The bell tower is 52m tall and has 99 steps which i didn't bother after the 99 steps I took to get up from the dock just now

A glimpse inside the bell tower

Statue in front of the bell tower

This church is called the Piligramate Church of the Assumption of Mary (wow what a name), before that was a temple for a Slavic goddess Ziva in the 9th century

Bell ringing inside the church. They say if you can get this 'wishing bell' to ring 3 times with 1 big pull of the rope, your dreams will come true.. but first you have to pay the entrance fee to get inside...

Holly?

View of the Bled Castle from the island, reminds me of Meteora in Greece

joyfully skipping down back to the dock

The Pletna boat is another symbol of Lake Bled, and went as far back as to 1590, it can hold 20 persons

There are 21 official pletnas on Lake Bled, all belonging to the same union

There’s no keel on the boat, so the skilled oarsmen worked hard to steer the flat-bottomed boat with each stroke. As you can see he is showing his super human strength to take us to safety

Strolling the 3.5 miles around the lake is enjoyable, peaceful, and scenic. At a leisurely pace, it takes about an hour and a half...