Where is this little country exactly? With the breakup of the former Yugoslavia and the collapse of Communist regimes all over Eastern Europe, a raft of new countries became independent. This has provided huge challenges for geographically challenged Westerners, with no idea where some of the countries are, or which federation or country they belonged to before. Slovakia is not Slovenia, it is a country in Central Europe far from the coast which was once half of Czechoslovakia there is a clue in the name.
Slavonia is a region which takes up a large chunk of eastern Croatia. And Slovenia? One of the very cutest countries in all Europe, as well one of the most successful in making the transformation from its socialist past as the westernmost part of the former Yugoslavia, to a very dynamic country today, complete with sensational nature and things to see and do.
It is a good job that nobody knows where the hell it is - you can have more of it to yourself. The image of a bleeding lake may not be the most attractive proposition, and Lake Bled of course has nothing to do with blood apart from linguistically , and it is one of the most fabulous places to visit in all Europe, as well as an iconic photo of Slovenia.
Do make the effort to get to Bled Castle which imperiously overlooks the late, then reward yourself with the famous Bled cream cake, Kremsnita. Bled settlement has a Pre-Slavic origin, probably from German Fels rock and was mispronounced Bles by the locals - for older ppl of Bohinj region Bled is still Bles and people who live there are called Blesci with thanks to Zgodovina.
You will not be in Slovenia for very long before you will fall in love. Local women are renowned for their beauty, and single guys will have their heads turned at every corner, but beware - while they may look beautiful, they can be highly unpredictable and do the craziest things, such as marry orange men with abusive Twitter habits in the United States. You have been warned. As gorgeous and iconic as Lake Bled is, it is not the most popular attraction in Slovenia.
