Bled, Slovenia

28 September 2025, Sunday. We had quite the adventure! Drove our rental car up and over three mountain passes. The first and highest was Vrsic Pass, about a 4,000 ft climb on a narrow road built by Austrians and their Russian prisoners of war during WWI. The pass is at 1611 meters or 5250 ft. To go up the north side then down the south requires 50 hairpin curves. Each is numbered with a sign. The area was the scene of vicious fighting in WWI. Some 1.7 million men were killed or "mutilated" according to text we read. Sites visited include: 1. The Russian Chapel built by the Russian Pows to commemorate 100 of their fellows killed in an avalanche, 2. The Juliana Botanicsl garden, an unexpected gem, 3. The impressive Slap Boka waterfall. 5. Dinner at a nice restaurant in the town of Tolmin 6. Driving up a very narrow road over two more mtn passes as dark is approaching. And 7. Arriving back at our bnb well after dark about 8 pm, and 8. Beautiful scenery all along the way.Read more