After Sarajevo came the Croatian coast, on the Adriatic Sea. In the city of Zadar, we found a nice beach overlooking the amazingly clear waters of the Adriatic.
We didn't spend much time in Zadar, though. Went for a quick swim, then headed north to Plitvice, a Croatian National Park, for some spectacular views.
After Croatia came my personal favorite part of the entire trip, Slovenia. An absolutely beautiful country, Slovenia does not have nearly as many tourists as the other places we have been. So it is much more peaceful and relaxing, and we were able to enjoy the sights even more. Sights like Lake Bled. At Lake Bled, you feel like you are in a postcard.
The island in the middle of the lake is swimmable (though I didn't try), and has a small church on it. If the winter is cold enough, the whole lake freezes over and it is possible to walk (or skate) to the island!
And on the left, overlooking the Lake, is the 900-year-old Bled Castle.
Its hard to top Bled, but the Triglav National Park in northwest Slovenia came close. The most famous attraction there is the Savica Waterfall. My friends and I hiked for an hour and a half only to find that we had to pay €2.50 just to go see the waterfall!! Well, instead of paying we decided to cross a river and go past the "entrance". Probably not the smartest idea, but at the time we thought "why should we have to pay to see a waterfall, a natural occurrence?!". ANYWAY, the waterfall itself, although beautiful, was not quite what we were hoping for. As it was so hot this day, we were hoping we would be able to get close to it, stand underneath it, maybe swim in the river. But the area was closed off, and this is as close as they let anyone get:
The water from this waterfall runs down the mountain to Lake Bohinj, yet another beautiful Slovenian lake.
I definitely hope I can come back to Slovenia someday.
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