Photo session

There are people that are loved by camera and love to have their photos taken. And then there are people who do not feel like that at all. Unfortunately, I am the later. A few days ago we had a photographer in the hotel, taking pictures of the hotel and staff for a magazine. I was asked to have a “photo session” with him as well, since, lets be honest my picture on the internet is a bit outdated. Being a woman, I actually prefer to have a photo published that shows me at a “younger” age, but I suppose it is OK to admit your true age, so I agreed. The “session” (I love this world, since it makes me feel like a model.) meant that I had to stand on a balcony of one of the hotel rooms and the photographer was standing on the street below. It was difficult for him and he had to direct me a lot. Look left, look down, move that way, put your hand here,……A part of the end result is visible on the attached photo. Oh, I just realized that I have never published my own photo on my blog, so a lot of you don’t even know what I look like. Well, there you are. This is me. Petra.

Champion from Grand Hotel Toplice

Great news from Grand Hotel Toplice: Our barman Miro Petrevčič just came back from Slovenian Barmen Competition 2009. In the category of preparation of cocktails – fancy drinks - he won gold medal and first place and will be representing Slovenia at the World Barmen Championship in Berlin this August. Well done Miro!

Here he is on the photo with Mateja, showing her one of his fancy creations!

Grand Hotel Toplice Gift Shop

I am happy to announce another great addition to the services of Grand Hotel Toplice. We just opened a gift shop with the following items: baseball caps, umbrellas, polo shirts, bathrobes, towels, Leo toys and postcards all with GHT logo.

Carnival Time

Yes it was a long and cold winter and carnival time is a definite sign that people want spring, sun and warmer weather. Here are photos of a lovely masqueraded lady that visited Grand Hotel Toplice. I know who she is, but I am bound to secrecy. We hosted two carnival parties at Panorama restaurants with a lot of music, dancing, prizes for best masques etc..

Ice on the Bled Lake

Finally, we have a proper winter. A few days ago even a tiny crust of ice has appeared on the lake and the photos are so great that I just had to share them with you. Bled with its beauty never stops to amaze me. I apologize for the fact that I haven’t written anything for a long time. I have been absent from the hotel and from Bled. That is probably why I am so excited to see it again looking so beautiful.

Luisa

Today, Romana, head of our wellness studio, showed me the newest member of staff. Her name is Luisa, she is very young, actually a baby and has the most amazing body color. She is namely a gold fish and lives in an aquarium in the reception of the wellness center. Welcome Luisa!

New Year's Eve at Grand Hotel Toplice

We had two parties in the hotel last night, one in Grand Hall and another one in Panorama restaurant. There was a lot of dancing and singing, including a performance by Nuša Derenda, one of Slovenia's best female singers. She even represented Slovenia at the Eurovision song contest some years ago. Of course there was a lot of good food as well. After the midnight there was firework from the castle which emphasizes the magic of Bled even further.

There is a lot of work and preparation behind such events as New Year’s Eve and no better reward then guests telling you how much they enjoyed it.