View from the air

How the Hell Do You Spell "Ljubljana?"

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March 18th 2016
Geo: 46.0546, 14.5044As I mentioned earlier, our gateway to the Adriatic was to be the city of Ljubljana -- the capital of Slovenia and a city, the spelling of which still confounds me to this day. Our flight departed from the old terminal in Vienna, which I knew all too well. The day started and ended with crystal-clear skies, which made for fantastic views of the Julian Alps during our very ... read more

Europe » Slovenia » Upper Carniola » Ljubljana

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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