Tuesday, Had a nice breakfast (included!) at the Hostel and checked some email. Thanks for the comments on the blog - appreciate the encouragement. It’s hard to find the time to sit and write some times but yesterday on the train was easy and then there’s usually a rest time towards evening before we go out looking for something to eat. I’m keeping my writing on my laptop and haven’t found it that easy to find places where I can plug it in. There are wireless services around the place but even then I don’t want to be too preoccupied looking for those. Have to get the photos off the camera and then resize them but that’s not too hard, picking out a few is the hard bit (have taken about 1700 so far)...
Walked into the centre of Ljubljana this morning and enjoyed poking around the streets. A river runs through the middle of the old part of town and there’s lots of bridges and cafes. Walked down the river a bit and then had a nice coffee on the way back towards the town hall and saw a little cobbled street that led up to the castle and decided to climb up. Very nice little walk and not too strenuous. The weather was overcast and coolish so didn’t get too hot. The castle was an amazing complex with bits of old and bits of new and they’ve done a good job integrating it all. Ash and I climbed the tower (with a fantastic view) and saw a virtual tour and history of Ljubljana (3D animation type thing watched with goggles). Saw a photographic display of a short history of Slovenia, lots of wars and finally independence only in the 1990s.
Enjoyed the walk back down and wandered past the funicular railway that takes the lazy people up to the castle. Ended up at the open air market and tried a Burek for lunch. Got a cheese and a meat one. Very tasty and filled us up nicely. Walked back into the centre with the three bridges and found out where to catch the bus tomorrow and where something was that Asher wants to go to tonight.
It got cooler and then went grey and a thunderstorm broke and then it rained and then it poured! Everybody seemed to pull out an umbrella (even Wendy) and we had to go for our coats. Once it stopped raining we visited the University library designed by the local architect Joze Plecnik (18-1957). He had quite an influence on the look and design of the city public spaces. Went further on to find some of the other features he designed and stopped at a church near where he used to live. Live organ music! Fantastic. Stayed for a couple of numbers... Headed back into town and then out to the Tivoli gardens. They are amazing - huge and lots of lawns and trees, birds and squirrels.
Walked into the centre of Ljubljana this morning and enjoyed poking around the streets. A river runs through the middle of the old part of town and there’s lots of bridges and cafes. Walked down the river a bit and then had a nice coffee on the way back towards the town hall and saw a little cobbled street that led up to the castle and decided to climb up. Very nice little walk and not too strenuous. The weather was overcast and coolish so didn’t get too hot. The castle was an amazing complex with bits of old and bits of new and they’ve done a good job integrating it all. Ash and I climbed the tower (with a fantastic view) and saw a virtual tour and history of Ljubljana (3D animation type thing watched with goggles). Saw a photographic display of a short history of Slovenia, lots of wars and finally independence only in the 1990s.
Enjoyed the walk back down and wandered past the funicular railway that takes the lazy people up to the castle. Ended up at the open air market and tried a Burek for lunch. Got a cheese and a meat one. Very tasty and filled us up nicely. Walked back into the centre with the three bridges and found out where to catch the bus tomorrow and where something was that Asher wants to go to tonight.
It got cooler and then went grey and a thunderstorm broke and then it rained and then it poured! Everybody seemed to pull out an umbrella (even Wendy) and we had to go for our coats. Once it stopped raining we visited the University library designed by the local architect Joze Plecnik (18-1957). He had quite an influence on the look and design of the city public spaces. Went further on to find some of the other features he designed and stopped at a church near where he used to live. Live organ music! Fantastic. Stayed for a couple of numbers... Headed back into town and then out to the Tivoli gardens. They are amazing - huge and lots of lawns and trees, birds and squirrels.
4 comments:
Hi Col
Your entries are great - I don't know how you find time to write them all! The photos are beautiful too, although of course nothing like being there.
Don't know if you're keeping up with news from Oz - terrible train & semi-trailer smash at Kerang, 11 people dead, so devastating.
Some good news is that there's been substantial rain. We had 2 nights and 1 day non-stop and the grass is green- beautiful!
Keep having fun and make lots of special memories!
Leonie & Co.
Hallo neven en nichten,
Look, I even found your blog. Sound good, all the stories from Europe I even as an european never have been. Now we all can enjoy them:) This weekend I will be in Rome for 3 days. Looking very much forward to that. Also looking forward to meet you here in one month allready:)
Colin: From your entries I expect that you will be a rather solid Wally by the time you get home - so much food.
Bruce
Hi all, birthday greetings for those missed and coming. All is good in Mullumbimby. Keep the pics coming...
Camping with Hugh last friday, Surfing trip next weekend and then back to NT for a couple of weeks, Juli big job finished successfuly, Ella writing cool stories
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