Travel-savvy friends who say “it’s a must” when you message them to ask if you should try to fit in a day trip to Lake Bled.
Taking pictures that look like they belong on a postcard.
Making American friends to spend the day with.
Happy ducks and cranky swans.
Dainty wildflowers.
Figuring out the bus route to visit the lake for the day.
Explaining Doctor Who to a self-described “super nerd” who didn’t know what it was and realizing how hard it is to explain Doctor Who.
The Julian Alps.
The peaceful feeling of being away from the city.
Views that make you say, “Are you kidding me?” over and over and over.
Golden hour views from Bled Island.
Seeing yourself in a 21-year-old woman and telling her things you wish you could tell your 21-year-old self.
Traditional cream cake.
A teal-blue lake.
A quiet, serene ride on the pletna across the lake.
Learning how to take phone pictures like a Gen Z.
A tiny church on a tiny island.
A grumpy bus driver who almost wouldn’t let me get on the bus.
Layers of shadowy mountain silhouettes and orange sunsets on the bus ride home.
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