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title: 'Day 9: Wörthersee -> Bled'
author: nadim.salloum
type: post
date: 2021-08-16T15:49:36+00:00
categories:
  - Velotour Sommer 2021

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This is the day I finally went to Slovenia! Instead of going directly I decided to make just a small detour to Klagenfurt, since I was so close. For me it wasn‘t worth it though, the city felt very car centric and the old town was not that big or special in any way so after a quick coffee and a snack I made my way towards Slovenia. The only problem was that there is a mountain range separating Austria and Slovenia, so this meant I head to climb another pass, in this case the Loiblpass. This climb in combination with the hot weather (> 30 degrees) and not a lot of shade meant I was completely sweaty since the beginning if the climb, but somehow I still made it up. Luckily there was a tunnel at the top, so I didn’t have to ride all the way up. After a cold lemonade and an ice cream I headed towards Lake Bled, an iconic lake located bear the alps. I found a camping spot right at the lake, so I could go swimming after this exhausting day.<figure class="wp-block-image size-large">

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="473" height="1024" src="https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/D198413C-E6EB-421E-BC57-881027C9DCD4-473x1024.png" alt="" class="wp-image-130" srcset="https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/D198413C-E6EB-421E-BC57-881027C9DCD4-473x1024.png 473w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/D198413C-E6EB-421E-BC57-881027C9DCD4-139x300.png 139w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/D198413C-E6EB-421E-BC57-881027C9DCD4-768x1663.png 768w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/D198413C-E6EB-421E-BC57-881027C9DCD4-709x1536.png 709w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/D198413C-E6EB-421E-BC57-881027C9DCD4-946x2048.png 946w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/D198413C-E6EB-421E-BC57-881027C9DCD4.png 1125w" sizes="(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px" /> </figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="682" src="https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/B369CA38-8FD9-4F07-931F-723B83734205-1024x682.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-122" srcset="https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/B369CA38-8FD9-4F07-931F-723B83734205-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/B369CA38-8FD9-4F07-931F-723B83734205-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/B369CA38-8FD9-4F07-931F-723B83734205-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/B369CA38-8FD9-4F07-931F-723B83734205.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption>The mountain range separating Austria and Slovenia</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="958" height="1280" src="https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/F7B7EC81-D52C-4B83-BAAE-0E849F671155-edited.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-124" srcset="https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/F7B7EC81-D52C-4B83-BAAE-0E849F671155-edited.jpeg 958w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/F7B7EC81-D52C-4B83-BAAE-0E849F671155-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/F7B7EC81-D52C-4B83-BAAE-0E849F671155-edited-766x1024.jpeg 766w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/F7B7EC81-D52C-4B83-BAAE-0E849F671155-edited-768x1026.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px" /><figcaption>The border is at the pass just after the tunnel</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="682" src="https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/7100999F-AD57-4CF8-82AA-A8A606C00202-1024x682.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-125" srcset="https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/7100999F-AD57-4CF8-82AA-A8A606C00202-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/7100999F-AD57-4CF8-82AA-A8A606C00202-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/7100999F-AD57-4CF8-82AA-A8A606C00202-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/7100999F-AD57-4CF8-82AA-A8A606C00202.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption>mountains in Slovenia</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="682" src="https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/7B16B836-1B35-4DEC-8C08-7E7DE984DBD4-1024x682.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-126" srcset="https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/7B16B836-1B35-4DEC-8C08-7E7DE984DBD4-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/7B16B836-1B35-4DEC-8C08-7E7DE984DBD4-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/7B16B836-1B35-4DEC-8C08-7E7DE984DBD4-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/7B16B836-1B35-4DEC-8C08-7E7DE984DBD4.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption>Slovenia is not very populated</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="766" src="https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/3EA687CE-BAC4-4DB4-A071-E93344391A49-1024x766.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-127" srcset="https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/3EA687CE-BAC4-4DB4-A071-E93344391A49-1024x766.jpeg 1024w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/3EA687CE-BAC4-4DB4-A071-E93344391A49-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/3EA687CE-BAC4-4DB4-A071-E93344391A49-768x575.jpeg 768w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/3EA687CE-BAC4-4DB4-A071-E93344391A49.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption>going for a refreshing swim in Lake Bled</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="682" src="https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/D7A290C1-204E-4B5E-88A4-1B6B9FD7D524-1024x682.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-128" srcset="https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/D7A290C1-204E-4B5E-88A4-1B6B9FD7D524-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/D7A290C1-204E-4B5E-88A4-1B6B9FD7D524-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/D7A290C1-204E-4B5E-88A4-1B6B9FD7D524-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/D7A290C1-204E-4B5E-88A4-1B6B9FD7D524.jpeg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption>Castle of Bled overlooking the lake</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="768" src="https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/D9B6C516-32A8-47F5-9B73-37E49650A2EB-1024x768.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-129" srcset="https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/D9B6C516-32A8-47F5-9B73-37E49650A2EB-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/D9B6C516-32A8-47F5-9B73-37E49650A2EB-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/D9B6C516-32A8-47F5-9B73-37E49650A2EB-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/D9B6C516-32A8-47F5-9B73-37E49650A2EB-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https://salloum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/D9B6C516-32A8-47F5-9B73-37E49650A2EB-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption>The island with the church is the only island in all of Slovenia</figcaption></figure>