Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
High above the old city center of Ljubljana, Slovenia you can find the wonderful castle of Ljubljana. The medieval fortress on Castle hill has been built in the 11th century and is visible from all over Ljubljana.
Continue reading “Ljubljanski grad”No breakfast at your hotel? Looking for a small lunch or coffee? Close to river Ljubljanica and Čevljarski most in Ljubljana, Slovenia you will find the Paninoteka + which can fulfill your needs. It is a nice place where you can sit inside or in a quite backyard and enjoy the sun.
Continue reading “Paninoteka +”If you’re tired of walking throughout Ljubljana, Slovenia and need a relaxing evening, you can improve your English on the go – by watching a movie. As Slovenia is a small country, movies are not dubbed; they simply make use of subtitles. A good cinema, the Kolosej can be found in BTC in the eastern part of the city.
Continue reading “Watching undubbed movies”It is quite touristic, but if you want to try some traditional Slovenian dishes the Gostilna Sokol in Ljubljana, Slovenia is a good place. They’ve got international menus and have a good variety of national dishes. Check the Kranjska Klobasa (if you’re not a vegetarian).
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The main square of Ljubljana, Slovenia (Prešernov trg) is in fact a circle. From there you can easily explore the main sights of Ljubljana. Close to this place you’ll find the three bridges (Tromostovje), the franciscan church (Frančiškanska cerkev), the central market and the cathedral of Ljubljana.
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The town’s landmark of Ljubljana, Slovenia is situated on Zmajski most – the Dragon bridge crossing Ljubljanica river. As the legend says, Ljubljana was founded by Jason and his Argonauts who have slain a dragon here. The bridge is close to the city center and to the amusement street Trubarjeva cesta.
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I arrived in Ljubljana, Slovenia by night train. Much before sunrise a Croatian railway employee woke me up, supplied me with a plastic cup of coffee and shortly before 6 am I found myself standing in front of Ljubljana main station. This obscure situation gave me the possiblity to see Ljubljana in a way, most tourists don’t get to see.
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Wolfsburg, Germany is a town in lower saxony founded officially as the Stadt des ‘Kraft durch Freude’-Wagens nahe Fallersleben for only one purpose: building cars. Volkswagen, the partly state-owned enterprise tries to make the city more worth living and has therefore built the Volkswagen Arena, home to the (Volkswagen supported) Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg.
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The zoological garden of Frankfurt am Main, Germany has been opened in 1858 – and is therefore the second oldest zoo in Germany. It is definitely not the most modern and best zoo, but if you’re travelling with children it is always fun. Watching the sea lions in their new territory is great!
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