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Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Ljubljana April 1st 2006

Caught the train from Budapest which arrive in Ljubljana at 2 in the morning.. Like the city the train station was fairly small and it was hard to tell if the train sation was the main one or not after askin someone else they told me it was the main one.. after gettin off the train i worked out how to get from the trainstation to the hostel then wondered in that direction. eventually i found it only to find out it was fully booked. so i left ,without there suggestion of stayin in the hotel down the road for 50 euros, to go find another one i found eventually after walkin past several drunk skinhead metal heads and other randoms i found the hostel i marked on me map...luckily the city is small which made ... read more
view from castle
view of castle
down river

Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Ljubljana March 27th 2006

Just another quick update... Left Vienna on Sunday morning and got the train to Graz where I had to wait 2 hours for my connection to Maribor in Slovenia so I strolled around town for a while... Very pleasant town I must say... Should spend some more time there another time... When I am rich... Anyway got the train to Maribor and than the local train to Ljubljana which was full of students returning after a weekend at home... Or so I guessed out of all the young people packing the train with their backpacks... I am sure there are not that many Slovenian backpackers! Finally arrived after 4 hours on a slow train and got myself a bed... Also went to have a drink outside by the river together with 2 guys I met in ... read more
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Bled

Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Bled December 24th 2005

The lead up to Christmas in Australia is usually an endless few months of catching up with friends, shopping, Christmas parties, sun, the beach and the huge build-up to the relaxed weeks in the sun that the proceed the festivities. On the other side of the world with only a small group of friends, no family and the country plunging further and further into the depths of a drab, grey Winter it is no surprise that the lead up to Christmas this year did not really feel much like Christmas. We decided that if we were going to have a northern hemisphere Christmas we might as well make the most of it and ensure it was a white one. We had been trying for months to organise a trip to Lapland but in the end gave ... read more
Just so you remember what we look like!
Bled blanketed in snow on Boxing Day morning
A picturesque church which added to the view from the bus window

Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Ljubljana November 2nd 2005

Next stop after Salzburg was Ljubljana, Slovenia. A really beautiful city with a river running through it, a castle, lots of old architecture, you know the usual here in europa. There must be something in the water there because 9/10 females were stunning, it was like walking into some twilight zone town. We toured the castle, which had a really nice view of the whole city and environs. Stayed at a great hostel that was converted from a prison into this artsy place with a bar/restaurant/hooka lounge. Saw a gypsy band perform, good times. Right next door to the hostel was a place called Metelkova, it's this converted military barracks that a bunch of artists/punks took over after the army left long ago. They converted it into a huge artist colony, with studios, a bar/club, etc. ... read more
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Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Ljubljana October 31st 2005

Well, this was it, the last stop of my travels before I headed home. I thought it might be a chance to reflect and party it up on my way out. Unfortunately, I didn't know that Oct 31st and Nov 1st were holidays in Slovenia and everyone completely dissapeared for the long weekend. Walking around the center felt like a ghost town. I also took a trip down to the Skocjan caves. I couldn't take any pics inside, but what's amazing about these caves is simply the overwhelming depth and expanse of the caverns. Walking across a dizzying little footbridge, I couldn't get the Indiana Jones theme song to stop repeating in my head.... read more
I think this building is one of the local TV stations - pretty cool
Ljubljana castle through the autumn trees
View along the river

Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Ljubljana October 20th 2005

A random taxi driver in Manchester was the inspiration for this trip! On the way to the airport on a trip to Spain, he was raving on about his wonderful holiday to Slovenia - he was a persuasive man! A little seed was sewn in my mind and Slovenia nudged it's way to the top of my next-to-go-to places! ... and let me say THANK YOU taxi man! Slovenia doesn't disappoint and it was one of the friendliest and most beautiful countries I've been to! We chose to go in Autumn (kind of half thinking we'd do the Ljubljana Half Marathon - which did not happen!). Due to budget constraints, we basically found the cheapest flights to anywhere nearby. We ended up flying into Treviso in Italy - now this is not all that convenient ... read more
The Dragon Bridge
Little Boy watching the world go by, Lake Bled
Sunny Lake Bled

Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Ljubljana September 20th 2005

HI From Slovenia. Well, actually from Zagreb, which is in Croatia. We spent the last 2 days in Ljubljana, which is the capital of Slovenia. We saw LOTS of stuff and took lots of pictures, but this computer is unable to deal with our pictures, so what would the words mean without pictures?? Just wanted to let you know we are alive and well. Exciting news from North Dakota today - I (Erin) got a new nephew, Ander. Can't wait to see the little guy in November. Erin and Dana... read more

Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Ljubljana September 15th 2005

Cez en teden odletim v Avstralijo, kjer bom 14 dni delal in en teden dopustoval, potem pa me cakajo se 4 dnevi Singapurja, Vse skupaj izpadejo 4 tedni. Zdaj pa se nekaj zahval: Moji punci Tanji gre zahvala za to, da me bo pogresala med potovanjem :) Nasi tajnici Ajdi gre zahvala za odlicno zrihtane karte za avion. Moji sosolki s srednje sole Ursuli pa hvala, ker mi je posilja svoja porocila iz Kolumbije, ki jih lahko vidis tukaj . Bomo videli kako se obnese takle nacin potopisa :) Tehnicno to zgleda takole: * odhod iz Ljubljane: 23.9. * odhod iz Melbourna v Singapur: 16.10. * odhod iz Singapurja v Ljubljano: 20.10. Tocni leti (ce koga zanima) pa so: * JP 124 Q 23SEP 5 LJUFRA HK2 1725 1755 1920 32S 0 S * QF 006 ... read more

Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Ljubljana September 10th 2005

Hey all! I've just come in off the streets after busking in downtown Ljubljana- Slovenia's capital. For a small city, it's a surprisingly happening place! Saturday morning saw hundreds of people wandering around the town square- buskers, people going to the markets, cafes...etc. Hence the good opportunity to drag out Lila and have a play! I made about 2000 tolar- about $15- which it pretty good for here where everything is pretty cheap. I saw a drumkit for the first time in over 2 months the other day- being played PROPERLY too! Its was this tight-as jazz band playing ouutside a cafe and I nearly exploded with delight! I realised just how torturous it is going without quality music for so long! Ash is keen to start playing again, though and we spent most of yesterday ... read more




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