Lake Bled

You know it's bad when it's almost the end of August and you're still getting caught up on things from July! Oh well, I've been busy I guess. So here is the last post from when the family was here in July. We took an overnight trip to Lake Bled in Slovenia, and it was one of the most beautiful places I've ever been...who would have thought! We stayed at a great hotel (it's in the background of the first picture) right on the lake and did some great hiking and exploring of the area.

So, here's me and Mom on a boat ride on the lake. That's our hotel behind us, and Uncle Bert is rowing the boat:)



Here's one with Claire...Bert's now rowing and being the photographer...who knew he was to talented. You can see the castle in the background too.



We went up to the Castle, and wandered around. The Castle itself was pretty small with not a lot going on, but the views were amazing. Here's Mom and me at our lunch spot overlooking the lake and the tiny little island with the monistary on it.







This is the view from our hotel. The next morning when we woke up it was cloudy and rainy...but it made for some awesome pictures of the Castle.



We also went hiking through a gorge nearby. It was very narrow in places, and the water was beautiful! There were a lot of people there, but it was still a really nice walk, here are some shots along the path...







On our boat ride in the late afternoon sun...it doesn't get much better than this...I will be coming back to this place!

Staying Cool in July!

July in Italy was hot...really hot! Without AC we were all looking for something to do to get out of the house and stay cool....well we founds "the river". About 20 minutes from the house is Lake Barcis (I posted some stuff about it earlier) and just north of the lake (feeding into it actually) is this amazing river! Mom was so hot she decided she would earn her adventure club badge and jump right in with her clothes on...it seemed like a good idea to me, so I followed suit! Here are some shots from the afternoon of river time...

Mom and I enjoying to water by the waterfall...we climbed up the rocks too...very daring for Mom:)



Before we got into the river we wondered around in this little town called Cimolias. It was a really cute little town with great views of the mountains! Here's Mom and I in front of one of the little churches...we're really on the hunt for good gelato:)



Another shot from the little town...I know we live close to the mountains, but I would LOVE to live that close, it was amazingly beautiful!



OK, back in the river...see I told you Mom climbed on the rocks! It was so great, we will be going back here evety summer from now on!



A different area on the same river...this spot was further up and on the "main" river rather than a branch, so the water was way cold! Gorgeous, but cold! (you can tell by the color).



Mom working hard in one of her first days of retirment;)