{"id":1013,"date":"2023-07-17T14:51:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T14:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/?p=1013"},"modified":"2023-07-17T14:52:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T14:52:34","slug":"bled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/07\/17\/bled\/","title":{"rendered":"Bled"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The second of my day trips from Ljubliana was to Lake Bled. The hostel owner had also recommended <a href=\"https:\/\/vintgar.si\/\">Vintgar Gorge<\/a>, which is nearby.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I got the bus to Bled,  which took me through some lovely scenery:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34735234754816661048101-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"986\" class=\"wp-image-986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34735234754816661048101-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34735234754816661048101-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34735234754816661048101-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34735234754816661048101-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34735234754816661048101.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34776629613416024602445-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"985\" class=\"wp-image-985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34776629613416024602445-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34776629613416024602445-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34776629613416024602445-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34776629613416024602445-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34776629613416024602445.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bled is at the eastern end of the lake, and was the tourist honeypot I expected it to be.  I set off walking clockwise around the lake. The lake itself is very beautiful, with the waters a clear blue-green colour, with plenty of (quite tropical looking) fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34834826346646861233772-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"990\" class=\"wp-image-990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34834826346646861233772-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34834826346646861233772-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34834826346646861233772-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34834826346646861233772-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34834826346646861233772.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34853958335849531965769-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"988\" class=\"wp-image-988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34853958335849531965769-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34853958335849531965769-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34853958335849531965769-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34853958335849531965769-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34853958335849531965769.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34873035295999737643644-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"987\" class=\"wp-image-987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34873035295999737643644-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34873035295999737643644-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34873035295999737643644-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34873035295999737643644-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34873035295999737643644.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34952540836719890906519-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"991\" class=\"wp-image-991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34952540836719890906519-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34952540836719890906519-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34952540836719890906519-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34952540836719890906519-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34952540836719890906519.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34975451852603888561193-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"989\" class=\"wp-image-989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34975451852603888561193-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34975451852603888561193-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34975451852603888561193-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34975451852603888561193-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_34975451852603888561193.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the western end of the lake, it&#8217;s possible to climb up a hill.  Just like in the UK, a few meters climbing dispersed most of the crowds.  There were  excellent views of the church on the island:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35012080004515609945708-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"992\" class=\"wp-image-992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35012080004515609945708-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35012080004515609945708-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35012080004515609945708-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35012080004515609945708.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35053324817045995765841-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"994\" class=\"wp-image-994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35053324817045995765841-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35053324817045995765841-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35053324817045995765841-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35053324817045995765841-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35053324817045995765841.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35121670787662069819052-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"993\" class=\"wp-image-993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35121670787662069819052-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35121670787662069819052-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35121670787662069819052-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35121670787662069819052-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35121670787662069819052.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After descending I started walking along the north shore, and stopped for a quick swim. The water was very pleasant and cooling on what was becoming another very hot day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_3514299382715438551327-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_3514299382715438551327-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_3514299382715438551327-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_3514299382715438551327-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_3514299382715438551327-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_3514299382715438551327.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Swimming spot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortly, it  was time to leave the lake shore, and to head towards the gorge. The trail took me along minor roads through a few villages, with further lovely views<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35162003927792738511316-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"997\" class=\"wp-image-997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35162003927792738511316-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35162003927792738511316-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35162003927792738511316-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35162003927792738511316-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35162003927792738511316.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35174391522434868979449-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"998\" class=\"wp-image-998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35174391522434868979449-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35174391522434868979449-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35174391522434868979449-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35174391522434868979449-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35174391522434868979449.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The gorge was \u20ac10, and one way.  It was very picturesque<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35183751719184697620991-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"999\" class=\"wp-image-999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35183751719184697620991-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35183751719184697620991-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35183751719184697620991-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35183751719184697620991-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35183751719184697620991.jpg 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src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35342845504281780050033-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1005\" class=\"wp-image-1005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35342845504281780050033-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35342845504281780050033-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35342845504281780050033-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35342845504281780050033.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the pools looked very inviting, but unfortunately swimming wasn&#8217;t allowed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Towards the end of the gorge, it&#8217;s crossed by an arched rail bridge:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35441345664919738009640-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35441345664919738009640-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35441345664919738009640-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35441345664919738009640-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35441345664919738009640.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the gorge, it&#8217;s exit via the cafe.  From there there is a choice of two walks back to the start.   The hostel owner had warned me that the buses back to Ljubljana could get full, so I&#8217;d decided to get the train back.  There&#8217;s actually a station close to the end of the gorge, but as I had some time to kill before the next train, I followed one of the suggested routes back to the start, which took me close to Podhom station, which was the stop before the one at the end of the gorge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The very shabby, decrepit sounding and graffiti covered train took us almost immediately into a long tunnel, which comes out over the gorge&#8217;s bridge:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_3562419612846197350931-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_3562419612846197350931-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_3562419612846197350931-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_3562419612846197350931-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_3562419612846197350931-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_3562419612846197350931.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We then headed through some more impressive scenery to Jesenice, where I had to change for the train back to the capital. Jesenice looked to be a very industrial town.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35632263371298120766144-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1011\" class=\"wp-image-1011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35632263371298120766144-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35632263371298120766144-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35632263371298120766144-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35632263371298120766144-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35632263371298120766144.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35676803560027547222639-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1010\" class=\"wp-image-1010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35676803560027547222639-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35676803560027547222639-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35676803560027547222639-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35676803560027547222639-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/dsc_35676803560027547222639.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">The decrepit train had opening windows, which made taking photos easier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was then about an hour&#8217;s train ride back to Ljubljana. This one was rather newer, and thankfully had air conditioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_20230717-164851478293393072191587-439x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_20230717-164851478293393072191587-439x1024.png 439w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_20230717-164851478293393072191587-129x300.png 129w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_20230717-164851478293393072191587-768x1792.png 768w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_20230717-164851478293393072191587-658x1536.png 658w, https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/screenshot_20230717-164851478293393072191587.png 857w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bled and Vintnar Gorge walk (~14km)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second of my day trips from Ljubliana was to Lake Bled. The hostel owner had also recommended Vintgar Gorge, which is nearby. I got the bus to Bled, which took me through some lovely scenery: Bled is at the eastern end of the lake, and was the tourist honeypot I expected it to be. <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/07\/17\/bled\/\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-europe2023"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1013"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1014,"href":"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1013\/revisions\/1014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.mawds.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}