The dawned clear and sunny - the view once again leaving us spellbound, with the sun highlighting the snow on the distant alps. The lake again smooth as glass, with a few rowers stroking along the World Championship Course, training for the World Champs to be held here next weekend! We set off following the Sauer River and headed for Lake Bohinj about 20kms away, which is a very popular skiing region and all the little villages along the way had rooms for rent et...

Some more rain this morning as we boarded the coach ready for our trip to Lake Bled, and once again we struck trouble with traffic!!! There was a cycle race using the road outside the hotel and the police had blocked it off - Gaspar had to plead with them to allow us to use a service road along the banks of the Danube to get to the freeway entry! That out of the way, we made good time along the excellent freeway up through the mountains towards the Semmering Pass...