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Sunday  27th April

Sunrise view from our bedroom window – the sun shines again.

Early Morning from HotelChain Bridge over Danube

Castle from bedroom window in Pest

Leaving Budapest

Breakfast at the hotel in order to save time as we need to get to train station before 9.00 am to take train to Bled, Slovenia via Vienna, Klagenfurt and Villach where we have to change trains.

Scenery south of Budapest fairly uninspiring but improves as we travel further south towards Vienna and deeper into Austria.

With only 7 minutes to change trains in Villach Gail and I had prepared ourselves for a dash that would make Usain Bolt look quite sluggish but on arrival our train to Bled was nowhere to be found. Our panic attack was relieved by a completely unphased Austrian Rail official calmly telling us that the train was delayed by 30 minutes but as it was already at the platform we should relax, get on board and wait for the departure. Almost reassuring to find that railway official apathy and incompetence is a global affliction.

Arrive in Lesce Bled at 6.30 and after short taxi ride check into the Vila Preseren , named after Slovenia’s pre-eminent poet and situated on the shores of Lake Bled.

Villa Preseren – Fantastic location beside Lake Bled

Too late to explore the restaurant scene in Bled so have a fine meal at the hotel and settle in for an early night.

Cheers

The Obese Ferret.