Pletna To See

Day: 219

Towns / Cities Visited: 139

Countries Visited: 26

Steps Taken Today: 16,955

Steps Taken Around the World: 3,609,450

We awoke to a cool but sunny autumn morning, readied ourselves for the day’s adventure, and headed to the supermarket in town to find ourselves some breakfast. We were pleased to see that they offered one of our Eastern European favourites, burek, and despite not being able to read the flavours, we bought three and headed to the lakeside to eat them. Finding a park bench in the morning sun, we sat down and tucked in. Two of them ended up being savoury, one meat and one cheese, and the third actually ended up being a sweet apple and cinnamon one that felt more like a streudel than a burek. Although they were not warm, they were relatively good, and filled the void.

Looking out over the lake, it was hard not to be struck by the immutable beauty of this place. With swans paddling close to the shore, the castle looming atop its lofty precipice, and the secluded island at the centre of the lake, there is something surreal about this place. If it wasn’t for the touristy, resort style hotels behind us, you would struggle to tell what century you were in from this view alone.