Napoleon Obelisk

The Slovenes actually liked Napoleon when he ruled back in the day - he made Ljubljana the capital of his Illyrian Provinces and as a result brought wealth and prosperity with it.

It's Lovely, It's Lively, It's Ljubljana

August 31st 2011
On arrival, my first impressions of Ljubljana were that it was bigger than I thought. The new town is built up with modern, multi-storey buildings and I actually felt a little uncomfortable with the hustle and bustle, having just come from the relative isolation of Bled and Bohinj. Our hostel, Fluxus Hostel, was one of those cool boutique hostels that was bright, spacious and more sociable sin ... read more

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The Slovene lands were part of the Holy Roman Empire and Austria until 1918 when the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new multinational state, renamed Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia became a republic of the renewed ... ... read more

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