http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Slovenia , Upper Carniola , Ljubljana en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:42:27 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:42:27 UTC We'd heard Ljubljana was a really cool town so we decided to spend a couple nights there and check it out. We stayed in the Metelkova area at the infamous Celica Hostel. This place used to be a Yugoslavian military jail and is now owned by the city and renovated into a really funky looking hostel. There are several former prison cells you can stay in and every room is decorated by different local http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-347916.html Day 15 Friday September 19th 2008 We awoke to a sunny but chilly day in Ljubljana our first glimpse of sunshine in five days After eating breakfast at our hotel we left and walked to the nearby tourist office where we purchased tickets for the walking tour. The tour is put on by guides from the tourist information office at a cost of 10 Euros per person. We met our guide in front of the Tow http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-341052.html Arrived in Ljubljana Man... this trip is really straining me in every possible way. Financially emotionally physically... In all my other travels nothing big usually goes wrong... on this one its ALL going wrong The only consolation is all the cool stuff I'm seeing on the occassaions that I am actually able to see somethingRome was incredible There was so much richness and history the http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-340120.html It was a lovely Saturday in June. The Capital was alive with shoppers and day trippers enjoying the springlike weather. We visited St. Nicolas Cathedral c.1461 which is immensely Baroque and had hosted Napoleon all the Austrian emperors Tsar Alexander and Pope Paul II. During Saturdays much of the town is devoted to marketing and large portions are set aside for pedestrian and bicycle traffi http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-339722.html The sound of the metal bars closing behind me echoed down the bare corridor. The small cell was empty except for two beds. I could make out my cellmate on the bottom bunk his reddish beard glistening in the chink of light shining through the tiny barred window. I didn't know how long I would be in here but it would be at least three days. Six hours earlier I had been in a fourstar hotel. Now I http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-339064.html So this entry is mainly for my dad who is a volunteer firefighter back home in NorthEast Victoria.Yesterday i headed out for a wonder around Ljubljanas city centre the place was packed with people being a nice saturday morning a brisk 11degrees C. Down by the triple bridge in front of the church to my absolute surprise was the local fire engine with a posse of fire fighters showing the admiring http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-338508.html well yesterday i was wondering the city aimlessly as is my habit..when my path was suddenly obstucted by a large gathering crowd outside the front of the Grand Hotel..but they werent alone..there was a maze of steel barricades and yes 11 unmarked police cars 2 marked police cars 3 police moterbikes and a fleet of unmarked vans that looked suspeciously CIAlike with dark tinted windows and shiny http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-337374.html so here i am.. in a backpackers hostel in Ljubliana called Zepplin's..listening to bad 70's and 80's rock music.. i mean i should have known..Zepplin..but i cant complain..ive had a surprisingly awesome day..big brekkie 4 pieces of toast and bowl of cerial gotta love those free continental breakfasts a pleasant stroll up to Ljubliana Castle just as the sun decided to come out making it all th http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-337364.html For those who don't know Ljubljana is either pronounced Lubeleeahna or Yubelyahna I heard it both ways...so who knows. But I prefer the first.We arrived in Ljubljana at about 11 on Saturday. Our hostel wouldnrsquot let us check in until 3 but let us drop off our bags so we could enjoy a walk around the town. It was kind of grey so I decided it was time to get a coat. While shopping aroun http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-335087.html The photo shows many structures competing in the center of the capital three bridges converge and three architectural styles are seen Art Deco in the distance Italian Rococo on the left and French Empire. A delightful compact city square.Just a little more of Ljubljana's fascinating history. The ancient Romans established a military camp named Emona that by the 6th century AD had developed in http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-332003.html I was wandering around the old town of Ljubljana when it started to rain. I decided to have lunch at this beautiful hotel called the Slon. It continued to rain. I ordered some tea and was people watching when this man sat down at the table next to me. I couldn't helpbut listen is on his conversation bad I know anyway he was talking about the red line and the blue line. Yep I knew where this wa http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-327470.html As my readers know my wife and I stay in a different place in the world each year and I write a travel journal about the experience. See my profile for more. During our summer in Slovenia we made several trips from our residence in Bled to Ljubljana. This is an account of one such trip.Ljubljana means beloved in Slovene.It is an easy 45 minute drive from Bled. We went on a Saturday market d http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-327038.html a sent vraiment la fin ... http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-324217.html Cette fois ci on a bien cru qu'on dormirait dans un squat Ljubljana. Nous arrivons 22h et nous devons aller chez notre contact qui habite 30km au nord de la capitale au pied des montagnes au pied des alpes. Si jamais nous n'y serions pas arrivs nous serions alls dormir dans le Metelkova un squat de Ljubljana mais assez la mode. Les musiciens nous avaient indiqu le chemin pour tr http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-324212.html Lovely Ljubljana and BledOverall we really enjoyed Slovenia. It is a really striking country small incredibly green and in the north Mountainous. Ljubljana the capital is about half the size of Edinburgh. It has a great feel to it full of cafes and cheap restaurants a castle interesting architecture much of it seemingly designed by one man Joe Ple269nik he has a hand in many buildi http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-324199.html LjubljanaSaturday 9th February 2008We woke early in order to see the city in daylight. We passed through the centre with our cameras and proceeded to visit Ljubljana Castle. Ljubljana Castle sits upon a rather tall hill and is accessible via foot or funicular. We of course opted for the funicular. The views from the castle are spectacular the entire cityscape is visible and the Alps on the Austri http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-322751.html Ljubljana SloveniaThursday 7th February 2008After scouring Venicersquos back streets for an Indiana Jones filming location Church of San Barnaba which we eventually found we headed to the train station. Considering the time of year and the temperature the previous evening it was quite warm. Wearing our large coats wouldnrsquot have been wise. We stopped outside the train station for an http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-322741.html There comes a time in every person's life when you have to look back upon what you have achieved and evaluate what you have done. Wake up in the morning and ask yourself if you enjoyed the previous day week or even the last month. Did you really or are you just going through the motions People are different. Some like security some are tied down by family and some are just plain adventurous. Si http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-320847.html 10 Aug as we'd been warned predeparture due to changes to train times we don't arrive in Ljubljana until mid evening and as we leave early next morning we only manage to see what seems to be a beautiful picturesque Central European city by night. A quick orientation tour of grand buildings church and triple bridge then a yummy group meal al fresco. Venison cranberry sauce and a local http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-319606.html Eslovenia es un pas muy interesante y est lleno de cosas por descubrir. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-319565.html It's not as bad as it seems. Leaving Zagreb we had no plan on where to go but we knew after about an hour or two in Zagreb it was time to leave no offense Croatians. At the train station we decided to go to the next major city within a few hours and Ljubljana won out. A quick check of the guide book and we new we had found our sleeping arrangemnts Celica The Cell Metelkova ulica 8 400m http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-318749.html The most common phrase running through my head the past couple of days has been I am so blessed How could I not think this when travelling beneath the most stunning mountain views in the very northern most corner of Slovenia when traveling along hillside after hillside of gorgeous wine country and when randomly meeting some of my favorite old friends here in Ljubljana who I otherwise had no http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-317090.html Hello EveryoneWell I'm far away from the familiar yet again and I have to say it feels GREAT Being back in Ljubljana even just for one rainy day I feel like my soul has been revived and is ready to take on the world yet again don't worry mom I won't just yet... I had a fantastic but long journey to get here. In Vancouver I met a wonderful woman named Billie a singer songwriter photo http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-315430.html We arrived in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana on last Tuesday morning. Slovenia is a a very small countrypopulation just over 2 millionand Ljubljana is a city of just 254000. I have heard it referred to as a miniPrague but since I haven't been to Prague I can't really say whether that's an accurate description or not Slovenia in general is very green and Ljubljana was no exceptio http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-315331.html With Peter's Happy Time just passed we come to write our final installment of our adventure.Ljubljana is wonderful it is very small but has more character than the best parts of London. The riverside is packed with people drinking and laughing but not throwing up and being rowdy as is usual back home. We have had a lovely couple of days here and it is with heavy hearts that we start to think http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-315097.html Ok so we left the story at arriving in ljubljana typing that has already become annoying and yesterday harrison came up with a good idea of going to the caves near ljubljana.We met him for some breakfast and duly boarded a bus to Postojna to visit the caves that are famous around these parts. After an hour or so we arrived and walked about a mile to reach them. It was a bit bizarre lots of http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-314909.html This will have to be a quick and photoless update because I've only got 8 minutes left before my time on this computer runs out I also can't plug in my camera to add photos.So last time I updated I was in Budapest. On the Pest side of the river to be accurate and I didn't want to hang around the city too long there was some huge music festival going on which means lots of rowdy drunk peo http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-314598.html June 2003The cheap airlines hadnrsquot quite made it to town at this point so getting there was a bit more of a challenge on a budget. As a well read guide book sums it up ldquoLjubjlana is just a house and Slovenia a villagerdquo. Itrsquos not a hard country to negotiate your way around so how hard could it be to get there from Italy on the train The answer unless you are the daily ex http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-311691.html Jutri zjutraj odrinevaPoslovila sva se jokali smo in bomo smejali smo se in se bomo. Stiska naju v zelodcu en kup reci je se za opravit elektronski checkin ne dela kar naenkrat je treba ze v Bostonu prtljago dvignit in jo sam cekirat naprej ... Utrujena sva do nerazpoznavnosti ampak se tezji del tedna sele zacenja.Rada vas imava vseLep pozdravLuka in Barbara. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-308109.html Drage najine in dragi najini se 4 dniPakiranje je najnapornejsa zadeva kar sva jih dosedaj pocela in ne veva kako uspeva dedku Mrazu. Spakirala sva 6 skatel 4 velike kovcke 2 mala kovcka 1 torbo in 1 torbico. Vse skupaj je tezko 240 kg najina malenkost. Skatle sva oddala danes a ni cisto sigurno ce bodo prisle ker ZOPET nimamo urejenih zadev z ZDA. Glede na birokracijo ob katero sva b http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Slovenia/Upper-Carniola/Ljubljana/blog-307119.html