First part of the day was a drive through the countryside to Mt Vogel.
Mt Vogel is just over 1500m, and accessible via a steep cable car ride.
It was just after the winter season, so most of the snow was gone, but remnants remain, mainly turning to ice. A young guy with a mountain bike was also on the cable car ride with us. He talked about the thrill of riding down the paths on the mountain, mainly carved by water. He said it was an adrenaline rush and that he had done it many times. I thought – Death wish. He said his was a cheap mountain bike only €3,000 (maybe $4500).
I think the sign says it all.
The views are magnificent, and even playing pretend on the ski lift was fun.
On the way back to Lake Bled we stopped at Lake Bohinj,Slovenia’s largest glacier lake
Nearby to Bohinj is Mt Triglav, at 2,864m the highest mountain in Slovenia.
The statue commemorates the first four mountaineers to climb it, in 1778.
Postojna Caves
Deep beneath the Slovenian Karst lies a magnificent underground world of limestone caves.
There are 24km of caves. We had a 2km ride to the public area, a guided walking tour for 1½ km (felt like a lot more) then another 2km train ride back to the surface.
The caves are pristine, with minimal lighting to inhibit algal growth. There are quite a number of inhabitants, including the ‘people fish’ which is actually a species of salamander.
This is the Russian bridge, seen from below. Even Annie was brave enough to cross it