Taking time to get things right

Today I had to make a decision if I was going to stay in Slovenia or move on to another XYZone country. I decided to stay as I feel I really have not made a dent in understanding or exploring this little nation or it’s people the way I’d like and it would be irresponsible [...]

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Hiking for history on the ‘Mrzli vrh’ trail

Since writing my article history in the park I’ve been communicating with Mr. A. J. Potočnik by email and he told me his was going to be involved with the annual Mrzli vrh hike and sent me a link. I got some volunteer friends to come along and this is how it went.

Today I [...]

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Getting a case of the Arts

I chanced upon an interesting thing today walking around Ljubljana. A friend and I were walking down a main street and saw a red neon light sign inside a building which was kind of odd so we went over to check it out. It happened to be a small shop-like room that is called “Mala [...]

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Down with the down and out

While walking through the walking street here in Ljubljana today I came upon a homeless man with a sign asking for money in the local language. I struck up conversation with him as I was curious of what brought this guy in his early 20’s to such lows. He ended up speaking near perfect English [...]

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Škofja loka and around

Today I caught a ride with a friend diving to Škofja loka, a beautiful town only about 20 km from Ljubljana. It reminded me of some picturesque German villages I’ve visited only less formal and perfectly presented. Sometimes it is nice to see things in an original state; they have worked on many of the [...]

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Utrjena Ljubljana / The Ring Of Wire

Title: Utrjena Ljubljana / The Ring Of Wire
Author: Aleksander Jankovič Potočnik
Language: English and Slovene (two column format, dual language in one book)
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This is a great book detailing the not so well known events during the time of 1942-1945 when the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana was surrounded with a literal ring of barbed wire, [...]

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The bells toll…all night long

The last few days I went for a trip to the northern Croatian city of Čakovec and while there a friend put me up for the night in his flat.It was situated smack in the heart of the city and very conveniently located to everything, especially the church.
This is a special church in the heart [...]

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Doing Doughnuts

On my trip up to Čakovec by car my friend knew just the right place to make a pit-stop. The village of Trojane, that has since 1913 been a popular inn and bakery renowned for its doughnut like Kraf (see also Krafna) they are just a short drive off the main A1 highway linking Ljubljana [...]

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History in the park

Upon reaching the end of Tivoli Park on a walk today I came upon an unusual sight. An Italian early WWII army bunker being plastered in front of the Museum of Contemporary History. I’d known and seen several other bunkers and bomb shelters in and around other Slavic cities so this was nothing new but [...]

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All in a walk to the park

Art on the wall
After finding my way back down to town from the castle I decided to walk through the park on my way home. I touched on Tivoli Park in some of my earlier posts but have not had time to really see it much. I did not have much time there today either, [...]

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Ljubljanski grad (Ljubljana castle)

Well I finally took time to visit the Ljubljana hilltop castle. In my walk through town to get to it I never once saw any sign showing me which way to go. It is obvious that the hillside cable car lift is not finished yet, but then after that it is any do-it-yourself tourist’s guess [...]

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My feet on the ground and the real story

Today I was feeling a bit dry and that my blogging was starting to feel like a tourist guide, just visiting famous sights and places as interesting as they can be at times, so I just went walking.
I’ve been out and about here in Ljubljana a few times now with point A to point B [...]

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Jadransko morje (Seaside, Slovenian style)

Today I went to the Slovenian coast. It is a small strip of shoreline along the Adriatic between Croatia and Italy. I went with friends so I was kind of on a leash as far as exploring and what I was able to see but it was a fantastic time and a beautiful area to [...]

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Nights in Old Ljubljana

This is a festival going on this week from 29th of August till today the 2nd of September. I went down the other night but my camera flash was not working so I decided to go down again today in the early evening when picture taking is better and see more things.
The old town is [...]

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