Lake Bohinj
Lake Bohinj is the largest natural lake in Slovenia and is situated not far from lake Bled in the Julian Alps. We visited it a few times driving along the Sava River that is the outflow from Lake Bohinj. Already in the 18th C, it was discovered that much more water leaves the lake via Sava River than enters it from different sources. The explanation is the same as for Lake Bled: Several subterranean sources of water provide the inflow.
The clear, cold waters of both lakes and rivers means that trout is classic food in Slovenia and we had lovely trout several times.
Where the Sava River commences at the eastern end of the lake is the Church of St John the Baptist, more than 700 years old and one of the best examples of Slovenian medieval architecture.
Golden Horn – Ziatorog
In Slovene folklore Goldenhorn is a legendary Alpine ibex (steinbock). They have very large horns. According to the legend Ziatorog (Slovenian for Goldenhorn) had golden horns and lived at Mount Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia and the highest peak of the Julian Alps. A hunter tried to hunt it down, but the Ibex ate a magical Triglav flower that gave him eternal life. The legend was documented by Rudolf Baumbach in 1877 and later turned into an opera.
The statue of Goldenhorn stands at the lakeside and I liked the misty landscape as the background to the Ziatorog.
Lake Jasna
Lake Jasna is a very small lake close to both the Austrian and the Italian borders. We went there mainly because one of our photographer friends had spotted some beautiful backlit trees with autumn colours backlit by the afternoon sun. And I wasn’t disappointed. Neither were Jennifer as she discovered a very nice cafe, where we could sip a cappuccino and a glass of good Slovenian wine in the warm afternoon sun.
