斯洛文尼亚布莱德――无及伦比美丽.docVIP

斯洛文尼亚布莱德――无及伦比美丽年轻的斯洛文尼亚(于1991年宣布脱离原南斯拉夫,成为独立主权国家,并于1992年5月加入联合国)位于中欧南部,毗邻阿尔卑斯山,约有一半的面积为森林所覆盖,绿化率在欧洲各国仅次于芬兰和瑞典,被誉为“中欧的绿宝石”。也许在许多人的印象中,斯洛文尼亚是一个经济水平不高的中欧小国――但事实上,斯洛文尼亚拥有良好的工业和科技基础。2005年在全球国家竞争力排行榜上名列第32位,属于发达国家行列。 本期“环球风情”带大家游览的布莱德湖是斯洛文尼亚最有名的旅游胜地。阿尔卑斯山山顶的积雪融水和山间清泉不断注入湖中,让布莱德湖获得“冰湖”的美称。这里夏季水温在22℃左右,是划船、游泳和钓鱼的理想场所;冬季多雪,湖面结冰达40厘米,又是冰上运动的绝纱去处。因此,这里曾多次举办欧洲和世界性的水上与冰上运动比赛。湖中央的布莱德岛是斯洛文尼亚境内唯一一座小岛。位于翠绿色湖面中央的小岛在蓝天白云的衬托之下,真让人彷如置身童话故事之中。 “Bled注1? That sounds a bit gruesome,” said Jodie when I first suggested the idea of visiting the small town in Slovenia. We were sat by the pool in Pore#269;, Croatia, and I?d just found out that a 1)coach could pick us up outside the hotel and take us on a guided day trip to the town of Bled. “I know, but the place looks stunning. And it?s really close to Croatia,” I answered. “There?s a lake and a castle near it. They look really nice.” But nice wasn?t an 2)adequate adjective for how breathtakingly stunning Lake Bled turned out to be. No words could. Even photographs could only come half way. But all of that came later. First, we had to get up 3)at the crack of dawn to board our coach for the three hour journey to Slovenia. Slovenia, lying between the Alps and the Mediterranean, is a small country 4)dominated by mountains and rivers. Getting to Slovenia would involve our first overland border crossing. For this I was quite excited. All I could imagine were Cold War films with spies attempting to get past the border police. It turned out that getting past the Slovenian border was no 5)hassle at all. The coach stopped, a uniformed woman got on, and she looked at everyone?s passport. No one was thrown off the coach. As we sped into Slovenia, the view outside soon began to change. Mediterranean 6)scrub made way for 7)conifers and hills. Before too long, we were in a scene straight from The Sound of Music. “Welcome to Slovenia,” said our guide for the day, a 25-year-old Croatian woman named Ivanah, “and let me t