morocco.
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An inland lake in Morocco.
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Rabelj Lake (Lago del Predil) in Italy.
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Later, I went to the nearby Lake Cerknica to see the sunset and take a couple of pictures.
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Dry bottom of the lake and Mt. Slivnica in the background.
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Savica waterfall.
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Savica waterfall.
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Savica waterfall.
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Savica waterfall.
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Then we stopped at Lake Jasna near Kranjska Gora.
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View from the castle café over the lake.
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Savica waterfall.
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Savica waterfall.
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Later we went for a walk along the lake shore.
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Savica waterfall.
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The view toward Lake Bohinj and Mt. Vogel from Savica waterfall.
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Perched atop the cliff, Bled castle looms above the lake.
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The view toward Lake Bohinj and Mt. Vogel from Savica waterfall.
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Panoramic view of Lake Jasna.
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At the shore of Lake Bohinj.
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At the shore of Lake Bohinj.
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At the shore of Lake Bohinj.
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At the shore of Lake Bohinj.
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At the shore of Lake Bohinj.
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At the shore of Lake Bohinj.
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At the shore of Lake Bohinj.
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At the shore of Lake Bohinj.
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At the shore of Lake Bohinj.
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Sunset from Šmarjetna gora hill above Kranj.
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Sunset from Šmarjetna gora hill above Kranj.
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Sunset from Šmarjetna gora hill above Kranj.
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Sunset from Šmarjetna gora hill above Kranj.
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Sunset from Šmarjetna gora hill above Kranj.
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Sunset from Šmarjetna gora hill above Kranj.
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Sunset from Šmarjetna gora hill above Kranj.
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After sunset near Kranj.
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Lake shore.
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Snowy lake shore.
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Lake Cerknica.
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Lake Cerknica.
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Lake Cerknica.
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Lake Cerknica.
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Lake Cerknica.
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Lake and fog.
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Lake shore.
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Lake Bled with the island and mist
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Lake Bled with the island and mist
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Lake Bled and ducks
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Lake Bohinj is especially magical in the early morning.
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Panorama of the misty Lake Bohinj.
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Panorama of the misty Lake Bohinj.
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Panorama of the misty Lake Bohinj.
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Lake Jasna at Kranjska Gora.
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Lake Jasna at Kranjska Gora.
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Backlit tree at Lake Jasna.
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Ducks at Lake Jasna.
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The lake is dark green.
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Ducks at Lake Jasna.
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A quick descent to the Pogacnikov dom proved to be long and hot. But the views were great. This is the upper lake of the three (Zgornje Krisko jezero).
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Reflection in the middle lake (Srednje Krisko jezero).
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Late afternoon at Gradišče Lake (Gradiško jezero).
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The lake is artificial and was built during the construction of the nearby highway.
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Reflections.
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I preferred the views of Bled from Ojstrica to those from Osojnica.
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We reached the top of Osojnica at the last moment as the sun was already very low.
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Lake from Osojnica.
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Bled Island and Bled Castle.
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Bled Island.
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Bled.
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Zelenci - the source of the Sava Dolinka River.
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After a two-hour ascend from Lake Bohinj we arrived at the Komna hut at 1520 meters above sea level. We just caught the last sun rays washing over the surrounding mountains.
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Zelenci - the source of the Sava Dolinka River.
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The night was short. We got up at 4.30 to start the hike early, but before we set off, the view over Lake Bohinj enveloped in fog left us with our mouths open.
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Mists in the hills above Zelenci - the source of the Sava Dolinka River.
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Zelenci - the source of the Sava Dolinka River.
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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Mangart Lakes (Mangartska jezera).
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From the pass we started descending towards the Krn Lake.
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Rabelj Lake (Rabeljsko jezero).
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Rabelj Lake (Rabeljsko jezero).
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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It only got worse as we were nearing the lake. Luckily we had lots of paper tissues with us.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Krn Lake (1391 meters above sea level) in all its glory. There is Mt. Krn (2244 meters above sea level) in the background.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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More flowers. Any way you look at the lake and the mountains, it's spectacular.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Another reflection at Krn Lake.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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It's fantastic to just lie on the lakeshore, but swimming is not recommended.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Lake Krn one more time.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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We said good-bye to the Krn Lake and headed back the way we came, towards the Vratca pass.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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More flowers, more grass. Incidentally, we weren't the only ones with the allergy. Quite a few people at the lake were sneezing too.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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Above Kranjska Gora.
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From here you can see directly to the Triglav Lakes Valley with Mt. Triglav itself in the bakground.
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The meadows at Dolniki, looking towards the Triglav Lakes Valley.
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After a large bowl of jota (potato-sauerkraut-beans-sausage casserole) and beer we looked at Lake Bohinj for the last time before heading back to the valley. It was a long, but fantastic day!
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The area is full of small lakes that were now almost frozen.
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A couple of small lakes.
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A small lake.
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The other lake.
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I was sitting on the left-hand side in the back, so in order to take photos from the right-hand side window I had to simply point the camera blindly and press the shutter. I managed to catch Lake Bled. :)
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Lake Bled.
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Lake Bohinj.
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Lake Bohinj against the sun was already behind us.
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Lake Črnava in Preddvor
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Krn and Krn Lake.
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Planina Javornik.
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Lake Črnava in Preddvor
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Lake Črnava in Preddvor
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Lake Črnava in Preddvor
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We made a couple of circles over Lake Bled.
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Lake Bled.
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Lake Bled and castle.
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Lake Črnava in Preddvor
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It took one hour to get to the Lovrenc lake area. First, I climbed the viewing tower. You can't even see the lakes as they are hidden among the low but thick vegetation.
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First of the lakes.
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Lake Cerknica is extremely high, flooding a large area along with many trees.
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A small lake.
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