Saturday, 26 May 2012

Ljubljana capital city of Slovenia

From Croatia we headed north into Slovenia.  The capital city of Ljubljana (say it like, lub-yan-ya) was a mere 2 hours from the border and is in the centre of Slovenia. As we crossed into Slovenia the landscape suddenly became very green and vegetated much like parts of the south island of NZ.  The design  of housing had changed with steep gable roofs to prevent snow building up in winter.

We stayed in a hostel on the edge of the city centre. The centre is so compact that it was easy to make our way around.  The city had a river flowing through the centre which was lined with restaurants, cafes and bars.  Lots of good shopping, street art and a good vibe with locals going out for Saturday brunch in the sun. 

One day we hired bikes for a few hours.  The city is very bicycle friendly and flat with dedicated bike lanes.

Ricet (barley soup, with beans and pork), cheese dumplings and pork.


Houses  of similar styles painted in different colours


Backstreets of Ljubljana


Street art


The Ljubljanica river


Irony


Pedal power 


Checking out the local park on bikes


Photos of the city, this one of the Dragon Bridge, Dragon


Dragon statue


"cuba streetish place" where the bars and clubs are


Art


Mouse-foot


Guru

Triple bridge


River 


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