Slovenia Feels Like a Real-Life Fairytale Land! 🇸🇮 (Incredible Lake Bled & Postojna Caves)

Slovenia Feels Like a Real-Life Fairytale Land! 🇸🇮 (Incredible Lake Bled & Postojna Caves)

Slovenia Slovenia you are beautiful you are 
gorgeous wow good morning from Slovenia so we   are right now in Ljubljana and today we are going 
to go on a little day trip outside of the city to   Lake Bled which is one of the most amazing most 
beautiful iconic places in Slovenia to visit We   decided to rent a car because aside from going 
there I think we’re also going to drive around   different areas in Slovenia and also head down 
towards the coastal town of Piran in a couple   days I hope they’re giving us a nice car for the 
drive today And this is our Ford Puma for the next   3 days Beautiful huh I’ve never seen this car 
No never seen Never heard of Ford Puma before   Yeah it does kind of look like a almost like 
a little bit like a race car It looks fast We   could have had a fancier car though The guy was 
like “Only €15 more you can get a brand new BMW   that we just picked up yesterday.” Yeah he almost 
got us he’s like “It’s white It’s going to look so   beautiful.” And then we’re like oh but we know 
we’re going to be parking the car for most of   the time when we get to the coastal town in Piran 
So it’s almost like sketchier to park a beautiful   nice new car for two days and yeah we got this 
one But I’m happy with this one me too Ford Puma so we are here in the Lake Bled area and 
we just parked our car down the hill over   there It’s about €1.50 per hour and it’s 
about a little 10-minute hike to go up to   the Castle So I think that’s what we’ll do 
first So we’ll explore the castle and then   we’ll make our way back down to the Lake 
to see the beautiful church that sits on   a little island right in the middle beautiful 
trail huh beautiful It’s so lush so green and   not busy not busy at all for a weekend this is 
pretty crazy maybe they’re all at the Castle   already yeah or I guess you could park up at 
the castle too It’s more expensive yeah it’s   like double the price that’s where we parked 
teah that lot over there pretty convenient Look to your right babe doesn’t it 
reminds you of Canada It does even   the drive here like the landscape that we 
see the plains like the flatness and then   the mountains and the air quality Yeah 
I was going to say the air feels fresh   There is actually a lot of similarities I think 
between Slovenia and Canada both are very forested   countries so there’s a lot of trees a lot of 
mountains a lot of beautiful scenery hiking   wild animals I don’t think we have castles 
though Do we have castles probably not €18 per person Yeah it’s a little more expensive 
than the one in Ljubljana but I think this one may   be more beautiful another day another castle here 
in Slovenia oh are you hungry i’m hungry Should   we sit by the patio and eat something first sure 
Enjoy it first Enjoy the view That’s beautiful   Let’s sit here This spot is 
better You can see the church   Look right over there It’s right there but I’m 
also looking at cake that what is that cheers What an epic spot to have a coffee 
A little bit of an expensive coffee but I   think it’s so worth it to see this the pretzel 
this cake two coffees was €18 and another €18   per person to get in but we should just take our 
sweet time to enjoy it This is so beautiful You   know what my Dad usually says it’s just money 
Enjoy it Enjoy life Life is short And he’s a   good example of enjoying his life and has all 
the experiences and still has money in the end   right yeah Money comes and goes It goes a lot 
more than it comes but that’s okay Yeah Wow   This is really really beautiful Okay You got 
to try your Bled cake Yeah He said that it’s   a puff pastry on top and then this one is whipped 
cream and custard I don’t know what is the story behind this cake why it’s like a Lake Bled 
cake maybe it made from the water from the   lake or maybe it looks like snow on top 
of the lake during the winter Yeah sure It’s a nice custard cake Yum Yeah it’s like 
a very simple type of custard cake quite nice   Not overly sweet perfect with coffee Oh so 
there is a actual story to this Bled cream   cake After World War II a pastry chef called 
Ištvan Lukačević moved from Serbia to Bled And   in 1953 while working at the cafe of Hotel Park 
which is just over there he perfected a version   of a traditional Austro-Hungarian custard slice 
but he used local Slovenian ingredients and gave   it his own twist so like a light vanilla custard 
whipped cream puff pastry and powdered sugar this   became the cream cake of Slovenia and Hotel Park 
has since sold over 50 million slices of this cake This is a printing press from the 15th 
century So you just put some ink on the   castle image He’s going to show us how 
it looks on the paper Oh yeah So now   we just put this one here everything goes 
inside and now we’ll just press this down Okay now that’s pretty Wow that’s so sharp there 
can be a lot of details just this must be prepared   in the right in the right type of pictures the 
best is graphics So all pictures with lines only   one color I can print here I can’t make shadows 
Shadows are made with lines more together or   apart that’s beautiful I like this bookmark 
here it says “We travel not to escape life but   for life not to escape us.” That’s why we’re here 
Exactly This one “The world is a book and those   who do not travel read only one page.” Oh that’s 
very good Yeah Okay this is very interesting as   a former graphic designer I never knew the story 
behind why they call it uppercase and lowercase   So uppercase is all the letters on on the higher 
section of this board Like literally in the case   Yeah As you work your way down it gets to 
lower case so it’s so simple Well also the   middle part is where the vowels are And there’s 
a reason for that too because they said you use   vowels so often you put it in the center 
of the case for convenience So interesting So did you enjoy that I think it’s worth 
€18 I think that was really cool because   aside from the beautiful platform and the cafe 
there’s also like a restaurant up there but the   printing press guy was super enthusiastic and 
fun And you have like a museum upstairs where   you can learn more about the history of this 
area Even fossils that they found here like   100,000 years ago and stuff it’s pretty cool 
Yeah totally come up here if you come to Lake   Bled I think out of the two castles so far we 
visited in Ljubljana if you were to choose one   to enter choose choose this one not the one 
in the city It’s almost 4:00pm and the rowboat rental closes at 6:00pm so we 
have to hurry rushing down this hill grab our   car and go rent a boat we might not make it to 
the island where the church is but as long as   we get to see it yeah while we’re on the water 
that would be lovely Yeah that would be cool We made it how much is it rent a rowing boat 
€20 per hour a small boat for four this one’s   more expensive than the one I saw online was 
€15 but I guess we’re closer yeah we’re much   closer to the island we might make it Hi can 
we get a rowboat for two just two of us Yeah   at the island just park on the right side of 
the island where you see the dock sticking out   there Oh okay Don’t park where the stairs are 
because it’s only for the big boats oh okay Yeah okay there you go okay now slide oar 
into the water only the left one first   Okay Okay Just give me the oar oar has been 
turned like this grab it completely at the end here Then put oar out of the water go 
forward to the water and then pull Oh okay   just try Yes Okay Okay Fine Now I’m going to 
push you out then you will do like three times   with the left hand okay the boat will turn 
and then you will go with both hands So just   wait Okay And you will need like 7-8 minutes 
to the island You will see Only 7 8 minutes   Perfect careful on the other side Thank you Okay 
Oh I have to turn I have to turn around first Perfect Woohoo and we’re off Wow The island’s 
just behind you We’re good We’re good We got   the Okay Wow You can’t even see where you’re 
going but I can see where you’re going And it’s   amazing And I thought I have to row too but it’s 
actually only a one person thing this is awesome   you still have a chance to row when 
we come back this is straight out of   the movie scene of Little Rascal 
Little Rascal Oh we watched it   together Yeah Yeah When he goes “You are 
so beautiful You are so beautiful to me… And now it’s your turn to see behind you That’s the castle we were just at Yeah That’s so   crazy That’s just like perched on top 
of rocks basically That’s so beautiful   We’re so lucky that we got a beautiful 
day The mountains are completely clear Good job We’re still dry that’s a good 
sign Yeah you did a great job But I am   glad we came to the dock that is closer 
because Oh my goodness it’s a lot of work   I think it would have been at least like 
30 minutes of intense exercise probably an   hour If we started from the other side near 
the castle that would have been a disaster   Let’s go up and ring the bell make a wish so our wishes can come true How much it’s €12 Oh my that’s an expensive 
wish I actually don’t really have anything   to wish for I think life is pretty great It’s 
pretty great being here right now Yes Let’s   just enjoy this I think it’s so cool like this is 
the only natural island in all of Slovenia that’s   what I read this tiny tiny island here Let’s 
just roam around and have our snack We brought   some snacks Okay are these cherry blossoms do 
you think yeah they’re white cherry blossoms I   think but we see a lot of these trees around 
Ljubljana like pink red white It’s beautiful   You don’t have to go to Japan to see this come 
to Slovenia Yeah So beautiful crazy I’m just I’m   so surprised how beautiful Slovenia is I never I 
never knew what it looked like until we decided   to come here and still looking at the images of 
it is so different from just being here like the   weather the people the views the food the food 
It’s so nice and it’s so relaxing I’m excited   for tomorrow We’re going to be driving south of 
Ljubljana to a cave so that would be something   different it mentioned that cave and said that 
there’s even like a train or something inside   the cave that we can take I think so we will 
find out and let you know what it’s like thank you On our first day arriving in Slovenia we went to   buy oranges from this local shop and 
we didn’t have enough money and the   guy was like “You can come back and pay 
us later tomorrow.” I think we owe him like €1.50 So we decided to walk back home and 
on the way we saw a laundromat we looked inside   and we saw a coin machine so we both rushed in 
there and I had only a €50 bill So I quickly put   the euro bill in there and without reading any 
signs and it started spitting out laundry tokens   50 euros of laundry tokens I was pressing it like 
Stop I was panicking but there’s nothing we could   do So we just let it spit out all the tokens and 
we looked at each other like what did we do and   then it says this machine will not give change And 
we’re like oh my goodness But it’s okay because   we had to do laundry the next day So we went back 
with our laundry and we set up a table where we’re   basically waiting for our laundry and then we 
had all the coins the tokens stacked So whenever   someone came in and they were trying to buy tokens 
we would be like “Would you like to buy tokens   from us?” Cuz we put in a €50 bill And a lot of 
people actually was like “Oh yeah that happens.”   Yeah and we managed to sell what €25 euros of 
tokens There was a lady who bought 20 and she   was like “Usually when I buy €20 worth they 
give me two extra coins.” And I was like “I   will give you 22 coins for €20 take it I’ll take 
it.” Yeah But we still have 15 tokens that we   have to figure out what we’re going to do with 
them Yeah we might have to do laundry once more   we’ll always remember this 
though Our first day in Slovenia So yesterday we were at Lake Bled which was 
the northwest of Slovenia and today we are in   the southwest of Slovenia and actually from there 
down to here is probably like an hour and a half   Slovenia is not very big and even on the highway 
we see signs that say Slovenia is small why hurry   which is a great reminder to like drive safe and 
drive slow on the highways so today we are here   at the cave It is a very popular attraction 
and not the cheapest one too cuz it was like €29.90 per person and this is just for the 
cave If you want to do other things they have   four different activities that you can do and 
it ranges from €30 to like €50 but we really   just wanted to see the cave Thank you Hi Hi For 
English English Yes That’s number one Thank you   Do you listen to it like this do you really 
yeah Press number one and listen Interesting   like a little pager So it’s going to look like 
everyone’s talking on their phone inside the cave That was insane that was an insane ride That was 
actually longer than I was expecting and because   of the 98% humidity in here it’s actually really 
cold some of these stones are pretty scary they’re   pretty sharp like if they fall on you that would 
be deadly So right now we’re in one of the largest   chambers of the cave and it feels like you’re 
climbing a mountain but at the same time you can   admire all the beauty of these I think these are 
these are limestone Yeah It’s like very similar to   some of the caves that we have seen in Thailand 
but never this scale Yeah and it’s so well done   too the way that they light it up Yeah you have 
like a proper path to walk through that’s really   wide and honestly it’s accessible because you 
see people with wheelchairs and baby strollers   also being able to walk through this path So yeah 
it’s really family-friendly and I quite enjoy the   audio too It gives you a lot of good information 
and enhance the experience and there’s no like guide yelling   loudly or anything everyone’s just listening 
to their little audio phone things It’s pretty   awesome When you look up you see all the spiky 
formations there the stalactites they’re formed by   like little rain droplets and from the audio guide 
they’re telling us that it takes 100 years for it   to grow one centimeter 1cm 1cm This looks like a 
giant artwork of nature Yeah that takes millions   of years to create It’s pretty incredible You know 
how we said it was a bit expensive It was totally   worth it It’s so well done It was so fascinating 
It’s educational and I feel like I don’t need to   see another cave again because this is the best 
one to see to learn from It was so cool And inside   the cave actually is a baby dragon So it’s like 
a pale skinned salamander creature they found   like many years ago and that they have quite a 
few of them still here that we could see but we   couldn’t film So they’re called olm Their color 
looks really pale They’re blind basically and   they don’t need to eat for 10 years at a time and 
they can live up to 100 years it’s so crazy It’s   like going into a different world It’s like going 
to the underworld It’s like we’re in a Stranger   Things movie set Yeah it feels it feels actually 
really creepy we kept asking each other to imagine   if you were the first person to discover this cave 
how creepy it would be when it’s like all dark and   scary and echoey and you don’t know what lives 
in this cave So I think if you come to Slovenia   if you come to Ljubljana take a day trip to Lake 
Bled and the cave yeah These are the two things   that you must see And I feel like somehow we never 
knew about them before but I’m just so glad we got   to see them in Slovenia It was a big highlight 
of our trip in Europe so far thanks again for   watching and as always have a wonderful 
day We’ll see you in the next one Bye bye

Slovenia truly feels like a real-life fairytale! After exploring the charming streets of Ljubljana, we rented a car to discover more of this underrated country. So many people told us we had to visit Lake Bled, and wow, they weren’t wrong—it’s like stepping into a storybook! We also ventured underground to explore the incredible Postojna Cave—did you know it’s the second-largest cave system in the world? Join us as we uncover the magic of Slovenia’s nature, hidden gems, and unforgettable landscapes!

LOCATIONS FEATURED:
📍Sixt rent a car – Ljubljana Railway Station: https://maps.app.goo.gl/AQj5hjNBPsntEoMc7
📍Bled Castle: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6UWX4rc4PjSaVJsi6
📍Rent a Sup/Boat Vila Bled: https://maps.app.goo.gl/VdVEqH1VN89VCktw7
📍Postojna Cave: https://maps.app.goo.gl/EEqUzWqFqJMcL6R98

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Video Breakdown by Chapters:
00:00 We’re leaving Ljubljana today
01:34 Hiking up to Bled Castle!
10:25 Renting a rowboat in Lake Bled
15:54 A little story time
18:02 The magical underground world of Slovenia

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